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 government has said it responded to severe winter storms and associated flooding across the country in October and November 2023, in an annual update on UK resilience published in December.
Storm Babet brought the third-wettest independent three-day period for England and Wales since 1891, flooding around 2,100 properties while the Environment Agency's response protected nearly 100,000.
Suffolk County Council has published a flood investigation report into Debenham, one of the communities worst hit when Storm Babet brought flooding to the county in October 2023.
Suffolk County Council has published flood investigation reports into Needham Market and Wickham Market, where Storm Babet internally flooded more than 45 and 40 properties respectively in October…
Storm Babet floodwater breached the River Rother at Catcliffe, Rotherham, in October 2023, damaging homes on California Drive beyond repair and leaving residents in hotels and caravans for months.
Storm Agnes was the first named storm of the 2023/24 season, which ran from 27 September 2023 to Storm Lilian on 22 August 2024 and brought 12 named storms, the most since naming began in 2015.
SSEN Distribution issued a weather advisory for Storm Agnes across north Scotland and central southern England on 27 and 28 September 2023 and increased standby resources for possible damage to its…
SSEN Distribution says Storm Antoni is expected to bring heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 55mph to central southern England on Saturday 5 August, clearing by 10pm.
The UK Health Security Agency has extended its level 3 cold weather alert for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber until 9am on Thursday 16 March, with a level 2 alert for the…
High winds with gusts of up to 55mph cut power to around 8,500 SSEN customers across central southern England on 13 March 2023, with engineers restoring supplies through the day and evening.
The UK Health Security Agency placed all regions of England under a level 3 cold weather alert from 1am on Monday 6 March to midnight on Thursday 9 March 2023, warning of severe cold, ice and snow.
Storm Otto cut power to 43,000 homes across northern Scotland on 17 February 2023, with SSEN reporting more than 200 high voltage faults and all supplies restored by 19 February.
Storm Otto left around 16,000 properties without power in north east Scotland on 7 February 2023, after gusts of 85mph brought down trees and branches, with SSEN warning some rural homes would be off…
SSEN Distribution moved to Weather Warning status on 7 February 2023 ahead of severe gales forecast for the north of Scotland from Wednesday afternoon, with winds potentially reaching 70mph in exposed…
The Met Office and UK Health Security Agency warned that all regions of England would experience cold weather from 6pm on Sunday 5 February to 6pm on Tuesday 7 February 2023, with overnight frosts…
NHS England issued a Level 3 cold weather action alert on 13 January 2023, warning of a 90% probability of severe cold weather and icy conditions in parts of England later that month.
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…
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.
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.