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Metro
19 hours ago
- Climate
- Metro
Why does 30 degrees in the UK feel like it 'hits different'
People in the UK love to complain about the weather and this could be justified after much of the UK is predicted to enter a heatwave. A hot weather health warning covering all of England has also been upgraded to amber ahead of 33°C temperatures predicted on Saturday. The UK Health Security Agency has warned that a rise in deaths is likely 'particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions'. While the UK has been gripped by hot temperatures this week, Americans across social media have been posting about how 30°C feels hotter in the UK compared to being abroad. A TikTok user called redbusruss said: 'I am never doubting a Brit again when they tell me that the UK sun hits different. I feel like I'm in a sauna.' Another on TikTok called kalanighosthunter posted a video of himself putting his face in a freezer and joked that Britain conquered the world to escape the heat. 'I always thought British people were lying when they said how hot it is over here but for some reason it just feels like you are melting,' kalanighosthunter also said on his TikTok account. An American who has spent three summers in the UK with the TikTok username mortonsmunchies said: 'How are we surviving this heat? I'm not used to the heat and not having air conditioning.' So why does the UK feel hotter than other countries when temperatures get like this? We take a look below. Quite rightly, people are wondering why the temperatures always feel sweltering when it gets to this time of the year. Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon has a few answers and told Metro: 'Meteorologically, the UK air tends to be more humid compared to that in continental Europe. 'High humidity can make it harder for sweat to evaporate, which is how we naturally cool ourselves down.' Another reason behind why we are all feeling so hot right now is the way in which our houses are built. 'Houses in Europe are often more adapted to higher temperatures, allowing those inside to stay cool,' Stephen explained. 'While many in the UK need well insulated homes for those cold winter months, which means they naturally retain heat.' If going outside between the hours of 11am and 3pm, avoid the heat where possible, seek shade, apply sunscreen, wear a hat and light clothing. To stay cool, eat cold meals and drink beverages but steer clear of alcohol, caffeine and warm drinks. Take a cool shower or apply cool water to your skin and clothing. To maintain a cool environment at home, shut windows during hotter hours and open them at night. Use electric fans when the temperature is below 35°C. Keep an eye on temperatures in rooms, especially those used by vulnerable individuals. Source: NHS The last factor is all down to people's mentality which is different to when they are abroad on holiday. More Trending Stephen added: 'When people from the UK go abroad, they're often well-prepared for heat. 'Many European countries have a routine (meal times) that are adapted to it being hot. 'The heat can sometimes feel worse in the UK simply down to not expecting it in the same way people do when they go abroad.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: London's best lidos, ponds and outdoor pools to beat the heatwave MORE: Does drinking alcohol in the sun really get you drunk faster? A doctor shares their verdict MORE: Doctor recommends surprising drink instead of water in a heatwave — and it's not tea
Scotsman
a day ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
ParalympicsGB athlete Stephen Clegg visits Cadder Primary School for special workshop
ParalympicsGB athlete Stephen Clegg made a special appearance at Cadder Primary School yesterday to help deliver an exciting workshop on the importance of energy saving in partnership with British Gas. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The visit formed part of British Gas' Get Set for Positive Energy Roadshow which aims to educate pupils across the UK on energy saving behaviours and habits. Through an engaging session led by Stephen and British Gas representatives, 84 pupils at Cadder Primary School participated in a range of activities including designing posters to encourage energy saving at home and school, spotting ways to prevent energy misuse, and suggesting improvements to make their school a greener place. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad During the summer, the Get Set for Positive Energy regional Roadshow will see British Gas and a group of Olympic and Paralympic athletes visit a selection of other schools across the UK, leading workshops and inspiring the minds of the future to get involved in energy saving from a young age. Cadder Primary School children taking part in energy saving workshop Damian Nicholas, headteacher at Cadder Primary School, said: 'The energy saving workshop hosted by Stephen Clegg and British Gas was such a fantastic opportunity for our students, and we can't thank everyone enough for their time and passionate attitude which certainly inspired the children. 'We believe it's so important to shape the minds of tomorrow and encourage them to engage in energy saving habits from a young age and it was great to see our pupils so engaged in activities on the topic!' Hannah Lawrance, Strategic Brand Partnerships Lead at British Gas, said:'We really enjoyed visiting Cadder Primary School yesterday alongside Stephen Clegg for our Get Set for Positive Energy workshop. We met some brilliant pupils who threw their all into the energy saving activities we had planned which was great to see. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'The programme aims to educate children on building a more sustainable future, which helps us to create a more sustainable community for all. We're using our partnership with Team GB and ParalympicsGB to inspire schools to get more active and consider different ways to create a positive impact.' British Gas team leading energy saving workshop at Cadder Primary School The Get Set for Positive Energy Roadshow makes up part of British Gas' wider Get Set for Positive Energy initiative, a free cross-curricular programme that aims to educate young people aged five to 11 on the importance of saving energy to drive change, getting active and building healthy everyday habits. Through Get Set for Positive Energy, British Gas aims to reach up to 8,500 schools and 1.5 million young people and families across the UK by 2028, taking inspiration from the Olympic and Paralympic values to motivate young people to be active in creating a greener future for themselves and their community. The partnership between Team GB, ParalympicsGB and British Gas launched in 2023. The five-year collaboration will last up until the Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028.
South Wales Guardian
2 days ago
- Health
- South Wales Guardian
Petition for cancer treatment to be funded reaches 46,000 signatories
The cancer charity Planets is leading the campaign for the treatment, known as selective internal radiation therapy (Sirt), to be made available through the NHS after it was approved for use more than a year ago. A spokesman for the charity said: 'Every year approximately 6,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with NETs, a complex and often slow-growing cancer that can be difficult to detect and treat. 'Many patients develop tumours in the liver where the treatment could offer significant benefits. 'Sirt involves injecting millions of tiny radioactive beads called microspheres – smaller than the width of a human hair – into the blood supply in the liver to destroy cancer cells.' The spokesman said that despite approval by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in May 2024, NHS England had yet to commission it meaning that patients had no timetable for when it might become available. He added that Sirt was already available on the NHS for patients whose liver cancer developed in the organ directly or which had spread to it from the bowel but NET patients remained excluded. Layla Stephen, a NET patient from Hampshire and director of strategy and finance for Planets, said: 'Patients are missing out simply because of red tape. 'Without NHS commissioning, only those that can afford to go private have access to Sirt and that is simply not right or fair – we need to change this.' Ms Stephen added: 'In a statement earlier this year, NHS England said it was developing a national policy on Sirt to ensure all patients across England have the best possible treatment, yet there is still no confirmed timeline despite approval in May last year, leaving patients in limbo and suffering agonising uncertainty.' Caroline Nokes, Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North, has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting about the issue. She said: 'Constituents of mine with neuroendocrine tumours should not be caught in a bureaucratic limbo when effective treatment is both available and approved. There needs to be fairness and transparency for these patients.' An NHS spokeswoman said previously: 'The NHS understands the concerns raised about access to selective internal radiation therapy (Sirt) for neuroendocrine tumours in the liver. 'The health service is currently reviewing a clinical proposal and developing a new national mandated NHS policy on Sirt to ensure all patients across England have the best possible treatment for their liver metastases.' The petition can be found at:
North Wales Chronicle
2 days ago
- Health
- North Wales Chronicle
Petition for cancer treatment to be funded reaches 46,000 signatories
The cancer charity Planets is leading the campaign for the treatment, known as selective internal radiation therapy (Sirt), to be made available through the NHS after it was approved for use more than a year ago. A spokesman for the charity said: 'Every year approximately 6,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with NETs, a complex and often slow-growing cancer that can be difficult to detect and treat. 'Many patients develop tumours in the liver where the treatment could offer significant benefits. 'Sirt involves injecting millions of tiny radioactive beads called microspheres – smaller than the width of a human hair – into the blood supply in the liver to destroy cancer cells.' The spokesman said that despite approval by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in May 2024, NHS England had yet to commission it meaning that patients had no timetable for when it might become available. He added that Sirt was already available on the NHS for patients whose liver cancer developed in the organ directly or which had spread to it from the bowel but NET patients remained excluded. Layla Stephen, a NET patient from Hampshire and director of strategy and finance for Planets, said: 'Patients are missing out simply because of red tape. 'Without NHS commissioning, only those that can afford to go private have access to Sirt and that is simply not right or fair – we need to change this.' Ms Stephen added: 'In a statement earlier this year, NHS England said it was developing a national policy on Sirt to ensure all patients across England have the best possible treatment, yet there is still no confirmed timeline despite approval in May last year, leaving patients in limbo and suffering agonising uncertainty.' Caroline Nokes, Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North, has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting about the issue. She said: 'Constituents of mine with neuroendocrine tumours should not be caught in a bureaucratic limbo when effective treatment is both available and approved. There needs to be fairness and transparency for these patients.' An NHS spokeswoman said previously: 'The NHS understands the concerns raised about access to selective internal radiation therapy (Sirt) for neuroendocrine tumours in the liver. 'The health service is currently reviewing a clinical proposal and developing a new national mandated NHS policy on Sirt to ensure all patients across England have the best possible treatment for their liver metastases.' The petition can be found at:
Glasgow Times
2 days ago
- Health
- Glasgow Times
Petition for cancer treatment to be funded reaches 46,000 signatories
The cancer charity Planets is leading the campaign for the treatment, known as selective internal radiation therapy (Sirt), to be made available through the NHS after it was approved for use more than a year ago. A spokesman for the charity said: 'Every year approximately 6,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with NETs, a complex and often slow-growing cancer that can be difficult to detect and treat. Layla Stephen, a neuroendocrine tumour (NET) patient from Hampshire and director of strategy and finance for Planets (Planets Cancer Charity/PA) 'Many patients develop tumours in the liver where the treatment could offer significant benefits. 'Sirt involves injecting millions of tiny radioactive beads called microspheres – smaller than the width of a human hair – into the blood supply in the liver to destroy cancer cells.' The spokesman said that despite approval by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in May 2024, NHS England had yet to commission it meaning that patients had no timetable for when it might become available. He added that Sirt was already available on the NHS for patients whose liver cancer developed in the organ directly or which had spread to it from the bowel but NET patients remained excluded. Layla Stephen, a NET patient from Hampshire and director of strategy and finance for Planets, said: 'Patients are missing out simply because of red tape. 'Without NHS commissioning, only those that can afford to go private have access to Sirt and that is simply not right or fair – we need to change this.' Microspheres, tiny radioactive beads smaller than the width of a human hair, are injected into the blood supply in the liver to destroy cancer cells through Sirt (Planets/PA) Ms Stephen added: 'In a statement earlier this year, NHS England said it was developing a national policy on Sirt to ensure all patients across England have the best possible treatment, yet there is still no confirmed timeline despite approval in May last year, leaving patients in limbo and suffering agonising uncertainty.' Caroline Nokes, Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North, has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting about the issue. She said: 'Constituents of mine with neuroendocrine tumours should not be caught in a bureaucratic limbo when effective treatment is both available and approved. There needs to be fairness and transparency for these patients.' An NHS spokeswoman said previously: 'The NHS understands the concerns raised about access to selective internal radiation therapy (Sirt) for neuroendocrine tumours in the liver. 'The health service is currently reviewing a clinical proposal and developing a new national mandated NHS policy on Sirt to ensure all patients across England have the best possible treatment for their liver metastases.' The petition can be found at:
