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.
NHS England has said 31 January 2025 is the last day eligible people can get a winter Covid-19 vaccine at local services or walk-in sites, as norovirus hospital cases reach their winter high.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a product safety report warning that a YIYUANJI rechargeable torch sold via Amazon presents a serious risk of fire and burns.
NHS England reports norovirus hospital bed occupancy at its highest level so far this winter, with an average of 898 patients a day in hospital with the virus last week.
UK Power Networks has sent 164 specialist staff and 50 mobile generators to Scotland and Northern Ireland to help restore power after Storm Éowyn, the company said on 29 January 2025.
SSEN has set out compensation for customers left without power by Storm Éowyn, including £85 after 48 hours off supply and £40 for every further six hours, with claims due by the end of February 2025.
SGN has revised the number of properties affected by the Herne Bay gas incident from around 1,200 to 1,750 after customers who had self-isolated were confirmed to be off supply.
Northern Powergrid says 7,000 customers remained without power at 10am on Sunday 26 January 2025 after Storm Éowyn, with a further update promised by 14:00.
SGN engineers completed repairs to a gas pipeline in Herne Bay damaged by a third party on Saturday 25 January and began turning supplies back on from the evening of Sunday 26 January.
Northern Powergrid says 4,000 customers across the North East remain without power after Storm Éowyn, with repairs under way at more than 190 sites and a small number expected to stay off overnight.
Third party damage to SGN's gas network in the Cornwall Road area of Herne Bay cut supplies to 1,750 properties from Saturday 25 January, with almost all reconnected by the evening of Wednesday 29…
Storm Éowyn brought down power lines across the UK on 24 January 2025, leaving around a million homes without electricity at the peak, with several thousand off supply for days in Scotland and…
NIE Networks says its Emergency Response Plan was in effect from 23 January until power was restored to all homes and businesses after Storm Éowyn, which it classifies as a severe weather event.
NHS England says flu cases have fallen from their peak but remain almost 2.5 times higher than last year, with 3,833 patients a day in hospital in the week ending 19 January 2025.
Storm Éowyn brought a 100mph gust at Drumalbin in Scotland and left more than 100,000 properties without power, with a red wind warning and Emergency Alerts sent to Northern Ireland and parts of…
NHS England figures show 784 patients a day in English hospitals had norovirus in the week ending 19 January 2025, almost 80% more than the same week last year and the highest January level since…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has updated its Morco gas water heater notice to record that a full product recall has replaced the earlier modification programme, with previously modified…
United Utilities has warned households and businesses across the North West to check and insulate their pipes ahead of a freeze thaw expected this weekend, after a cold start to 2025.
NHS services across Cheshire and Merseyside are under rising pressure as an amber Cold-health alert for the north west is extended to 9am on Tuesday 14 January, the NHS trust says.
Severn Trent has issued advice to customers on avoiding burst pipes as Midlands temperatures are forecast to fall to -6C, with Met Office Yellow Weather warnings in place for the East and West…
London Ambulance Service analysis has found dozens of neighbourhoods with little or no access to a defibrillator, and the service says public devices should not be kept in locked cabinets.