We cover news from public bodies and utility companies for UK households on power cuts, weather, water, health, safety and security. Each report includes the date and sources, with links to our guides.
Gas supplies were lost to about 290 properties across fourteen streets in Winnersh, Berkshire, in October 2024, and the network operator SGN began visiting homes to turn gas off at the meter.
NHS England reports that nearly all services affected by the June cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis are running again, with blood transfusion laboratory systems reconnected and testing…
The NHS began its autumn COVID and flu vaccination rollout on 3 October 2024 for older adults, care home residents and people with long term health conditions, with over 11 million people already…
From 3 October 2024 flu and COVID-19 vaccinations are available to further eligible groups in England, including people aged 65 and over and adults in clinical risk groups.
NHS England began rolling out Covid-19 vaccinations to eligible groups in England on 3 October 2024, delivering almost 4 million doses in the first 10 days of the autumn campaign.
The Met Office issued Amber and Yellow weather warnings as Storm Ashley brought cancelled flights and trains and power cuts to thousands across parts of the UK in October 2024.
The Welsh Government has set out winter preparations including £6 million to improve the national Flood Warning Service, citing Storms Bert and Darragh in 2024 and a shift from drought to flooding in…
The Welsh Government has said the adult flu and COVID-19 vaccination programme in Wales begins on 1 October 2024, alongside a new Winter Respiratory Framework for health and care services.
Transport Scotland has named Storm Ashley as the first named storm of the 2024/25 season, as it set out its winter service plans after a record 12 named storms in 2023/24.
Natural Resources Wales has reported that Storm Ashley brought sea flooding to the coastal communities of Borth, Amroth and Aberystwyth on 20 and 21 October 2024, the first named storm of the 2024/25…
Gloucestershire community group GRCC cites Storm Bert in autumn 2024 as part of the county's recent record of dangerous weather, in a Flood Action Week 2025 article urging households to prepare.
Southern Water has finished its investigation into data potentially taken in a cyber attack on its IT systems earlier this year and is notifying affected customers, employees and former employees.
The Royal Life Saving Society UK has published a Child Drowning Update for 2024 reporting that at least one child a month drowned at home in England on average over the last four years.
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service has launched an online Home Fire Safety Check, a room-by-room self-assessment that produces a personalised fire action plan, to mark Fire Safety Week from 30…
Northern Gas Networks is dealing with a gas escape in the Swarcliffe and LS14 area of Leeds, where the Ring Road is closed and repairs are hoped to be finished by Monday morning.
NHS England London reports near-normal service levels in south east London in the sixteenth week after the Synnovis ransomware attack, with GP pathology access fully restored and small numbers of…
Severn Trent has issued storm and flooding advice to customers across the Midlands, setting out who to contact for different types of flooding as heavy rain continues under a Met Office Yellow…
NHS England opened online booking for flu and COVID-19 vaccinations on 23 September 2024, with appointments for eligible adults available from 3 October ahead of winter.
NHS England London reports that 10,146 acute outpatient appointments and 1,705 elective procedures have been postponed since the June ransomware attack on Synnovis, with only seven postponements in…
SGN has confirmed that up to around 800 properties in Winslow, Buckinghamshire, lost gas supplies after water entered its network, with engineers extracting water and reconnecting homes over the…