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 Met Office issued a Yellow Weather Warning for wind across North Yorkshire and the rest of the UK on 22 January 2024, with travel disruption, power cuts and coastal danger possible.
Northern Powergrid restored the last customers left without power by Storm Isha on the afternoon of 23 January 2024, as Storm Jocelyn brought further disruption to the North East, Yorkshire and…
SSEN says it has restored power to 35,000 homes in central southern England after Storm Isha, with work continuing on 23 January for the final few properties still off supply.
Independent Water Networks Limited changed its Do Not Use Notice for the Marleigh estate in Cambridge to a Do Not Drink Notice at 16:15 on 22 January 2024, four days after the original notice.
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service reported four flood warnings in the county at 11am on 22 January 2024 as Storm Isha brought heavy rain and a Met Office yellow wind warning.
Southern Water has confirmed that data from a limited part of its server estate was stolen in an illegal intrusion into its IT systems, and is notifying customers and staff whose personal data may be…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued Withdrawal Notices requiring distributors to remove UPP Battery e-bike battery packs from sale after finding they present a serious risk of fire.
The Met Office has issued an Amber weather warning for strong winds across the North East and Yorkshire for Sunday 21 and Monday 22 January 2024, with Northern Powergrid warning of possible disruption…
Storm Isha brought widespread strong winds to the northern half of the UK on 21 and 22 January 2024, with gusts of 69 to 81mph and a 99mph gust recorded in Northumberland.
Storm Isha brought winds of up to 90mph and heavy rain to Wales on 21 and 22 January 2024, flooding roads in North Wales, with 6 Flood Warnings and 36 Flood Alerts issued at the peak.
Storm Isha brought coastal wind speeds of over 80mph and inland gusts reaching 70mph across SSEN's central southern England network, and the operator says power has been restored to 35,000 homes.
NHS England reports rising hospital cases of norovirus, Covid and flu in England for the week ending 14 January 2024, with high bed occupancy and continued pressure on services.
SSEN Distribution moved to Weather Warning status in central southern England on 18 January 2024 ahead of a low-pressure system forecast to bring 55-60mph gusts on the night of 21 January.
South East Water has advised its 2.4 million customers across parts of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire to protect pipes and outside taps during a cold snap to prevent freezing and…
The Met Office forecasts a northerly airflow bringing cold arctic air to the UK from Sunday, with snow showers focused on northern Scotland and Northern Ireland and a chance of disruptive snow later…
The Met Office forecasts cold Arctic air and possible disruptive snow for parts of the UK from Sunday, with a UKHSA Cold-Health Alert in force for the health and social care sector.
The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering has warned that the January cold snap may cause a sharp rise in frozen pipes and published household advice on prevention, thawing and burst…
New figures from the Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Registry show that fewer than one in 12 patients in England survived to 30 days after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2022, a decrease…
UK Power Networks has begun Power Protect, a trial loaning free battery packs to registered customers who rely on medical equipment, in London, Maidstone, Canterbury and Bury St Edmunds.
Junior doctors in England plan to strike from 7.00am on 3 January to 7.00am on 9 January 2024, action NHS England describes as the longest ever by junior doctors.