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A graphic of a mercury thermometer showing 50 degrees Celsius, on a background of orange clouds. On the right hand side is text reading "Warning: Dangerously High Temperatures This Week. Take it seriously and stay cool. More Information Below". In the bottom right hand corner is the blue and yellow circular BuDS logo, and text below it reading "Registered Charity No: 1102511"

Extreme Weather Warning: July 2026

Ben Clark

The Met Office and NHS have warned that temperatures across England will be dangerously high both during the day and at night over the next week. This is a genuine health risk for many people, and we urge you to take it seriously.

A heat wave can affect anyone, but the following groups are most vulnerable:

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Risk level remains Low at 1 in 2912. Likely to reduce risk level to Very Low soon. Precautions only needed in highest-risk places.

Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 28 June 2026

Ben Clark

Covid infection levels in England have fallen again, now for the seventh consecutive week. The Covid risk level remains Low, with 1 in every 2912 people in England now infected. Other respiratory viruses are also at very low levels.

If these trends continue, BuDS will lower the overall Covid risk level for England to Very Low (less than 1 in every 3000 people infected) in the next couple of weeks. This is the lowest risk level on our scale.

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About BuDS

Ben Clark

BuDS Disability Service is a user-led disability charity operating in Buckinghamshire, the Thames Valley, and across England. We are a successful, dynamic and influential charity, focused on supporting disabled people by fixing the biggest issues facing them. We aim to build a world which is Fair4All, including disabled people. 

BuDS works by permanently removing barriers facing disabled people and finding answers to the big issues facing them, alongside helping individuals. Our projects and partnerships deliver unique and lasting change and effective support that helps tens of thousands of disabled people in Bucks and across England.

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A blue graphic. On the left is a image of the front of multiple military tanks. On the right is text reading: "Could ‘Welfare’ Cuts Fund Defence? Cutting ‘welfare’ could save billions But push millions into crisis Are there better ways to fund defence? Read our expert analysis to see how defence could be funded without cutting social security" Below is a QR code leading to the BuDS website page giving details on this topic.

Cutting ‘Welfare’ to Pay For Defence

Ben Clark

Politicians of all political parties are talking about cutting ‘welfare’ (correctly known as social security) to pay for higher defence costs. BuDS has studied this issue and come up with another way to look at it.

This article is a ‘thought experiment’, not a detailed economic plan. While all the data used is from official Government sources, and the calculations (methodology) is sound, we are not trying to set out a detailed plan for Government. What we are doing is helping people understand the reality of a complicated situation, and to look at it in another way from that presented in the media.

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A blue and yellow BuDS infographic. There is a picture of the Supreme Court judges on the left. On the right is a text box reading "Huge legal change. Big impact on disabled people. UK law brought into line with ECHR. New test replaces Cheshire West. Safeguards radically reshaped. Full details not yet clear. No need to panic"

The Supreme Court’s Decision About ‘Deprivation of Liberty’

Andrew

The Supreme Court has made a key decision about when people legally can be said to be ‘deprived of their liberty’. Deprivation of liberty means that a person isn’t free to do or go where they wish because an official body or law is stopping them. A person locked up in a prison is the most obvious example of someone deprived of their liberty. However, other examples might be disabled people held under the Mental Health Act, or a disabled person who lives in a locked care home.

BuDS wants disabled people to get fair, accurate and balanced information. Media coverage of this important court case is often misleading or incomplete, so we have written our own guide. We have used only legal sources to do so.

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