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.
Northern Powergrid says icy showers from Sunday evening into Monday cut power to a further 15,368 customers across the North East, Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire, with 1,228 still off supply on…
Heavy snow across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire cut power to around 26,072 Northern Powergrid customers on 5 January 2025, with just under 1,500 still off supply at 8pm that…
The UK Health Security Agency issued an amber Cold-Health Alert for all regions of England from midday on 2 January 2025, replacing a yellow alert, with the alert later extended into mid-January.
SSEN's Priority Services team phoned more than 2,000 vulnerable customers and made in-person visits across its north of Scotland and central southern England licence areas during Storm Éowyn.
Storm Éowyn left households without power for days, including in Shetland, and the Government cited it in July 2025 as it set out a resilience action plan covering power, telecoms and flood risks.
Electricity North West reported around 2,500 properties without power in the North West on 1 January 2025, mostly in Greater Manchester, after flooding at substations and damage to underground cables.
SSEN has moved to Weather Warning status for central southern England as south westerly winds forecast for New Year's Day could gust over 50mph inland and up to 70mph on the coast.
London Ambulance Service forecasts more than 12,000 cardiac arrests in London in 2025 and, with survival back at 9.8 per cent, renews its call for the public to learn CPR and host defibrillators.
Northern Powergrid stood down its major incident response on 22 December 2024 after strong winds cut power to more than 16,700 customers across Yorkshire and the North East, and forecast a stable…
Strong winds across Yorkshire and the North East on 21 December cut power to more than 16,700 Northern Powergrid customers, about five times a typical day, and the network operator stood down its…
SSEN moved to Weather Warning status for the north of Scotland on 19 December 2024 ahead of forecast gusts of 75 to 80 mph on Saturday, rising to Yellow Alert the following day.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a recall from end users for the ELPINE Plug-In Heater, item 31492N, over a serious risk of electric shock from the accessible heating element.
NHS England has urged eligible people to book flu and COVID-19 vaccinations before the National Booking Service closes on 19 December, after flu cases in hospital rose by 70% in a week.
NHS England has set a deadline of the end of the day on Thursday 19 December for eligible people in England to book COVID-19 and flu vaccination appointments through the NHS App, NHS website or 119.
NHS England says flu and COVID-19 jab bookings through its national booking system rose 124% in a day, from 9,452 on Wednesday to 21,144 on Thursday, after it warned of a flu "tidal wave" hitting…
The NHS warned of a 70% rise in flu hospital cases in a week, with an average of 1,861 flu patients in hospital daily last week, and bookings for winter vaccines more than doubled the next day.
Flogas Gold butane cylinders in 4.5 kg, 7 kg and 13 kg sizes sold between 6 and 22 November 2024 have been recalled after being filled with a butane and propane mixture outside BS4250 limits.
SSEN reconnected the last homes left without power by Storm Darragh at 11pm on Monday 9 December, ending its storm response after restoring supplies to 87,000 customers in central southern England.
NHS England has urged eligible people to have a flu vaccination by Wednesday 11 December so they are protected for Christmas, as hospitals report record flu levels for the time of year.
NHS England says the RSV vaccine is being offered for the first time to pregnant women from 28 weeks and to adults aged 75 to 79, alongside a push for flu and COVID-19 jabs before Christmas.