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 Met Office has issued multiple yellow warnings for snow and ice across Scotland and northern England, with an amber snow warning for Yorkshire on Thursday and an amber cold health alert for…
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.
A major incident was declared in the early hours of Saturday 15 November 2025 after Storm Claudia brought record river levels on the River Monnow and flooded about 250 properties across Monmouthshire.
Industrial action by resident doctors in England began at 7am on Friday 14 November and ran until 7am on Wednesday 19 November, with NHS England urging patients to attend planned appointments unless…
Storm Claudia brought extensive heavy rain to England and Wales on 14 November 2025, with a major incident declared in Monmouth and more than 50 properties reported flooded.
The Environment Agency has published projections showing which parts of England could be in drought by March 2026 under three winter rainfall scenarios, with most of England currently in drought or…
The Met Office has issued Amber rain warnings for southern and central England and Wales, with wider yellow warnings for rain and wind, as Storm Claudia brings heavy rain on Friday and into Saturday.
Severn Trent has issued flooding advice to customers after the Met Office forecast heavy rain and strong winds for Friday and Saturday, with flood warnings in place across much of its region.
Fire and rescue services in England and Wales responded to 1,006 wildfires by 11 November 2025, more than the 994 recorded across the whole of 2022, the previous worst year on record.
Dyfed Powys police declared a major incident after very heavy rainfall on 4 November 2025 brought severe property flooding and rescues in west Wales, with Whitland, Carmarthen, Kidwelly and St Clears…
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.
Research for CCW and Ofwat finds fewer than one in ten South East Water customers affected by two supply disruptions in Kent and Sussex were satisfied with how the company handled them.
SEPA's autumn water situation report says eastern Scotland faces an increased risk of water scarcity in 2026 unless rainfall this winter is above average, after the driest hydrological year since…
The Drinking Water Inspectorate has concluded that the loss of supply and boil water notice affecting up to 60,170 consumers in the Tunbridge Wells area in November and December 2025 was foreseeable…
London Ambulance Service took 192,600 999 calls in November 2025, its busiest November on record and over 13,000 more than the same month last year, as flu and wintry weather raised demand.
Resuscitation Council UK has updated and rebranded its guide to automated external defibrillators as Public Access Defibrillators: A Guide for Communities, covering installation, maintenance and…
Resuscitation Council UK has published its 2025 Adult Basic Life Support guidelines, which tell rescuers to call 999 for any unresponsive person before checking breathing.
National Grid Electricity Distribution says engineers have restored power to 171,129 properties after Storm Austen and Storm Boelo, with teams working around the clock on the remaining faults.