UKHSA issues new 'risk to life' heat-health alert for 6 UK areas

The warning will come into effect at 9am on Friday, July 2412:41, 23 Jul 2026New heat-health alerts have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in six UK areas this week due to ongoing hot temperatures.‌A yellow 'risk to life' alert is set to come into force across parts of the UK at 9am on Friday, July 24, and will remain in place until 9am on Sunday, July 26.‌The UKHSA warning signifies that minor impacts are expected across health and social care services, including increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people, greater risk to life of vulnerable people, increased potential for indoor environments to become very warm and that water‑related incidents may increase, including risks from cold‑water shock and drowning.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight