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.
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.
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 there.
The National Water Safety Forum has launched a new UK Drowning Prevention Strategy, backed by more than 130 organisations, alongside nation-specific strategies for England, Scotland, Wales and…
The MHRA issued notices to sellers of four non-sterile alcohol-free wipe products in July 2025, leading to their withdrawal from sale, but some may remain in UK first aid kits and homes.
The Met Office has launched its July to December 2025 training prospectus for community responders and the voluntary sector, with three courses on climate change, winter weather hazards and Met Office…
The Radio Teleswitch Service, which switches some households' heating and hot water, begins a phased switch-off from 30 June 2025, with no mass switch-off of the national signal on that date.
The National Energy System Operator has published its final report into the North Hyde substation outage of 20 March 2025, finding a bushing failure caused the fire and setting out 12 recommendations.
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…
An amber heat-health alert has been issued for most of England, with temperatures forecast to reach over 30C in Staffordshire next week, the county council said on 27 June 2025.
The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office issued an amber heat-health alert for five regions of England and a yellow alert for two, in force from 27 June to 1 July 2025.
Lancashire is under an amber extreme heat warning from midnight on Wednesday 24 June until 11pm on Thursday, with temperatures forecast to exceed 30C widely and approach 40C in parts of England.
The government's National Security Strategy, published on 24 June, names domestic resilience as a fundamental element of national security, with a Resilience Action Plan setting out how households and…
A red extreme heat warning has been issued for parts of southern England and Wales, with temperatures expected to reach between 38C and 40C, as Lancashire and other areas sit under an amber warning.
South Central Ambulance Service reports an Amber Heat Health Alert across the South Central region until 9am on Monday 23 June 2025, and asks the public to take simple precautions and avoid…
Yorkshire Water reports that daily water demand in Yorkshire peaked at 1.479 billion litres on 20 June 2025, about 200 million litres above the region's average daily supply.
London Ambulance Service has activated plans for a potential rise in 999 calls ahead of the hottest weekend of the year so far, after receiving more than 7,000 calls on some days.
Food Standards Scotland has advised consumers in Scotland not to eat Trotter's Fresh Wild Garlic Pesto in 230g jars with any best before date, after controls for Clostridium botulinum could not be…
The Met Office has issued a Yellow thunderstorm warning for the Midlands, northern England and parts of north Wales for Saturday afternoon and evening, as temperatures rise towards 34°C in eastern…
St John Ambulance has launched a summer first aid campaign after a survey found 55% of adults in England cannot tell heat stroke from heat exhaustion.