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The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled three batches of the Aico Ei3014 Heat Detector because some units were labelled as detecting carbon monoxide when they detect heat only.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has told consumers to stop using heat pump tumble dryers from eight brands with immediate effect after fire incidents were reported to it.
The National Energy System Operator has published its final report into the North Hyde substation outage of 20 March 2025, which cut power to 71,655 domestic and commercial customers and closed…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published Safety Reports warning of a fire risk in certain heat pump tumble dryers sold under eight brands, and recommends owners seek a modification.
London Ambulance Service has urged Londoners to call 999 only in life-threatening emergencies over the May Day bank holiday, after taking around 6,000 calls a day during the warm spell.
Reports on social media on 29 April 2025 described a power cut in Warwickshire affecting tens of thousands of homes, which was reportedly restored quickly.
The NHS spring Covid-19 vaccination programme began in England on 1 April 2025, with 563,154 booster appointments booked since the national booking system opened on 25 March and around 7.5 million…
NHS England opened its national booking system on 25 March 2025 for 7.5 million eligible people to book spring COVID-19 vaccinations, with appointments running from 1 April to 17 June 2025.
A fire at National Grid's North Hyde substation in West London damaged equipment and cut power, with 62,000 customers restored and 4,900 still without supply by 0600 on 21 March.
National Grid and SSEN Distribution reconfigured the network as an interim measure to restore power to all customers affected by the North Hyde substation fire, including parts of Heathrow airport.
The North Hyde 66kV busbars were re-energised at 09:49 on Friday 21 March 2025 using an interconnection to the Iver 66kV substation, allowing full restoration of domestic customers after the outage.
A transformer bushing failure at North Hyde 275kV substation in Hayes, London, late on 20 March 2025 cut power to 71,655 customers and closed Heathrow Airport for most of the following day.
A fire at North Hyde 275kV substation in West London on 20 March 2025 cut power to 71,655 domestic and commercial customers and closed Heathrow Airport, a review has found.
A transformer at North Hyde 275kV substation in West London tripped at 23:21 on 20 March 2025 and caught fire, cutting power to 71,655 customers and closing Heathrow Airport.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a product safety report on the Bauer Electric Hot Water Bottle, model CHB-006, warning that a wrongly rated fuse in the plug presents a…
The MHRA has issued a Class 2 medicines recall for Boots Paracetamol 500mg Tablets 16s, batch 241005, after the blister foil was mislabelled as aspirin, affecting 119,964 packs.
NHS England reports a record average of 1,160 patients a day in English hospitals with norovirus last week, more than double the figure for the same period last year.
The importer of the Snuggla King Size Electric Blanket has recalled it from end users after it was found prone to overheating and non-compliant with electrical safety regulations.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a product safety report for a rechargeable hand warmer sold via Amazon and eBay, rated a high fire risk, and the listings have been removed.
NHS England reports the busiest week of the winter for hospitals, with 961 patients a day in hospital with norovirus and record bed occupancy for the week.