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 Office for Product Safety and Standards has published a product safety report for 20,000pcs Runfeng Water Beads, which pose a serious asphyxiation risk to young children, and the Amazon listing…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has reported that three baby sleeping bags sold via OnBuy present a risk of asphyxiation and overheating, and the marketplace has removed the listing.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has reported two baby sleeping bags sold via Wish as presenting a risk of asphyxiation, and Wish has removed the listings.
Network Rail imposed speed restrictions on routes to and from Aberdeen, Glasgow Central to Carlisle and Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley, and ferry sailings between Largs and Cumbrae were…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued a product safety report for a Shark Tail Baby Sleeping Bag sold via Wish, citing a serious risk of asphyxiation, and the listing has been…
The government has announced that VAT will be removed from domestic electricity bills from 1 October 2026 until 31 March 2027, applying to all tariffs including fixed deals.
The Met Office, the UK's four hydrological agencies and the Flood Forecasting Centre have introduced a harmonised impact matrix for weather warnings and Flood Guidance Statements, with changed impact…
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued a safety alert for baby sleeping bags without armholes or with hoods, citing risks of overheating and suffocation, after nearly 50 recalls or…
The National Fire Chiefs Council has published a position statement on firefighting water supplies, after a summer 2026 survey found four in five services had changed response plans over water access…
An Emergency Alert warning people not to light anything that could start a fire was sent to phones across England and Wales from about 19:00 on Friday 14 August 2026, as wildfires burned in several…
London Ambulance Service has moved to its highest escalation level for the weekend of England's World Cup quarter final, expecting more 999 calls from heat, alcohol and football tension.
The UK Health Security Agency has raised heat-health alerts to amber for six regions of England and issued yellow alerts for three others, running from 9am on Wednesday 8 July until 9pm on Sunday 12…
The Met Office has issued further Amber extreme heat warnings for Friday and Saturday, shifting east of southern and central England, alongside a Red warning in force until late Thursday night.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has issued heatwave safety guidance covering open water, driving, the home and wildfire risk, as parts of Devon and Somerset sit under amber and red extreme…
United Utilities has worked with police, fire and ambulance services in the North West on videos warning of cold-water shock, to be shared on social media and made available to schools.
London Ambulance Service activated its REAP 4 demand plan after receiving 8,121 emergency calls on Tuesday 26 May, its busiest day since the pandemic, as hot weather continued.
The National Fire Chiefs Council has urged parents and carers to warn young people about unsupervised open water after four teenagers drowned in inland water over the bank holiday weekend.
The National Fire Chiefs Council is running its annual Be Water Aware drowning prevention campaign from 27 April to 3 May 2026, warning that more than eight in ten accidental drowning victims in the…
The UK Health Security Agency has published a user guide for the Weather-Health Alert system, setting out how heat and cold alerts are issued with the Met Office and how users register for regional…
Northern Powergrid says strong winds and rain across its operating area have caused some disruption to power supplies, with teams restoring electricity as the Met Office warning continues.