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Southern Water has launched an online water calculator giving households a tailored estimate of their water use and advice on savings, after Met Office figures showed England had just over a third of…
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has warned of a very high to extreme wildfire risk across north-east, central and southern Scotland from 28 April to 4 May 2025, and asked the public to avoid…
Fire chiefs have reissued public safety advice after fire and rescue services in England and Wales responded to 380 wildfires so far in 2025, more than double the 188 recorded for the same period in…
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service issued extreme wildfire warnings for south-west, eastern, central and northern Scotland for Thursday 10 April, as UK fire chiefs reported wildfire numbers running…
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service tackled multiple wildfires across Northern Ireland on 7 April 2025, including in the Mournes and Co Tyrone, under an amber weather warning for wildfires.
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service received 2,762 fire calls and mobilised to 1,499 between 3 and 13 April 2025, including 390 gorse and wildfire incidents during a period of major wildfires.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Wildfire Forum have issued a very high to extreme wildfire warning for all of Scotland from 2 to 7 April 2025, the third such warning this year.
The National Fire Chiefs Council has urged the public to take extra care after the Met Office warned of heightened wildfire risk across most of England and Wales, southern Scotland and Northern…
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Wildfire Forum have issued a very high wildfire danger assessment for central and south-west Scotland from 17 to 19 March 2025, rising to extreme…
Fire and rescue services in England and Wales responded to 564 wildfires between January and June 2025, up from 69 in the same period of 2024, according to an analysis of the UK's record wildfire…
The National Fire Chiefs Council has issued public safety advice on preventing outdoor fires and drownings as warmer weather is forecast for the UK in the coming week.
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has warned of an elevated wildfire risk across its area over the coming days, with heathlands, fields and cliffsides most at risk.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service issued an extreme wildfire warning for Inverness-shire and large parts of northern Scotland for Saturday 11 May, with much of the rest of Scotland at very high…
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued its first Amber wildfire alert of 2024 for the coming weekend, warning that fires could spread quickly and easily in dry conditions.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has placed north-west Scotland at extreme wildfire risk, and the rest of Scotland at very high risk, for Friday 3 and Saturday 4 May 2024.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has issued a wildfire warning identifying a very high risk for the South and West of Scotland on 24 and 25 April 2024.
The Met Office has announced that England and Wales provisionally recorded their driest July on record, with Southern England seeing its driest month in a series dating back to 1836.
South East Water's temporary use ban on hosepipes and sprinklers in Kent and Sussex takes effect on 26 June 2023, affecting around 580,000 homes after record demand left drinking water storage at very…
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service issued a "very high" wildfire warning for Scotland running from Wednesday 7 June to Saturday 10 June 2023, as a large wildfire near Inverness continued.
The Met Office raised its wildfire risk level to "very high" over much of England and parts of Wales as a heatwave continued, with fire services preparing for a peak wildfire season in the second half…