Hospital's expert advice on how to stay safe in hot weather as pressure on NHS builds

Three young children were fighting for their lives in hospital today after a fire at a derelict pub, police have revealed. It's understood the children are aged between 12 and 13 and suffered serious burns.

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being attacked in Bolton town centre.

A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the M56.

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'Septic patients' were held outside hospitals on ambulances without air conditioning on the hottest days on record in the UK, according to paramedics in North West Ambulance Service (NWAS). The news comes as doctors have admitted severe bed shortages, resulting in patients waiting for hours because there is no space to safely put them.

Ten ambulances were spotted queueing outside a Greater Manchester A&E on the hottest day on record. Photos show ambulances waiting in line at Royal Oldham Hospital yesterday, while another eight vehicles queued for Fairfield General Hospital.

Ambulances are being treated like ‘extra wards’ as patients are left outside hospital for up to three hours, say paramedics. Staff have told how ambulance handovers are taking hours, claiming ‘it isn’t safe’ as the NHS struggles under severe pressure.

A woman in her 30s was taken to hospital after a serious crash in south Manchester this afternoon. The southbound Princess Road was closed as the emergency services and an air ambulance were scrambled to the scene on Tuesday afternoon.

Temperatures have now hit record highs today as the heatwave unfolds across the country. NHS chiefs have sounded alarm bells that an already stretched system, dealing with ever-increasing demand on A&Es combined with a rising Covid tide, will suffer as people are hit with heat-related illnesses and injuries.

Two people have been taken to hospital after being rescued from the sea at Blackpool. Police say a large search and rescue operation was launched after a 'number of individuals' got into difficulty near Central Pier during Monday's heatwave.

Health chiefs in Greater Manchester are carrying out emergency planning and response meetings - which featured heavily during the Covid-19 response - as they anticipate heatwave pressure breaking over the NHS, the Manchester Evening News understands.

As the heatwave descends across the UK, tips on how to keep your houses cool in this scorching weather are essential.

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The UK is faced with the possibility of record-high temperatures this week as forecasters predict it could go above 40C for the first time.

A man was taken to hospital with what are believed to be serious burns to his face after a fire inside a flat. Emergency services raced to the Tonge Moor area of Bolton late on Wednesday night.

Alarmed patients spotted medics wearing Hazmat suits outside Royal Oldham Hospital - but officials have assured them it's a training exercise, not a chemical incident.

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