Overview
- Lincolnshire’s Moulton Medical Centre advised people to keep feet on a stool because floor level is typically the coldest part of a room.
- The clinic urged wearing socks or slippers indoors and dry, waterproof footwear outside, noting wet socks draw heat away from the body.
- Properly fitting gloves, pulled-down sleeves to reduce gaps, and wiggling fingers to boost circulation were recommended to retain warmth.
- The Met Office has yellow warnings for snow and ice, with forecasters flagging slippery pavements and the potential for power cuts.
- The UK Health Security Agency issued an amber cold-health alert for Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West and the North East, as temperatures dipped below minus 5C in Benson and could reach around minus 10C in some areas.