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What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself?

2 Hits Milo Munro Aug 12, 2025, 12:32 PM

How dangerous is UV radiation and how can you protect yourself when levels are high?

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What should you look for when choosing sunscreen?

4 Hits Yuan Wang Aug 12, 2025, 12:18 PM

What to look for when choosing sunscreen and how to apply it to get the maximum protection.

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When is it too hot to walk your dog?

3 Hits Marina Schwab Aug 12, 2025, 11:29 AM

How to make sure your pets are cool and comfortable during periods of hot weather.

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Hot weather: How to sleep in the heat

2 Hits Usman Bashir Aug 12, 2025, 7:39 AM

Simple tips to help you get a good night's sleep during hot weather.

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What to do if you think someone has heat exhaustion or heatstroke

2 Hits Elizabeth R. Ludwig Aug 12, 2025, 7:37 AM

Know the signs and what to do if someone is unwell in hot weather.

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How do heat health alerts work?

2 Hits Marina Schwab Aug 12, 2025, 7:27 AM

The weather alert service warns the public when high or low temperatures could damage their health.

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What does hot weather do to the body?

2 Hits Usman Bashir Aug 12, 2025, 7:16 AM

Hot weather during the summer can affect anyone, but some people run a greater risk of serious harm.

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Drinks that make you chill - do they really do what it says on the tin?

2 Hits Milo Munro Aug 9, 2025, 11:02 PM

The wellness drinks industry is booming – but the big benefits they promise might be too good to be true.

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Support network helped us to breastfeed, say mums

3 Hits Yuan Wang Aug 8, 2025, 4:37 AM

Two mums who struggled to breastfed their babies say a peer support group helped them.

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A walk-in fishermen's clinic saved Tom from sepsis - and could transform the NHS

2 Hits Usman Bashir Aug 7, 2025, 10:44 PM

Tom Parker was treated in one of 70 harbour health clinics after breaking his fibula fishing at sea.