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 Government announced details of the Protect Duty, to be known as Martyn's Law, on 19 December 2022, in tribute to Martyn Hett, killed in the Manchester Arena attack in 2017.
SSEN Distribution moved to Weather Warning status at 15:00 on 18 December 2022 ahead of freezing rain, snow and winds of up to 60mph forecast for Argyll and West Highland, and Orkney.
South East Water has asked households, businesses, landlords and livestock keepers across its supply area to check for leaks and burst pipes as thawing snow and ice follow the first cold snap of…
Severn Trent has warned customers that a rapid rise in temperatures after the freeze could cause leaks and bursts on private pipework, and set out how households can protect, thaw and repair pipes.
NHS England has told patients to keep coming forward for urgent and emergency care during industrial action on Thursday, when 44 NHS trusts in England are expected to be affected.
The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering has published consumer advice on frozen and burst pipes, warning that pipes can freeze in as little as six hours when temperatures fall…
An extreme snow and ice storm hit Shetland on Monday 12 December 2022, cutting power to 5,289 homes, with the final 24 properties reconnected six days later on Sunday 18 December.
NHS 111 received 706,129 calls in the week to 11 December 2022, up from 440,047 the week before, as NHS England urged the public to use the 111 online service.
The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office warned that all regions of England would face severe cold weather from the evening of Wednesday 7 December, with a level 3 alert in place.
NHS England has urged people with conditions that may make them eligible for a covid booster, including some who do not know it, to check and self-declare ahead of Christmas.
NHS England has written to more than 800,000 parents urging flu vaccination for children under five, as hospitalisations in that age group reach 230 in a week against 12 a year earlier.
Landlords in Wales must fit working carbon monoxide detectors in rented homes with gas, oil-fired or solid fuel appliances from 1 December 2022, a change delayed from 15 July 2022.
NHS England reports that November 2022 set records for A&E attendances and the most serious ambulance callouts, as it launched a campaign directing the public to NHS 111 online.
SSEN Distribution moved to Weather Warning status on 15 November 2022 ahead of strong winds and heavy rain forecast to affect Shetland and parts of the north of Scotland from Wednesday 16 November.
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland has published a Gas Safe Register safety alert warning that certain GDHA gas range cookers pose a serious risk of carbon monoxide poisoning until a…
New laws on smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms took effect in Scotland and England in 2022, with different rules for rented, new build and existing homes in each nation.
SSEN Distribution moved to Weather Warning status on 1 November 2022 ahead of strong winds, heavy rain and lightning forecast for the north of Scotland that Wednesday and Thursday.
NHS England issued a Level 1 cold weather alert at 8.03am on Tuesday 1 November 2022, stating that no region was expected to exceed cold weather alert threshold criteria from 9am that day until…
NHS England has announced 24/7 system control centres in every local area, respiratory infection hubs and expanded falls response teams as part of its preparations for winter 2022.
NHS England is reminding 6.6 million eligible people in England to book an autumn Covid booster, with 5.5 million doses already given and infections rising.