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 Department for Education rolled out 21,000 defibrillators to 17,000 schools in England in January 2023, part of a £19 million programme announced in July 2022.
NHS England has urged parents to watch for small toys and button batteries this Christmas after hospital admissions of under-15s who swallowed small objects doubled in ten years, from 115 in 2011/12…
NHS England said ambulance workers would strike at nine out of 10 ambulance trusts on 21 December 2022, the day after nurses struck at 44 NHS trusts in England.
Nurses struck in 11 NHS Trusts across the Midlands on 20 December 2022, with ambulance workers due to strike the following day, as NHS England set out advice on using services during industrial…
The British Red Cross published advice for UK households on staying warm during a cold snap, covering heating the home, warm spaces and help with energy bills.
The Government announced details of the Protect Duty, to be known as Martyn's Law, on 19 December 2022, in tribute to Martyn Hett, killed in the Manchester Arena attack in 2017.
SSEN Distribution moved to Weather Warning status at 15:00 on 18 December 2022 ahead of freezing rain, snow and winds of up to 60mph forecast for Argyll and West Highland, and Orkney.
South East Water has asked households, businesses, landlords and livestock keepers across its supply area to check for leaks and burst pipes as thawing snow and ice follow the first cold snap of…
Severn Trent has warned customers that a rapid rise in temperatures after the freeze could cause leaks and bursts on private pipework, and set out how households can protect, thaw and repair pipes.
NHS England has told patients to keep coming forward for urgent and emergency care during industrial action on Thursday, when 44 NHS trusts in England are expected to be affected.
The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering has published consumer advice on frozen and burst pipes, warning that pipes can freeze in as little as six hours when temperatures fall…
An extreme snow and ice storm hit Shetland on Monday 12 December 2022, cutting power to 5,289 homes, with the final 24 properties reconnected six days later on Sunday 18 December.
NHS 111 received 706,129 calls in the week to 11 December 2022, up from 440,047 the week before, as NHS England urged the public to use the 111 online service.
The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office warned that all regions of England would face severe cold weather from the evening of Wednesday 7 December, with a level 3 alert in place.
NHS England has urged people with conditions that may make them eligible for a covid booster, including some who do not know it, to check and self-declare ahead of Christmas.
NHS England has written to more than 800,000 parents urging flu vaccination for children under five, as hospitalisations in that age group reach 230 in a week against 12 a year earlier.
The Cabinet Office has reported that between December 2022 and January 2023 the government stood up cross-government responses to prolonged extreme cold and to major water outages caused by…
South East Water has published research into how it communicates with customers during supply incidents, commissioned after a high number of incidents in late 2022 in which customers lost their water…
The UK Government Resilience Framework, published in December 2022, set out that a shared understanding of risk must underpin preparation and recovery, a principle carried into the 2023 National Risk…
South East Water has reported a 300 per cent increase in bursts and leaks after December's cold weather gave way to a sudden temperature rise, with 100 million litres of water lost.