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 Met Office says temperatures across England and Wales could reach the mid-30s Celsius, with some areas seeing a fourth summer heatwave, and the UK Health Security Agency has issued Heat Health…
The UK Health Security Agency has issued heat-health alerts for all of England, with the North West under a yellow warning and five regions upgraded to amber from 9am on Tuesday 12 August to 6pm on…
Storm Floris has been confirmed as a Category 2 Severe Weather Event, triggering automatic Guaranteed Standards payments for SSEN customers left without power for more than 48 hours continuously.
Storm Floris brought gusts of up to 82mph to northern Scotland on 4 and 5 August 2025, closing rail lines and bridges, cancelling flights and cutting power to more than 70,000 properties.
SSEN has texted more than 100,000 vulnerable customers and phoned the most vulnerable in the areas expected to be worst hit, as Storm Floris brings storm-force winds to northern Scotland.
The UK Health Security Agency and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have told the public to stop using four non-sterile alcohol-free wipe products found to be contaminated with…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has told more than 17,000 owners of modified Haier heat pump tumble dryers to stop using them immediately because a fire risk remains.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled three Anker power bank models, A1681, A1689 and A1647, because their lithium-ion batteries can overheat and present a medium risk of fire.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled the Ring Automotive Cordless Tyre Inflator (RTC6000 / RETC6000) over a battery fault that may cause overcharging, overheating and fire.
The British Heart Foundation has named ten UK communities without a defibrillator in close range and reopened its Community Defibrillator Funding Programme for applications until February.
NHS 24, Police Scotland and the Scottish Government have launched a joint spiking awareness campaign, with updated 111 guidance and new NHS recording of suspected cases at A&E.
Regulations laid on 4 July 2025 place new duties on owners and managers of high-rise and higher risk residential buildings in England to plan for residents who cannot evacuate without help.
The MHRA issued notices to sellers of four non-sterile alcohol-free wipe products in July 2025, leading to their withdrawal from sale, but some may remain in UK first aid kits and homes.
The National Energy System Operator has published its final report into the North Hyde substation outage of 20 March 2025, finding a bushing failure caused the fire and setting out 12 recommendations.
Northern Gas Networks and Doctor Hilary Jones have issued a summer carbon monoxide warning after confirmed or suspected CO incidents across the North of England rose by 16% last summer, with 1,000…
St John Ambulance has launched a summer first aid campaign after a survey found 55% of adults in England cannot tell heat stroke from heat exhaustion.
South Central Ambulance Service and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service have launched the first phase of the GoodSAM responder app, alerting verified volunteers to cardiac arrests within 500 metres of…
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an Amber Heat Health Alert for the whole of England as temperatures are forecast to exceed 30°C in many areas, with up to 34°C possible in eastern England on…
The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office issued the first yellow heat-health alert of 2025 for four regions of England, running from 9pm on 12 June to 8am on 15 June.