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.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has restored all reported faults after Storms Malik and Corrie, reconnecting more than 120,000 homes in the north of Scotland after over 450 high voltage…
Three named storms affected the UK within one week in February 2022, the first time this has happened since storm naming began in 2015/2016, with two red warnings and record wind speeds.
The UK national terrorism threat level was lowered to Substantial in February 2022, the third time it has moved to that level since July 2019, according to Wiltshire & Swindon Prepared.
UK Power Networks has put more than 100 engineering teams on duty ahead of Storm Eunice, with winds of up to 80mph forecast for coastal areas of the East and South East of England on Friday.
Storm Eunice brought record-breaking wind gusts in excess of 120mph to the UK in February 2022, causing widespread power outages, difficult driving conditions and water supply interruption in parts of…
Openreach has said Storm Eunice alone caused loss of service for over 19,000 customers during the winter of 21/22, when seven named storms hit the UK in three months.
Ofgem has published its interim report into the network companies' response to Storm Arwen, setting out the areas it will investigate further before a final report in spring 2022.
Openreach set up a Storm Response Unit after three named storms hit the UK in six days in February 2022, saying it would use lessons from previous storm responses to speed up repairs.
New standards requiring interlinked smoke and heat alarms in every Scottish home took effect on 1 February 2022, with flexibility to fit them within a reasonable period and no penalties for…
NHS England reported that more than 70,000 hospital staff were off sick each day on average in the week ending 30 January 2022, with ambulance arrivals at A&E the busiest since early December.
NHS England reports that 85,999 patients arrived at A&E by ambulance in the week ending 30 January 2022, the busiest week since the start of December, with around 70,000 staff off sick each day.
Storm Malik, named by the Danish Meteorological Institute, was forecast to bring winds above 70mph to the west and north west of Scotland and gusts of 80mph to Shetland, with a second front following…
SSEN Distribution moved to Yellow Alert status on 28 January 2022 ahead of gale force winds forecast for the north of Scotland from Storm Malik on Saturday and a second front on Sunday.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has warned that an unbranded carbon monoxide alarm sold on Amazon does not detect the gas reliably and presents a serious risk of asphyxiation.
Amazon has removed the listing for an unbranded carbon monoxide alarm that a product safety report says does not sufficiently detect the gas and presents a serious risk of asphyxiation.
NHS England reported 85,467 ambulance arrivals at A&E in the week ending 23 January 2022, almost 2,000 more than the previous week and the busiest such week since the start of December.
NHS England reports that more than 72,000 staff were absent due to sickness each day on average in the week ending 23 January 2022, up 13,605 a day on the start of December.
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and West Yorkshire Prepared launched a campaign on 20 January 2022 asking people to get vaccinated, wear a face covering and work from home if they can.
NHS England reported that more than 93.2% of adult general and acute beds were occupied in the week ending 16 January 2022, with high ambulance arrivals and more than 77,000 staff absent daily through…
The UK Health Security Agency extended its cold weather alert to all nine regions of England from midnight on Tuesday 4 January to midday on Thursday 6 January, with the Met Office warning of cold…