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More than 3,000 killed by high temperatures in England and Wales

More than 3,000 heat-related deaths were recorded in England and Wales this summer as temperature records were smashed across the UK.

The joint report between the UK Health Security Agency and the Office of National Statistics found that during five so-called “heat periods” between June and August this year, 3,271 excess deaths were recorded.

Source: Jordan News Agency