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The Met Office has issued a Yellow Warning for Thursday covering parts of Tayside and Aberdeenshire, as SSEN keeps its Weather Warning status in the north of Scotland with gale-force winds forecast to…
The Met Office has issued a 17-hour yellow snow warning from 7pm on Thursday 12 February to 12pm on Friday 13 February, covering parts of Lancashire and other areas of England and Scotland.
The Met Office issued an Amber warning for heavy rain across eastern Scotland for Thursday, with more than 100 mm expected on exposed high ground and flooding possible in places.
North West Ambulance Service reports that almost 20% of 999 callers in November and December 2025 were referred to other services without an ambulance attending, up from 16% a year earlier.
The Cabinet Office issued two emergency alerts to around 500,000 people across the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall on Thursday 8 January, according to a government implementation report.
The UK government sent an emergency alert to the Isles of Scilly at 3:03pm on 8 January 2026 warning of a RED wind warning with winds peaking from 4:00pm and a danger to life.
SSEN has moved to its Weather Warning preparedness level in central southern England ahead of gale-force winds from Storm Goretti forecast for Thursday evening and the early hours of Friday.
London Ambulance Service has warned that doctored social media videos and images falsely suggest it endorses counterfeit anti-choking devices covered by a UK Government product recall.
London Ambulance Service is adding almost 140 staff, more ambulances and extra control room cover for New Year's Eve 2025, and opening a special operations centre to coordinate resources overnight.
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.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued a Safety Alert for baby sleep pillows after child fatalities in the UK and overseas, warning of suffocation and overheating risks.
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.
Resuscitation Council UK has published its 2025 Adult Basic Life Support guidelines, which tell rescuers to call 999 for any unresponsive person before checking breathing.
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.
The UK government will run the second national test of the Emergency Alerts system at around 3pm on Sunday 7 September 2025, sending a siren-like sound and vibration to 4G and 5G phones.
A test alert was sent to phones across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales on Sunday 7 September 2025 as part of the UK government's Emergency Alerts service.
South Central Ambulance Service reports a 61% rise in NHS 111 calls for urgent repeat prescriptions, now around 16,000 a year, and asks patients to order medication ahead of bank holidays.
SSEN has texted more than 100,000 vulnerable customers and phoned the most vulnerable in the areas expected to be worst hit, as Storm Floris brings storm-force winds to northern Scotland.
The Met Office has issued an Amber wind warning for much of Scotland, including Orkney, and a wider Yellow warning for the northern half of the UK as Storm Floris brings unseasonably strong winds.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled the Ring Automotive Cordless Tyre Inflator (RTC6000 / RETC6000) over a battery fault that may cause overcharging, overheating and fire.