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.
Food Standards Scotland has issued Update 8 of an allergy alert covering several brands recalling spice products containing mustard that may contain undeclared peanuts, a risk to anyone with a peanut…
MSR has widened a recall of Trail Lite and Reactor camping cooking pots, whose handles can come loose, to replace handles on all affected pots even where owners have no proof of purchase.
The Met Office has launched its WeatherReady winter campaign with survey results showing almost half of people in the UK were caught out unexpectedly by severe weather in the past year.
An Amber Warning for wind comes into force at 9am on Sunday 20 October for the Western Isles, the West Coast, Islay, Skye and parts of Argyll as Storm Ashley brings gale force winds to Scotland.
SSEN Distribution moved to Yellow Alert status for the north of Scotland on 19 October 2024, with gale force winds from Storm Ashley forecast for Sunday 20 and Monday 21 October.
NHS England reports 10,709,958 Covid and flu vaccinations delivered in England this autumn, with almost 4 million given in the 10 days since Covid jabs opened to eligible groups on 3 October.
Gas supplies to about 1,290 properties in Kincardine, Fife, were lost after damage to SGN's gas network, and the operator began an emergency repair to its gas main.
Gas supplies were lost to about 290 properties across fourteen streets in Winnersh, Berkshire, in October 2024, and the network operator SGN began visiting homes to turn gas off at the meter.
NHS England reports that nearly all services affected by the June cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis are running again, with blood transfusion laboratory systems reconnected and testing…
The NHS began its autumn COVID and flu vaccination rollout on 3 October 2024 for older adults, care home residents and people with long term health conditions, with over 11 million people already…
From 3 October 2024 flu and COVID-19 vaccinations are available to further eligible groups in England, including people aged 65 and over and adults in clinical risk groups.
NHS England began rolling out Covid-19 vaccinations to eligible groups in England on 3 October 2024, delivering almost 4 million doses in the first 10 days of the autumn campaign.
The Met Office issued Amber and Yellow weather warnings as Storm Ashley brought cancelled flights and trains and power cuts to thousands across parts of the UK in October 2024.
The Welsh Government has set out winter preparations including £6 million to improve the national Flood Warning Service, citing Storms Bert and Darragh in 2024 and a shift from drought to flooding in…
The Welsh Government has said the adult flu and COVID-19 vaccination programme in Wales begins on 1 October 2024, alongside a new Winter Respiratory Framework for health and care services.
Transport Scotland has named Storm Ashley as the first named storm of the 2024/25 season, as it set out its winter service plans after a record 12 named storms in 2023/24.
Natural Resources Wales has reported that Storm Ashley brought sea flooding to the coastal communities of Borth, Amroth and Aberystwyth on 20 and 21 October 2024, the first named storm of the 2024/25…
Gloucestershire community group GRCC cites Storm Bert in autumn 2024 as part of the county's recent record of dangerous weather, in a Flood Action Week 2025 article urging households to prepare.
Southern Water has finished its investigation into data potentially taken in a cyber attack on its IT systems earlier this year and is notifying affected customers, employees and former employees.
The Royal Life Saving Society UK has published a Child Drowning Update for 2024 reporting that at least one child a month drowned at home in England on average over the last four years.