Greater Manchester faces cold-health alert as temperatures drop below freezing

Manchester Evening News reports a yellow alert for the north west and West Midlands, with older and vulnerable residents particularly at risk.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 55,615 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (3,855).

UK BRACES for freezing temperatures as ‘RISK TO LIFE’ cold weather alert issued

Older and vulnerable residents are the focus of a cold-weather warning covering Greater Manchester, with temperatures forecast to fall to -1°C.

Manchester Evening News reports that the UK Health Security Agency, working with the Met Office, has issued a yellow cold-health alert for north west England and the West Midlands. It runs from 9am on Thursday, November 12, until noon on Saturday, November 14. The report's "risk to life" wording concerns the health consequences of cold conditions, particularly for those more vulnerable to them.

The Short has drawn about 37,000 views in its first half-day, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for this format. It follows the channel's earlier report on poor visibility in Greater Manchester, but this warning concerns cold rather than fog.

There is no presenter: text captions explain the alert over music, with a yellow-highlighted regional map and footage of snowy roads and motorway queues. Those images illustrate the report; the forecast described is for falling temperatures, not a promise of deep snow in Greater Manchester.

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The numbers

The cold-weather report has already drawn far more views than a typical Manchester Evening News Short receives in its first day.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,855

this video

55,615

subscribers

145,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

151,844,212

views per day

117,671

typical day: 96,721

the video

views

37,271

likes

188

comments

136

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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181,000

WJZ

178,000

CBS Colorado

175,000

CBC British Columbia

161,000

WKRN News 2

148,000

Manchester Evening News

145,000

As of November 11, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.