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.
Storm Otto cut power to 43,000 homes across northern Scotland on 17 February 2023, with SSEN reporting more than 200 high voltage faults and all supplies restored by 19 February.
Storm Otto left around 16,000 properties without power in north east Scotland on 7 February 2023, after gusts of 85mph brought down trees and branches, with SSEN warning some rural homes would be off…
SSEN restored power to more than 27,000 properties after Storm Otto but around 16,000 remained off supply, with mobile food vans sent to nine locations in Aberdeenshire.
SSEN contacted more than 130,000 Priority Services Register customers and called the most vulnerable as Storm Otto left around 16,000 properties without power, mainly in Aberdeenshire.
SSEN Distribution moved to Weather Warning status on 7 February 2023 ahead of severe gales forecast for the north of Scotland from Wednesday afternoon, with winds potentially reaching 70mph in exposed…
Ambulance workers struck again on Friday 10 February 2023 after action on Monday, in what NHS England called the biggest industrial action in its history, with nurses and physiotherapists also taking…
The Met Office and UK Health Security Agency warned that all regions of England would experience cold weather from 6pm on Sunday 5 February to 6pm on Tuesday 7 February 2023, with overnight frosts…
The British Heart Foundation reports that 51 per cent of UK adults say they could perform CPR on a loved one, with a third never having learned it, and calls on the nation to learn during Heart Month.
The UK Government tested the Emergency Alerts system in 2023, sending warnings to compatible 4G and 5G phones, with a further national test scheduled for 7 September 2025.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a recall of the black Anker 535 Power Bank (PowerCore 20K) A1366, sold in the UK via Amazon and Anker's website, because a manufacturing…
SSEN Distribution has moved to Weather Warning status ahead of severe gales forecast for the north of Scotland from around midnight on Monday night, with gusts over 70mph in exposed and coastal areas.
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service has appealed to households to reduce home fire risk during the winter period, after eight house fire deaths since November 2022 and a 14% rise in incidents.
NHS England has told patients to keep seeking emergency care and to use 111 online, pharmacies and general practice as ambulance strikes go ahead in England on 23 January 2023.
NHS England has said a further ambulance strike is scheduled for Monday 23 January 2023, following ambulance action on 11 January and nurse strikes on 18 and 19 January.
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into force on 23 January 2023, introducing new requirements for multi-occupied residential buildings and implementing several Phase 1 Grenfell Tower…
London Ambulance Service expects about half its normal vehicles on the road during industrial action on Monday 23 January 2023, with cover from non-striking staff, other NHS trusts and military…
NHS England issued a Level 3 cold weather action alert on 13 January 2023, warning of a 90% probability of severe cold weather and icy conditions in parts of England later that month.
The UK Government has tested the Emergency Alerts system across the UK, in 2023 and again in the summer of 2025, with every message clearly labelled as a test.
NHS England reports 5,500 patients in hospital with flu in the week to New Year's Day, a 47% weekly rise, alongside more than 9,000 patients with COVID, and urges eligible people to take up winter…
The Environment Agency has described its response to a major flooding incident across the South West, including Wiltshire and Swindon, in January 2023, and says extensive recovery work is now under…