By Christian Abbott

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The NHS has warned UK households of the minimum temperatures they should have their homes set to and to never dip below it. According to the NHS , UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Age UK, you should heat your home to at least 18C to protect against the cold. For those that are not very mobile, are aged 65 or over, or have a health condition, such as heart or lung disease, the advice is more crucial. Read more: State pensioners who retired before 2016 sent £2,900 warning The NHS adds that families with babies should heat rooms between 16C and 20C while they sleep to help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. It comes as the Met Office has warned that the week is kicking off with a thoroughly wet and blustery beginning as fierce winds of up to 65 miles per hour threaten to lash parts of England and Wales. Gusts were building steadily throughout Sunday evening as a yellow weather warning came into force. The majority of England and Wales are expected to experience winds of 45 to 55mph, whilst more exposed areas could witness these reaching 65mph, according to Met Office forecaster Tom Morgan. A yellow wind alert is active from 8pm on Sunday through to 6pm on Monday, covering most of England and Wales, with the exception of the northern Lake District and the far North East. The warning anticipates travel disruption and large waves battering coastal regions, alongside the possibility of brief power outages. Mr Morgan suggested there might be “low impacts in general” but cautioned: “Nonetheless, there could be some brief kind of power interruptions and some travel disruption for the return to work on Monday morning. “So it will be quite a windy start to the week. Gales certainly possible for many parts of England and Wales, perhaps even severe gales on Irish Sea coasts. “The strongest winds are expected to be for west Wales and North West England on Monday morning, where we could see gusts of up to 65 miles per hour.” He noted that Monday will bring “a windy and pretty unsettled start to the week with a mixture of sunny spells and heavy blustery showers”, predominantly across England and Wales, though there will be “some fairly brisk winds at times further north as well.” This precedes “changeable” weather patterns featuring spells of wind and rain throughout the week ahead. Mr Morgan explained: “The ground has started to become fairly wet over recent weeks and it will not take a huge amount more for there to be some surface water, potentially some flooding issues as we go towards the middle part of the week.”