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.
Thames Water has reminded customers to protect pipes from freezing weather and says it is carrying out more than 100 cold-weather repairs a day, with extra teams drafted in.
The Met Office has issued snow and ice warnings for Thursday and Friday as Storm Goretti, the first named storm of the year, approaches the UK, with amber cold health alerts extended across England.
Contact says more heavy snow is expected across the UK on 8 January 2026 and sets out the heating discounts and cold weather payments available to households as central heating use rises.
The National Water Safety Forum and National Fire Chiefs Council have warned people to stay off frozen lakes, ponds, canals, rivers and lochs during the UK cold snap, with advice on what to do if…
NHS Lanarkshire has warned that icy conditions are driving a rise in orthopaedic injuries from slips and falls, particularly among older adults, and adding pressure to its A&E departments.
South Central Ambulance Service reported a rise of almost 20% in 999 calls during a cold spell, from 14,769 in Christmas week to 17,468 in the week to 4 January.
The Met Office reports the coldest night of winter so far, with -12.5°C at Marham in Norfolk, and warns of snow, ice and a "multi-hazard" storm from Thursday night.
Several named storms have reached the UK since early January 2026, and the Met Office is encouraging households across the country to check that they are weather ready.
The UK Health Security Agency issued amber cold health alerts for England as Arctic air brought snow, ice and overnight lows of -12.5°C, with the alert period later extended into January.
SSEN has cancelled Wednesday maintenance, doubled tree-cutting teams and texted nearly 180,000 Priority Services customers as Storm Bram brings potentially damaging winds to northern Scotland.
SSEN has moved to Yellow Alert preparedness status in the north of Scotland ahead of Storm Bram, which is forecast to bring winds gusting up to 90mph from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning.
SSEN has moved to its Weather Warning preparedness level in the north of Scotland ahead of forecast high winds on 27 and 28 November 2025, with gusts of up to 75mph expected.
An amber cold health alert from the UK Health Security Agency is in force for England as the Met Office warns of snow, ice and temperatures down to -10°C in rural Scotland on Thursday night.
Storm Claudia brought extensive heavy rain to England and Wales on 14 November 2025, with a major incident declared in Monmouth and more than 50 properties reported flooded.
Severe wind warnings ended at noon on 5 October 2025 after Storm Amy, allowing SSEN to speed up reconnection work, with power restored to more than 71,000 customers and 17,000 homes still to…
Storm Amy brought gusts of over 92mph to north-western Scotland and Northern Ireland in early October 2025, leaving more than 90,000 properties without power and some homes off supply for several…
Twelve UK weather stations with records of 30 or more years set their highest October maximum gust speed during Storm Amy in early October 2025, the Met Office has reported.
SSEN has drafted in hundreds of extra staff and is texting more than 180,000 vulnerable customers as Storm Amy, the first named storm of autumn 2025, approaches its Scottish network area.
Heavy downpours fell in parts of Yorkshire on 27 August 2025, but Yorkshire Water says forecast rain will not be enough to lift its hosepipe restrictions, with reservoir stocks at 35.8%.
The Met Office issued two thunderstorm warnings for Norfolk covering 26 and 27 August, with intense rain, hail and lightning possible and surface water flooding likely in places.