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 British Red Cross has published new UK-wide research on flood risk awareness and resilience, revisiting its earlier polling after the storms of winter 2023/24 and setting out updated…
Suffolk councils have received 750 reports of internal flooding to homes and businesses after Storm Babet, with financial support under the Government's Flood Recovery Framework due to start reaching…
The Environment Agency reported 41 flood warnings and 158 flood alerts across England on 4 November 2023, with around 260 properties flooded by Storm Ciarán and approximately 13,000 protected.
Environment Agency staff will not take part in four days of industrial action planned from 3 November after discussions with Unison, as the agency continues its response to Storm Ciarán.
SSEN Distribution restored power to 35,000 customers after Storm Ciarán brought gusts of almost 70mph to central southern England, deploying a 1,400-strong team and taking over 3,200 calls.
The Environment Agency issued more than 750 flood warnings, including five severe flood warnings, during storms Babet and Ciarán in autumn and winter 2023, with about 5,000 properties flooded.
Suffolk County Council said Storm Ciarán would bring wet and windy weather to the county overnight on Wednesday 1 November and throughout Thursday 2 November 2023.
Electricity North West warned customers to be prepared as Storm Debi brought strong winds likely to cause power cuts across the North West on 1 November 2023, with emergency plans stood up and…
Storm Ciarán brought high winds and heavy rain to southwest Wales on 1 and 2 November 2023, with a severe flood warning for the River Ritec in Tenby and internal flooding to 7 properties.
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service issued a safety warning on 1 November 2023 as Storm Ciaran brought heavy rain and very strong winds, with severe weather warnings in place until Friday.
SSEN Distribution activated contingency plans and moved to Weather Warning status on 30 October 2023 ahead of Storm Ciaran, forecasting coastal gusts of 60 to 70mph and heavy rain across southern…
SSEN Distribution restored power to 37,000 customers in the north of Scotland after Storm Babet, fixing more than 450 network faults over three days, though around 150 properties in Brechin remain…
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said on 20 October 2023 that it had resources committed to evacuations and rescues in areas worst hit by Storm Babet, mainly Brechin and elsewhere in Tayside and…
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has published household advice for Storm Babet, covering grab bags, pet plans, securing flood-prone property and which agency to call for fallen trees, unsafe…
Suffolk councils received 750 reports of internal flooding to homes and businesses after Storm Babet, with government recovery grants and council tax discounts due to start reaching eligible…
Storm Babet brought high winds and extreme rainfall to the UK on 18 October 2023, causing significant flooding, damage to homes and infrastructure, and the deaths of seven people.
Storm Babet brought gusts of more than 58mph and 150 to 200mm of rain to eastern Scotland between 18 and 21 October 2023, with two red warnings for rain issued.
Storm Babet, the first named storm of the winter season, brought a Severe flood warning for the Severn and internal flooding to 163 properties across four Welsh counties, the Welsh Government has…
The Met Office declared Storm Babet a named storm on Monday 16 October 2023, bringing high winds, heavy rain and heightened flood risk to Northern Powergrid's region across the North East, Yorkshire…
The Environment Agency reported that Storm Babet alone had flooded 2,200 homes by the end of October 2023, figures set out in a National Audit Office report on flood resilience published on 15…