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 Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has published its independent investigation into the death of a three-year-old who swallowed a button battery, with recommendations on public awareness,…
The Child Accident Prevention Trust, the Office for Product Safety and Standards and the British and Irish Portable Battery Association have launched a national button battery safety campaign, with a…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled the Ring RPPL360 Fast Charge Lithium Jump Starter from end users after a manufacturing fault was found that can cause a short circuit and a…
The UK Health Security Agency placed all regions of England under a level 3 cold weather alert from 1am on Monday 6 March to midnight on Thursday 9 March 2023, warning of severe cold, ice and snow.
The UK Emergency Alerts system, which sends a message directly to compatible mobile phones when lives or health are at risk, went live in March 2023, with a country-wide test set for 3pm on Sunday 23…
Anker has recalled its A1112 Anker 321 Power Bank (PowerCore 5K, Black), sold between 1 March 2023 and 6 June 2024, because some batteries may overheat and pose a fire risk.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled the Ring Automotive RPPL260 Fast Charge Jump Starter 260 and 9000mAH Power Bank over a potential fire risk, following an earlier recall of the…
Ring Automotive recalled its Fast Charge Jump Starter 360 in March 2023 after identifying a fault that could cause short-circuiting and overheating, and in February 2024 extended the recall to the…
The Met Office and UK Health Security Agency warned that all regions of England would experience cold weather from 6pm on Sunday 5 February to 6pm on Tuesday 7 February 2023, with overnight frosts…
The UK Government tested the Emergency Alerts system in 2023, sending warnings to compatible 4G and 5G phones, with a further national test scheduled for 7 September 2025.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a recall of the black Anker 535 Power Bank (PowerCore 20K) A1366, sold in the UK via Amazon and Anker's website, because a manufacturing…
NHS England has said a further ambulance strike is scheduled for Monday 23 January 2023, following ambulance action on 11 January and nurse strikes on 18 and 19 January.
The UK Government has tested the Emergency Alerts system across the UK, in 2023 and again in the summer of 2025, with every message clearly labelled as a test.
The Department for Education rolled out 21,000 defibrillators to 17,000 schools in England in January 2023, part of a £19 million programme announced in July 2022.
NHS England said ambulance workers would strike at nine out of 10 ambulance trusts on 21 December 2022, the day after nurses struck at 44 NHS trusts in England.
Nurses struck in 11 NHS Trusts across the Midlands on 20 December 2022, with ambulance workers due to strike the following day, as NHS England set out advice on using services during industrial…
The British Red Cross published advice for UK households on staying warm during a cold snap, covering heating the home, warm spaces and help with energy bills.
NHS 111 received 706,129 calls in the week to 11 December 2022, up from 440,047 the week before, as NHS England urged the public to use the 111 online service.
The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office warned that all regions of England would face severe cold weather from the evening of Wednesday 7 December, with a level 3 alert in place.
The Cabinet Office has reported that between December 2022 and January 2023 the government stood up cross-government responses to prolonged extreme cold and to major water outages caused by…