‘Health and safety gone mad!’ Charles Amos tears into new heatwave guidance as parkgoers told not to sit under trees

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Charles Amos has hit out at new warnings that people should not shelter beneath trees during heatwaves, slamming the guidance as "health and safety gone mad".Speaking to GB News, the writer was reacting after authorities urged people to avoid sitting under trees in hot weather due to the increased risk of branches falling during prolonged periods of heat."This is just health and safety gone mad.

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It's not the role of public authorities to be telling people what's in their best interest."He argued the guidance was driven by attempts to avoid legal claims rather than protecting the public.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "The reality is, the reason why these councils are saying you've got to stay underneath the trees is they don't want anybody to get struck by a branch which they have a liability for."Meanwhile, they don't have a liability for anybody getting sunburn."Mr Amos pointed to examples of councils facing costly payouts after falling branches injured members of the public,...

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