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 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has issued a very high wildfire risk warning covering parts of Scotland from 13 to 19 August 2025, its eleventh such alert this year.
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water told the Welsh Government on 13 August 2025 that a failed repair to a burst main near Bretton Water Treatment Works in Flintshire needed an emergency fix, interrupting supply to…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has launched a campaign and updated resources warning parents and carers about button batteries, magnets, imitation food, small toys and other small objects…
SSEN has moved to Weather Warning status in the north of Scotland ahead of extensive, prolonged lightning forecast for most of Wednesday and Thursday, with extra engineers and call handlers brought…
The Met Office says temperatures across England and Wales could reach the mid-30s Celsius, with some areas seeing a fourth summer heatwave, and the UK Health Security Agency has issued Heat Health…
The UK Health Security Agency has issued heat-health alerts for all of England, with the North West under a yellow warning and five regions upgraded to amber from 9am on Tuesday 12 August to 6pm on…
The Local Government Association has warned of drowning risk for bathers after a heat health alert, as councils prepare to communicate with residents during extreme weather.
Storm Floris has been confirmed as a Category 2 Severe Weather Event, triggering automatic Guaranteed Standards payments for SSEN customers left without power for more than 48 hours continuously.
Storm Floris brought gusts of up to 82mph to northern Scotland on 4 and 5 August 2025, closing rail lines and bridges, cancelling flights and cutting power to more than 70,000 properties.
An 83mph gust was recorded on the coast at Wick at 7pm on Monday during Storm Floris, which SSEN says may be a record for that low altitude in August, as it works to reconnect 22,000 properties.
SSEN has mounted a large response with several hundred extra team members as Storm Floris brings sustained storm-force winds to Scotland, with gusts of up to 100mph possible in exposed areas.
SSEN has texted more than 100,000 vulnerable customers and phoned the most vulnerable in the areas expected to be worst hit, as Storm Floris brings storm-force winds to northern Scotland.
The UK Health Security Agency and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have told the public to stop using four non-sterile alcohol-free wipe products found to be contaminated with…
Argyll and Bute Council says Storm Floris is having some effect on its services and has published links to Met Office warnings, SEPA flooding updates, Traffic Scotland and power cut reporting.
The Met Office has issued an Amber wind warning for much of Scotland, including Orkney, and a wider Yellow warning for the northern half of the UK as Storm Floris brings unseasonably strong winds.
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.
Temporary Use Bans were put in place in parts of Yorkshire and several southern counties after the driest start to the year since 1976, with new polling showing majority public support for the…
Southern Water has applied to DEFRA for a Drought Order on the River Test and a Non-Essential Use Ban for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, after the Environment Agency declared drought in both areas.
Yorkshire Water has applied for drought permits and orders as the next stage of its drought plan, saying reservoir stocks have fallen to 47.4%, well below the seasonal average.
The Environment Agency declared a drought on 29 July covering more than half of England, including all of Affinity Water's Central and East regions, as hot weather drove high demand.