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.
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.
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…
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…
London Ambulance Service analysis has found dozens of London neighbourhoods are "defibrillator deserts" with little or no access to a defibrillator, as a charity campaign seeks to place more devices…
NHS Blood and Transplant has issued a national Amber Alert asking hospitals to restrict the use of O type blood to essential cases, after a cyber attack and a summer fall in donations increased…
Northern Gas Networks attended the YO16 4 area of Bridlington on 11 July 2024 after a loss of gas supply to about 320 properties, isolating supplies while working to restore gas.
A July 2024 fire risk assessment found the fire suppression system at North Hyde 275kV substation was still out of service, a review has said, months before a fire there cut power to more than 70,000…
Anker has recalled its A1112 Anker 321 Power Bank (PowerCore 5K, Black), sold between 1 March 2023 and 6 June 2024, because some batteries may overheat and pose a fire risk.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled OEX Folding Novo and Folding Savo gas stoves sold since January 2023 because the gas hose may degrade and leak.
Heat-Health Alerts and Heat-Health Planners have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency in collaboration with the Met Office since 1 June 2024, within a core alerting season running to 30…
Recycle Your Electricals and the National Fire Chiefs Council have launched a Stop Battery Fires campaign after more than 1,200 fires in the UK waste system in the last 12 months, up 71% from 700 in…
London Ambulance Service reports about 5,800 999 calls a day, around 10 per cent more than the week before, as thunderstorms and high pollen raise cases of breathing difficulties before the May Bank…
NHS England reports that more than 2.4 million people attended A&E departments in England in May, the busiest month on record, as heat health alerts and a five-day junior doctors strike add pressure…
SSEN has issued a weather warning for strong winds on Thursday 28 March that could affect the electricity network in central southern England, with gusts of up to 70mph on the coast.
Morco has recalled four models of open-flued gas water heaters supplied between 2018 and 2023 over a gas leak risk that may cause fire, explosion and injuries, replacing an earlier modification…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a recall for a Portable Electric Space Heater, model FS007, sold via Temu, over a serious risk of electric shock.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has announced a recall of the Ring Automotive RPPL260 jump starter power bank, which may not cut off power in standby mode and presents a fire risk.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled 30 Ideal Heating Logic 2 boiler models made before 8 January 2024 after three fire incidents and one report of a customer extinguishing flames.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a serious-risk report on the Kidde CO2 Klem Valve, whose end cap can detach and discharge CO2 gas, affecting batches made from January 2022 to…
NHS England weekly data published on 1 February 2024 show norovirus and flu hospital cases at their highest levels this winter, with average daily norovirus patients up 75% on the same week last year.