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.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a recall for affected batches of the Pifco 2KW Convector Heater with Turbo and Timer sold by Home Bargains between 1 November and 12 December…
The Floods Resilience Taskforce was established in September 2024, the government's 2026 implementation report of its Resilience Action Plan confirms, as part of work to strengthen the UK's resilience…
The government launched the Floods Resilience Taskforce in September 2024, bringing Defra ministers and officials together with public, private and third sector representatives to oversee national and…
The NHS is offering the RSV vaccine for the first time, to pregnant women from 28 weeks and to adults aged 75 to 79, as part of its winter vaccination programme in England.
NHS England says flu vaccinations for children and pregnant women began on 1 September 2024, with appointments running across autumn and winter to limit the spread of the virus as schools returned.
NHS England has added a mental health option to NHS 111 in England, letting people of all ages in crisis speak to a trained mental health professional through one phone line.
Storm Lilian brought strong winds across Northern Powergrid's North East and Yorkshire network on 23 August 2024, affecting more than 72,000 customers, with all supplies restored by the following day.
The Met Office named Storm Lilian on 22 August 2024 and issued a strong wind warning for 5am to 11am on Friday 23 August, with Northern Powergrid warning of possible power cuts in the North East and…
Storm Lilian affected the UK on 22 to 23 August 2024, closing a season of 12 named storms, the highest number since the Met Office began naming storms in 2015.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled the ElectriQ CD10L dehumidifier, sold with serial numbers prefixed 2209, 2301 or 2302, because a circuit board defect may cause overheating and…
Synnovis has rebuilt its core IT systems after the June ransomware attack, allowing GP laboratory testing to resume in Bexley, Lewisham and Greenwich from 15 August, NHS England London said.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a recall of the Anker 321 Power Bank (PowerCore 5K, Black) A1112, sold via Amazon, because its lithium-ion battery may overheat and ignite.
A British Red Cross survey of 2,000 UK adults, carried out by Opinium in August 2024, found that only 41 per cent would feel confident to step in if someone is unresponsive and not breathing.
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The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for heavy, possibly thundery rain across southern and central England and southern Wales, following earlier heavy rain in southern England and Wales on…
Northern Gas Networks reports that engineer visits to confirmed or suspected carbon monoxide incidents across the North East, Yorkshire and Cumbria rose by 16% in summer 2024 compared with summer…
Storm Lilian brought strong winds to coastal areas around Wales on 22 and 23 August 2024, leading Natural Resources Wales to issue Flood Warnings and Flood Alerts.
Morco Products Ltd has issued safety alert NR24-003 for Primo 6, Primo 11, EUP6 and EUP11 LPG open flued water heaters sold between 2018 and 2023, offering free upgrades over a potential gas leak fire…
The Met Office issued Yellow thunderstorm warnings for southeastern England on Wednesday 31 July and for most of England and Wales on Thursday, with 50 to 100mm of rain possible in a few hours in the…
The UK recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Tuesday 30 July 2024, with yellow heat health alerts in place for millions of people until Friday and NHS heat advice views rising sharply.