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.
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service has urged households to keep fire safety habits through 2026 after house fire tragedies in December, warning that winter is the highest risk time for accidental…
Belkin has recalled its BoostCharge BPB002 and Playa PB0003 USB-C power banks in the UK because the lithium-ion batteries can overheat in use, with the Office for Product Safety and Standards…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled three models of ESR HaloLock wireless power bank sold on Amazon in the UK, because their lithium-ion batteries can overheat and catch fire.
CO-Gas Safety has published a warning about faulty smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, posted on its website on 21 November 2025, telling households to check their alarms.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled certain Deltronic Security AB i10 smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms because failing batteries may stop them alerting a remote monitoring…
The Fire Kills national advertising launched on 17 November for a four week run, changing its main message from testing smoke alarms to having enough of them at home.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and a children's burns specialist have warned about firework injuries, citing 46 hospital attendances in a four week period last year.
SGN engineers were sent to Southwater, West Sussex, on the evening of 2 November 2025 after water entered the gas network and cut supplies to homes in 21 streets.
The Fire Kills national campaign relaunched in November 2025 with a new video advert, backed by radio and digital advertising, reminding households in England to have more smoke alarms at home.
WaterSafe Register has urged UK households to check and test their stop tap on Sunday 25 October, when the clocks go back, after a survey found 14% nationally do not know where theirs is.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled KNOG Blinder 900 and Blinder 1300 bicycle lights sold between January 2023 and November 2024 because defective battery cells may overheat and…
SGN says water from a burst water main entered its gas network in Aylesbury, affecting supplies to around 300 homes, with engineers extracting water and reconnecting properties over the following…
Wales & West Utilities has urged Somerset households to test their carbon monoxide alarms after data from more than 50,000 digital alarms showed 95 per cent were not tested at all in 2024.
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.
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.
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…
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.