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 teams from its other regions, which had restored all their customers, moved to North Yorkshire and Humberside to help reconnect the 1,154 customers still without power after…
Northern Powergrid is offering customers left without power for more than 24 hours by Storm Darragh a £150 contribution towards overnight accommodation, plus up to £30 for reasonable costs.
A major incident was declared in Dyfed and Powys on 7 December 2024 after a 132kV fault cut supply to key services during Storm Darragh, which affected 181,059 customers.
The Power Cut 105 telephone line was not directing all callers to their own network operator during Storm Darragh, and the Energy Networks Association is urgently investigating, SSEN said on 7…
London Ambulance Service took more than 16,500 999 and 111 calls on Saturday 7 December 2024, demand it said it would not usually see until well into January.
Storm Darragh began on 6 December with winds peaking at 93mph and affected 181,059 customers on the SP Manweb network, mostly in Wales, with 95% restored within 48 hours.
Average ambulance response times for suspected heart attacks and strokes in England reached 47 minutes in December 2024, against a 30-minute target, with the East Midlands worst at 66 minutes.
A Norfolk mobile signal study has identified rural "notspots" in villages including Happisburgh, Horning and Gunthorpe, and highlighted how Storm Darragh left North Norfolk residents without power and…
Northern Powergrid restored power to 25,600 customers affected by Storm Bert on 23 November 2024, with some customers expected to remain without supply overnight.
The Met Office issued a weather warning for snow, rain and wind across Northern Powergrid's North East and Yorkshire regions from 5am on 23 November to 9am on 24 November 2024, with possible…
SSEN has moved to Weather Warning status ahead of Storm Bert, forecasting a 24-hour period of heavy rain and high winds across north Scotland and central southern England on 23 and 24 November 2024.
The first cold episode of winter 2024 to 2025 ran from 20 to 21 November 2024, with amber Cold Health Alerts in six regions of England and yellow alerts in the other three, the UK Health Security…
The UK Health Security Agency issued the first amber Cold Weather Health Alert of the winter season for five English regions, with a new amber alert for the East of England and yellow alerts for three…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a recall of the Belkin BoostCharge Pro Fast Wireless Charger for Apple Watch + Power Bank 10K, model BPD005, because its lithium cells may…
Storm Bert cut power to 60,000 Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks customers across central southern England, with almost 700 faults on the network and all but 690 customers restored within 24…
The UK Health Security Agency issued its first yellow cold weather alert of the year for five English regions, lasting until 21 November 2024, as National Energy Action warned of the impact on…
The London Ambulance Service has set out a 999 Winter Plan for 2024, adding ambulances, phone clinicians and NHS coordination, after call volumes rose and the Trust moved to its highest escalation…
London Ambulance Service moved to its highest escalation level, REAP 4, after 999 call volumes rose sharply, with more than 7,000 calls on 25 November 2024.
HETAS is supporting Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, running 18 to 24 November 2024, which highlights the carbon monoxide alarm rules that apply to homes across England, Wales and Scotland.
Hamilton McBride single, double and king size electric blankets have been recalled from end users because the heating element can overheat and set the blanket alight, the Office for Product Safety and…