'Excess' Winter Deaths Highest For 15 Years

SkyNews
Extra deaths between December and March were up 151% on the previous year and the biggest annual jump since 1967/68.  ....The ONS said the rise might be "related to the greater vulnerability of people with these conditions to respiratory diseases, difficulties with self-care, and falls, all of which may be more important in winter months". More people died over the period in the South West while the lowest figure was for Yorkshire and The Humber, and Wales. Energy firms last year raised prices for gas and electricity despite a fall in wholesale prices. "