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UK weather: Temperatures 'plunge to minus 8C' as snow and ice warnings in place over weekend

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UK Health Security Agency issues cold weather health alerts for England ahead of week of low temperatures.

Amber alerts issued from 12pm on Thursday until next Wednesday meaning a rise in deaths is likely.

Temperatures of between minus 4C and 5C expected in parts of Wales and southern England on Thursday night , plunging to minus 8C in northern England and Scotland .

Several weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office ahead of a blast of snow.

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