To bring optimism and positivity to efforts to solve Climate Change as he launches a new environmental award with Sir David Attenborough. A further tightening of coronavirus restrictions in parts of england from early next week is being considered by the government is latest figures show an increase in infections. The bbc understands that pubs and restaurants could be closed in the worst affected areas, from monday. There could also be a ban on overnight stays away from home and a three tier system for local lockdowns could be brought in, where different parts of the country would be placed in different categories. Significant new measures are in place in central scotland, with pubs and restaurants closing for more than two weeks. Additional restrictions are in place in the derry city and strabane local authority area, which has one of the highest infection rates in the uk, and where theres been a big increase in cases. Latest figures show only 69 of people in england could be reached
Millions face a bleak Christmas due to their living conditions. People with damp and mould in their homes are more likely to have respiratory problems, infections, allergies or asthma
We must ensure that health is once again central to all housing policy, say Isobel Braithwaite and colleagues
The climate emergency is already affecting our homes,1 and it will drive a range of key health risks in the coming decades.2 Many of these are closely connected to our housing system, including overheating and increased flood risks.
This situation is further exacerbated in the UK by its wider housing crisis, with high levels of unaffordability particularly in the private rental sector as well as low tenure security, rising rates of homelessness and use of temporary accommodation, and an ageing and poor quality housing stock.3 UK homes are among the least energy efficient in Europe,4 and the UK’s Climate Change Committee has raised substantial concerns regarding our climate readiness.5 Taken together, this will have increasing effects on health and social care services over time, particularly among older people and those with underlying illnesses.6 An estimated 2000 heat re