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New heat death figures should be wake-up call on excess heat in homes, says CIEH

Sunday, 9 August 2026, Mark Hope

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) says new heat death figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) should be a wake-up call on the need to tackle excess heat in homes.