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Your rights for working in the heat and how hot it has to be before you can stay off

We take a look at your rights as some parts of the UK are predicted to top 40c this week

Liverpool Echo

How hot does it have to be to legally leave work?

Summer in England brings high temperatures

The Independent UK

What to do if you get bitten or stung by bees, wasps, ticks, horseflies and other common insects in Ireland

It can be difficult to identify what you were bitten or stung by if you didn't see it happen. But don't worry if you're not sure. The treatment for most bites and stings is similar.

Irish Mirror

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Thousands gather for 'D-Day' demo outside Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, Co Meath to voice anger over plans to shut down emergency department

A large crowd turned out in protest over proposals to replace the A&E with a 24-hour medical assessment and injury unit

Irish Mirror

Elderly man left on A&E trolley at University Hospital Galway for seven days

The only time he was washed was when his wife did it, who is also in her 70s

Irish Mirror

Health board fined £850,000 after death of loving mother in Maesteg hospital

Lynwen Thomas went on to fall in icy conditions in the hospital grounds and suffer a fatal head injury

Wales Online

What are the Covid rules if I feel sick at the moment? All you need to know as wave peaking in Ireland

Isolation continues to be advised even for those who have received their first round of Covid-19 vaccination, had a booster, or had Covid-19 in the past

Irish Mirror

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How hot does it have to be to legally leave work?

Summer in England brings high temperatures

The Independent UK

How hot does it have to be to legally leave work?

Summer in England brings high temperatures

The Independent UK

Lorry driver's body found at rail depot after 'tragic accident'

Police and the HSE are investigating after the body of a man was found at Stobart in Widnes.

Liverpool Echo

Covid-19 Ireland: Hospitalisations increase 347% as Irish nurses call for public health measures

"We have just emerged from the worst June for hospital overcrowding on record coupled with sharp increases in COVID cases in our hospitals."

Irish Mirror

Handle with care: mistakes and near-misses at UK Covid labs

A coronavirus-infected ferret bite is among many mishaps investigated during the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Dangerous incidents at UK laboratories ‘potentially exposed staff to Covid’

Official reports describe leaks of virus-laden fluids, a flood and a researcher bitten by an infected ferret

The Guardian - UK

Risk of deadly gas blasts rising as cash-strapped UK homeowners skip checks

Gas Safe Register finds almost one in three not booking annual gas safety checks due to cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Irish Mirror

Dr Tony Holohan makes future promise after loss of wife in touching message as he steps down as CMO

'Thank you to the Irish people for their enormous trust, sacrifice, patience, and resilience in the last couple of years, and for their many kind messages when Emer died'

The Independent UK

House explosion that killed mother with ‘heart of gold’ was caused by ‘accidental’ gas leak

Friends paid tribute to grandmother who was the ‘life and soul of the party’ after tragedy

Irish Mirror

'Today I stand down' - Tony Holohan signs off as he marks his last day as Chief Medical Officer

Tony Holohan came to national attention during the Cervical Check scandal and the Covid-19 pandemic

Irish Mirror

Covid Ireland: Cork and Galway among nine worst-hit virus hotspots as 'summer wave' hits

The figures do not paint a full picture of the scale of the situation as they rely on free HSE PCR tests.

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Evening Standard

Fatal Birmingham gas blast caused by ‘accidental’ gas leak in home, say investigators

A woman died in the explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham, on Sunday

Daily Mirror

House explosion that killed 79-year-old was 'accidental’ gas leak, say investigators

Officials said the cause of the fatal blast on Sunday night, was determined as an 'accidental and inadvertent ignition of a large escape of gas from a joint in the pipework'

The Independent UK

Fatal gas blast caused by ‘accidental’ gas leak in home, say investigators

A woman died in the explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham, on Sunday.

Daily Mirror

Worker lost both arms when dragged into cement mixer after not receiving proper training

The Health and Safety Executive found David Sharp Studio Limited had "failed to take sufficient steps to guard against the risk of entrapment" in the machinery

Nottingham Post

Worker has both arms amputated after being dragged into cement mixer at Nottingham firm

They've been ordered to pay a combined total of more than £33,000

Dublin Live

Health experts warn of another Covid wave as hospitals under pressure

The HSE also warned of increased pressures on hospital services as almost 600 staff members in acute hospital settings have tested positive in the last week

Dublin Live

Covid-19: Professor Luke O'Neill says it is 'likely' new Omicron vaccine could be given with flu jab

There are 776 people in hospital with the virus on Wednesday

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