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 Department for Transport has published battery safety guidance for e-scooter and e-cycle users, noting that fire services have reported a significant number of battery fires involving privately…
NIE Networks opened seven Community Assistance Centres across Northern Ireland from 4pm to 8pm on Wednesday 24 January for customers affected by power cuts, warning that full restoration could take a…
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks says it is ready to respond to Storm Jocelyn on Tuesday and Wednesday, after Storm Isha left just under 800 customers in the north of Scotland without power…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has added Desertcart to the list of online marketplaces named in its safety report on UPP e-bike battery packs, which it says present a serious risk of…
Northern Powergrid restored the last customers left without power by Storm Isha on the afternoon of 23 January 2024, as Storm Jocelyn brought further disruption to the North East, Yorkshire and…
SSEN says it has restored power to 35,000 homes in central southern England after Storm Isha, with work continuing on 23 January for the final few properties still off supply.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued Withdrawal Notices requiring distributors to remove UPP Battery e-bike battery packs from sale after finding they present a serious risk of fire.
The Met Office has issued an Amber weather warning for strong winds across the North East and Yorkshire for Sunday 21 and Monday 22 January 2024, with Northern Powergrid warning of possible disruption…
Storm Isha brought coastal wind speeds of over 80mph and inland gusts reaching 70mph across SSEN's central southern England network, and the operator says power has been restored to 35,000 homes.
NHS England reports rising hospital cases of norovirus, Covid and flu in England for the week ending 14 January 2024, with high bed occupancy and continued pressure on services.
South East Water has advised its 2.4 million customers across parts of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire to protect pipes and outside taps during a cold snap to prevent freezing and…
The Met Office forecasts cold Arctic air and possible disruptive snow for parts of the UK from Sunday, with a UKHSA Cold-Health Alert in force for the health and social care sector.
The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering has warned that the January cold snap may cause a sharp rise in frozen pipes and published household advice on prevention, thawing and burst…
New figures from the Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Registry show that fewer than one in 12 patients in England survived to 30 days after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2022, a decrease…
UK Power Networks has begun Power Protect, a trial loaning free battery packs to registered customers who rely on medical equipment, in London, Maidstone, Canterbury and Bury St Edmunds.
A Government withdrawal notice published in January 2024 stated that UPP e-bike batteries, models U004 and U004-1, posed a serious risk of fire, and safety bodies report that affected units are still…
Food Standards Scotland, the Food Standards Agency and the UK Health Security Agency warned the public not to eat four recalled Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire Cheese products that may be contaminated with…
SSEN Distribution restored power to more than 25,000 homes and businesses across the north of Scotland after severe weather on 21 December, with a permanent transmission repair due to finish on 22…
NHS 24 has warned that the 111 phone service in Scotland will be very busy over the festive public holiday weekends and that calls may take longer to answer.
Storm Pia brought strong winds overnight and through 21 December 2023, cutting power to more than 47,000 Northern Powergrid customers across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, with…