The NHS and FIA has warned the British public against leaving bottles of hand sanitiser inside hot cars ahead of this week’s heatwave.
The UK is hotting up this week with scorching weather set for both today and tomorrow. It’s believed that the hottest day of the year so far could be recorded three times over and temperatures may get even close to 34°C in some parts of the country.
Ahead of this temperature spike, the NHS and Fire Industry Association (FIA) has issued warnings against the storing of hand sanitisers inside of motor vehicles due to fire risk.
This warning crucially corresponds to alcohol-based hand sanitisers.
In the Safety Quick Share document, the FIA and NHS said: “We have received a number of reports of hand sanitiser being the cause of fires when left in vehicles in the hot weather the UK is currently experiencing”.
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“The alcohol hand sanitiser is becoming heated resulting in flammable vapours being released.”
“These vapours are reaching their ‘flashpoint’ and then ignite in normal air conditions, setting fire to flammable components within the car.”
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According to the document, Brits should seek to “remove all alcohol-based hand sanitiser products from vehicles when they are not occupied [and] do not leave hand sanitiser in un-attended vehicles.”
With the use of hand sanitising products having sky-rocketed amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the NHS is still keen to emphasise the importance and effectiveness of the product, stating in the report that: “you should continue to use hand sanitiser as part of your hygiene routine where you cannot use soap and water” and that “hand hygiene is one of the most effective methods to stop the spread of COVID-19 following indirect contact – picking up the virus up by touching contaminated surfaces and objects.”
The document also reminds the public that when temperatures reach 25°C outside, this can lead to an internal car temperature of around 55°C.
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A warning by Greater Manchester Police on the GMP Trafford South Facebook page has also gone viral.
⚠️ Fire risk caused by hand sanitiser ⚠️There has been a number of reports of alcohol-based hand sanitiser being the…
To read the full document published by the NHS & FIA, you can do so here.
For further information, support and guidance amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please refer to official sources at gov.uk/coronavirus.
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As of 9am 23 June, there have been 8,309,929 tests, with 237,142 tests on 22 June.
306,210 people have tested positive.
As of 5pm on 22 June, of those tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 42,927 have sadly died.
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You can get FREE carrots for Santa’s reindeers from Morrisons this weekend
Emily Sergeant
Morrisons is back giving away carrots to feed Santa’s hungry reindeers for free this Christmas weekend.
Isn’t this just the cutest thing ever?
With the most wonderful time of the year officially here, and the big day itself just a few days away now, the supermarket retailer has decided it’s time to spread some festive cheer and help families prepare for Father Christmas’ visit by giving away more than 185,000 wonky carrots at all its stores across the UK – including those in Greater Manchester.
British wonky carrots are oversized or misshapen, but Morrisons insists they “still taste delicious” – and we don’t think Rudolph and his pals would disagree.
Morrisons is giving away free carrots for Santa’s reindeers this weekend / Credit: Morrisons | Wikimedia Commons
During the festive season, carrot sales at Morrisons more than double in the week before Christmas compared to the previous week, which just proves that the tradition of leaving food and drink out for the big man in red is still as popular as ever.
By giving the carrots away for free, Morrisons says it hopes to encourage shoppers to choose wonky vegetables more often.
Wonky veg is great for reducing food waste, as this produce would’ve otherwise been discarded.
The free carrots are available for anyone to collect at the front of all Morrisons stores across the UK from this Saturday and Sunday (21 and 22 December).
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Manchester ranked among the worst UK cities for throwing away food at Christmas
Emily Sergeant
A new survey has ranked Manchester among the worst cities in the UK when it comes to throwing away leftover food at Christmas.
If there’s one thing we know for certain, it’s that a lot of food gets consumed during Christmas time, but unfortunately, what then comes along with that, is a lot of food getting thrown away too – with a new study revealing that British families are expected to bin nearly £300 million worth of festive food this year alone.
And sadly, Manchester has been named one of the top festive food waste hotspots.
Ahead of the festive season, leading electricals retailer, AO.com, is on a mission to help Brits cut back on their food waste, as 54% of Mancs have admitted to chucking out leftovers.
The survey found that, on average, a British family spends £136 on their Christmas food shopping, but 11% of that goes to waste.
This equates to a whopping £292,822,360 in Christmas food waste in total this year.
With almost 78% of survey respondents saying they would prefer to have their meals at home during the Christmas period, rather than dining out, the research uncovered that a quarter of Brits often throw away their Brussels sprouts, while one in 10 even admitted to binning everyone’s festive favourite, pigs in blankets.
Manchester has ranked among the worst UK cities for throwing away food at Christmas / Credit: Freepik | Flickr
Other northern cities ranking alongside Manchester in the not-so-coveted list of highest festive food waste offenders include Newcastle and Sheffield.
The capitals of London, Edinburgh, and Belfast also feature.
The news that Manchester has been named a festive food waste capital comes after a shocking study, also by AO, revealed back in August that Mancs throw away more than £1,000 of ‘freezable’ food every year too.
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24th June 2020 
