Is climate change putting elderly Londoners at risk?

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Arup study highlights Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets as having populations with highest health risk from rising temperatures

London is currently on track for one of its warmest summers on record, and, with temperatures expected to soar more frequently over the coming decades, there are perhaps some heat-seekers secretly welcoming...

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