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.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has launched a "save safely" campaign asking households to make three fire safety checks before winter, as rising energy costs push people towards…
The Centre for Sustainable Energy has published a report on the winter of 2022-23, describing it as extremely challenging for millions of people and focusing on clients who received emergency…
The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 came into force on 1 October 2022, extending alarm duties to all rented homes in England and adding a repair and replacement…
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Resuscitation Council UK has reported a nationwide shortage of defibrillators, replacement pads and batteries caused by supply chain delays, and says expired pads are no reason to remove a device from…
NHS England began its autumn COVID booster campaign in the week of 5 September 2022, starting with care home residents and housebound people, using a bivalent vaccine for the first time.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has warned that gas grills on certain Belling, Stoves and New World range cookers can produce dangerous carbon monoxide if used with the door closed.
NHS England has set out measures to increase capacity before winter, including the equivalent of 7,000 more beds, more 111 and 999 call handlers and £10 million for mental health services.
St John Ambulance issued first aid advice for bites and stings on 12 August 2022 after experts warned that concurrent heatwaves were creating conditions for wasps and other pests to breed.
Resuscitation Council UK has launched the CPQR code, a heart shaped QR code linking to a short CPR video, and is asking organisations to display it on products and channels.
The All Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group has given the fifth week of its summer campaign, 8 to 14 August, to pregnant women, children and babies, the elderly and people with respiratory…
The UK Health Security Agency issued a Level 3 Heat Health Alert in force from Tuesday through to Sunday, as the Met Office warned of extreme heat across much of southern England and parts of eastern…
A glider tow wire came down on a high voltage overhead cable in West Sussex, cutting power to about 3,250 customers while engineers removed it and checked the network.
Ideal Heating has issued a product safety notice requiring a thermostat upgrade on ten boiler ranges made between August 2022 and 7 January 2024 to prevent a potential boiler overheat.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service declared a major incident on Tuesday 19 July 2022 and stood it down the same day, after taking 172 emergency calls and attending 57 incidents.
Ambulance services and charities are urging defibrillator guardians to register their devices on the national database The Circuit, aiming to pass 50,000 mapped devices and reach around 70,000 by the…
The UK Health Security Agency has published advice on staying safe during an extended period of extreme heat, naming the groups most at risk and setting out the signs of heat exhaustion and…
A campaign to raise awareness of new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules across the UK launched on 11 July 2022, sponsored by the four gas distribution networks and running until 28 August 2022.
A Level 3 heat-health alert was in place for southeastern England and a Level 2 alert for much of the rest of England in early July 2022, as NHS England warned of health risks to vulnerable patients.
Draft regulations requiring carbon monoxide alarms in rented homes and new builds in England were debated in the Second Committee for Delegated Legislation on 20 June 2022, ahead of approval in the…