While yellow alerts are issued during periods of cold weather that pose a risk to elderly people or those with serious health conditions, amber alerts are put in place when a wider impact is expected.
AMBER cold weather health alerts have been issued for all of England ahead of a week of low temperatures.
Nine amber cold weather health warnings issued as -7C chill & 12ins of snow puts Brits at risk – is your area affected?
Temperatures could fall as low as -8°C on Thursday night in rural southern Scotland and northern England, the Met Office said.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned the imminent cold snap could put the elderly at risk of death.
