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 British Red Cross reports that a heatwave in September 2023 caused 934 heat-associated deaths in England in just 11 days, and sets out how to tell heat exhaustion from heatstroke.
The Met Office has announced that England and Wales provisionally recorded their driest July on record, with Southern England seeing its driest month in a series dating back to 1836.
South East Water's temporary use ban on hosepipes and sprinklers in Kent and Sussex takes effect on 26 June 2023, affecting around 580,000 homes after record demand left drinking water storage at very…
NHS England's medical director warned that a three-day junior doctor strike would be worsened by hot weather, with thousands of appointments likely rescheduled and emergency care prioritised.
London Ambulance Service moved to its highest level of response on 13 June 2023 after receiving 7,751 999 calls the previous day, the most since New Year's Eve 2021.
The UK Health Security Agency issued a Heat Health Alert for England on 8 June 2023 ahead of the first sustained hot spell of the year, with those over 65 or with pre-existing conditions most…
The Royal Life Saving Society UK has warned about drowning risk ahead of a heatwave in parts of England, after a number of recent drownings, with a health alert in force from 9 to 12 June.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service issued a "very high" wildfire warning for Scotland running from Wednesday 7 June to Saturday 10 June 2023, as a large wildfire near Inverness continued.
The Heat-Health Alert service moved in summer 2023 to impact-based alerting, giving an indication of the health impacts likely to be observed from forecast temperatures rather than only warning that…
The UK Health Security Agency says its Weather-Health Alert system was updated in June 2023, replacing fixed temperature thresholds with a risk assessment that weighs duration, regions affected and…
The Met Office raised its wildfire risk level to "very high" over much of England and parts of Wales as a heatwave continued, with fire services preparing for a peak wildfire season in the second half…
The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office run a Weather-Health Alerting System of heat and cold alerts, and its guidance page was first published on 1 June 2023.
Visits to the NHS website's heat exhaustion and heatstroke advice more than tripled in a week in June 2023, as a heat-health alert covering England was extended to 9am on Monday 19 June.
South East Water has announced temporary hosepipe restrictions for Kent and Sussex from 26 June 2023 after record demand left some customers with low pressure or no water.
South East Water introduced a hosepipe ban for customers in Kent and Sussex after the hottest June on record pushed demand for water to record levels, the company has said.
A large wildfire at Cannich near Inverness, which began on 28 May 2023 and was tackled by more than 30 firefighters, remained ongoing as the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service issued a "very high"…
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has issued a very high wildfire warning for East, Central and Southern Scotland, in place from 26 May until Monday 29 May 2023.
The Royal Life Saving Society UK has warned people to take care around water over the bank holiday weekend after a number of young people drowned during the warm weather that week.
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service issued an Amber wildfire alert on 20 May 2023, running until 27 May and possibly longer, after a warm, dry Bank Holiday forecast.
The UK Health Security Agency and the Centre for Climate and Health Security first published their Beat the heat hot weather resources on 10 May 2023, covering who is most at risk and how to keep…