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UK Power Networks has put more than 100 engineering teams on duty ahead of Storm Eunice, with winds of up to 80mph forecast for coastal areas of the East and South East of England on Friday.
Storm Eunice brought record-breaking wind gusts in excess of 120mph to the UK in February 2022, causing widespread power outages, difficult driving conditions and water supply interruption in parts of…
New standards requiring interlinked smoke and heat alarms in every Scottish home took effect on 1 February 2022, with flexibility to fit them within a reasonable period and no penalties for…
NHS England reported that more than 70,000 hospital staff were off sick each day on average in the week ending 30 January 2022, with ambulance arrivals at A&E the busiest since early December.
NHS England reports that 85,999 patients arrived at A&E by ambulance in the week ending 30 January 2022, the busiest week since the start of December, with around 70,000 staff off sick each day.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has warned that an unbranded carbon monoxide alarm sold on Amazon does not detect the gas reliably and presents a serious risk of asphyxiation.
Amazon has removed the listing for an unbranded carbon monoxide alarm that a product safety report says does not sufficiently detect the gas and presents a serious risk of asphyxiation.
NHS England reported 85,467 ambulance arrivals at A&E in the week ending 23 January 2022, almost 2,000 more than the previous week and the busiest such week since the start of December.
NHS England reports that more than 72,000 staff were absent due to sickness each day on average in the week ending 23 January 2022, up 13,605 a day on the start of December.
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and West Yorkshire Prepared launched a campaign on 20 January 2022 asking people to get vaccinated, wear a face covering and work from home if they can.
NHS England reported that more than 93.2% of adult general and acute beds were occupied in the week ending 16 January 2022, with high ambulance arrivals and more than 77,000 staff absent daily through…
The UK Health Security Agency extended its cold weather alert to all nine regions of England from midnight on Tuesday 4 January to midday on Thursday 6 January, with the Met Office warning of cold…