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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has issued a wildfire warning across Scotland, with very high risk from 24 to 25 September 2025 and extreme risk on 26 September, the first September warning since…
Government vaccination campaigns urging people to protect themselves against winter viruses launch from 22 September, beginning with pregnant women, NHS England has announced.
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…
The UK Sepsis Trust and HealthHero have launched a digital sepsis assessment tool for public use, available through the charity's website from 12 September 2025, ahead of World Sepsis Day.
The UK government will run the second national test of the Emergency Alerts system at around 3pm on Sunday 7 September 2025, sending a siren-like sound and vibration to 4G and 5G phones.
A test alert was sent to phones across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales on Sunday 7 September 2025 as part of the UK government's Emergency Alerts service.
Fire and rescue services in England and Wales had responded to 996 wildfires by 4 September 2025, above the 994 recorded in the 2022 drought, which had been the worst year on record.
A burst on a 15-inch trunk main in Llanrumney, Cardiff, alerted Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water on 3 September 2025, and the repair was completed in the early hours of 4 September.
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…
The NHS autumn flu vaccination programme opened on 1 September 2025 for pregnant women and children in the listed school and clinical risk groups, with further groups eligible from 1 October.
Eligible people in England could book flu and COVID-19 vaccine appointments from 1 September 2025, the first time winter vaccine booking has opened in advance, NHS England has said.
Yorkshire Water says hosepipe restrictions will stay in place after forecast rain, with reservoir stocks at 35.8% against a seasonal average of 73.4%, and the company warns they could last into…
Heavy downpours fell in parts of Yorkshire on 27 August 2025, but Yorkshire Water says forecast rain will not be enough to lift its hosepipe restrictions, with reservoir stocks at 35.8%.
The Met Office issued a further yellow thunderstorm warning for Norfolk from 5pm on 27 August until 7am the next morning, following an earlier warning that day.
The Met Office issued two thunderstorm warnings for Norfolk covering 26 and 27 August, with intense rain, hail and lightning possible and surface water flooding likely in places.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has issued a very high wildfire risk warning for all of Scotland until 25 August, extended to 26 August for central and eastern areas.
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.
Wessex Water introduced a Temporary Use Ban across its region on 18 August 2025, which remains in place until further notice after one of the driest summers ever recorded.
South Central Ambulance Service reports a 61% rise in NHS 111 calls for urgent repeat prescriptions, now around 16,000 a year, and asks patients to order medication ahead of bank holidays.
Five regions of England are officially in drought and hosepipe bans are in place, with the National Drought Group classifying the situation as a nationally significant incident.