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 Centre for Sustainable Energy has published a report on the winter of 2022-23, describing it as extremely challenging for millions of people and focusing on clients who received emergency…
The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 came into force on 1 October 2022, extending alarm duties to all rented homes in England and adding a repair and replacement…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled the Optimus Gemini Portable 2-Burner Gas Stove, sold between January 2021 and August 2022, because a fault in its gas regulator can cause a…
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Resuscitation Council UK has reported a nationwide shortage of defibrillators, replacement pads and batteries caused by supply chain delays, and says expired pads are no reason to remove a device from…
Eleven of the 14 Environment Agency areas in England moved from prolonged dry weather to drought status on 20 September 2022, with parts of South West Wales also in drought.
Torrential rain on Saturday caused flooding in places across the Midlands, with more heavy rainfall expected on Sunday, Severn Trent has said in advice to customers.
NHS England began its autumn COVID booster campaign in the week of 5 September 2022, starting with care home residents and housebound people, using a bivalent vaccine for the first time.
Wales received just 64% of its long-term average rainfall between March and September 2022, the driest seven-month period in 150 years, which led to a drought being declared.
The Cabinet Office split its resilience work into two units in September 2022, one for preparedness and risk reduction and one for crisis response, according to an official explainer of UK resilience…
South West Water's Temporary Use Ban, announced on 15 August 2022, came into effect at 00:01 on Tuesday 23 August for Cornwall and the Upper Tamar region in Northern Devon.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has warned that gas grills on certain Belling, Stoves and New World range cookers can produce dangerous carbon monoxide if used with the door closed.
The Met Office issued an amber heat warning as temperatures were forecast to reach 35 degrees over the weekend, the same day bottled water stations opened in Surrey after a water outage.
A drought was officially declared in eight regions of England on 12 August 2022, as Surrey households lost water after problems at a treatment works and hosepipe bans took effect.
South West Water said on 12 August 2022 that it would introduce water restrictions if prolonged hot, dry weather and extremely high demand continued across its region.
NHS England has set out measures to increase capacity before winter, including the equivalent of 7,000 more beds, more 111 and 999 call handlers and £10 million for mental health services.
St John Ambulance issued first aid advice for bites and stings on 12 August 2022 after experts warned that concurrent heatwaves were creating conditions for wasps and other pests to breed.
Yorkshire Water has announced a hosepipe ban across its region from 26 August 2022, after parts of Yorkshire recorded the lowest rainfall since records began more than 130 years ago.
Resuscitation Council UK has launched the CPQR code, a heart shaped QR code linking to a short CPR video, and is asking organisations to display it on products and channels.
The Met Office Amber Extreme heat warning took effect on 11 August 2022 and runs until Sunday, covering much of southern England and parts of eastern Wales, with temperatures peaking in the mid 30s…