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.
SSEN has moved to Weather Warning status ahead of Storm Bert, forecasting a 24-hour period of heavy rain and high winds across north Scotland and central southern England on 23 and 24 November 2024.
The first cold episode of winter 2024 to 2025 ran from 20 to 21 November 2024, with amber Cold Health Alerts in six regions of England and yellow alerts in the other three, the UK Health Security…
Severn Trent has issued winter advice to customers to lag pipes and find their stop tap after snow fell across its region, with Met Office Yellow Weather warnings in place for the East and West…
The UK Health Security Agency issued the first amber Cold Weather Health Alert of the winter season for five English regions, with a new amber alert for the East of England and yellow alerts for three…
The Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland has issued advice on keeping warm, carbon monoxide safety, helping vulnerable neighbours and winter vaccines after a yellow warning for snow and ice.
The UK Health Security Agency updated its public guidance on the health effects of drought on 13 November 2024, revising the heat health information within it and pointing readers to the Adverse…
Food Standards Scotland has issued a further update to its allergy alert on spice products containing mustard that may contain undeclared peanuts, with a precautionary recall across several brands and…
Transport Scotland has set out its winter service for 2024/25, with over 230 gritters, more than 412,000 tonnes of salt in stock and improved ice measures on the Queensferry Crossing.
Flogas has recalled gold butane gas cylinders sold in parts of England between 6 and 22 November 2024 after a production run produced bottles that do not meet the required standard, creating a fire…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a recall of the Belkin BoostCharge Pro Fast Wireless Charger for Apple Watch + Power Bank 10K, model BPD005, because its lithium cells may…
Storm Bert cut power to 60,000 Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks customers across central southern England, with almost 700 faults on the network and all but 690 customers restored within 24…
The UK Health Security Agency issued its first yellow cold weather alert of the year for five English regions, lasting until 21 November 2024, as National Energy Action warned of the impact on…
Ofwat and CCW have published an update report on customers' experiences of sewer flooding, finding some improvements since 2022 but saying customers with multiple incidents are left behind.
The London Ambulance Service has set out a 999 Winter Plan for 2024, adding ambulances, phone clinicians and NHS coordination, after call volumes rose and the Trust moved to its highest escalation…
Storm Bert brought widespread rainfall and record river levels to South Wales in November 2024, flooding more than 700 homes and forcing about 40 households to evacuate after a coal tip landslip.
London Ambulance Service moved to its highest escalation level, REAP 4, after 999 call volumes rose sharply, with more than 7,000 calls on 25 November 2024.
HETAS is supporting Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, running 18 to 24 November 2024, which highlights the carbon monoxide alarm rules that apply to homes across England, Wales and Scotland.
Natural Resources Wales recorded nearly 400,000 visits to its website in November 2024, its busiest month of the year, as Storm Bert brought flooding to more than 700 homes across Wales.
Flooding in Northamptonshire and West Yorkshire followed Storm Bert in November 2024, with fire service photographs of the response published alongside a national warning that the UK is not adequately…
Hamilton McBride single, double and king size electric blankets have been recalled from end users because the heating element can overheat and set the blanket alight, the Office for Product Safety and…