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.
South Central Ambulance Service has asked the public to drink responsibly and stay safe over the Christmas party weekend of 20 December, saying the NHS faces significant pressure and avoidable 999…
London Ambulance Service moved to its highest escalation level, REAP 4, on 19 December 2024, citing extreme pressure as alcohol-related incidents rose ahead of Christmas.
The UK Health Security Agency has published an updated Heat-Health Alert action card for the voluntary and community sector in England, reflecting the new impact-based warning system developed…
Flogas Gold butane cylinders in 4.5 kg, 7 kg and 13 kg sizes sold between 6 and 22 November 2024 have been recalled after being filled with a butane and propane mixture outside BS4250 limits.
A Met Office Yellow wind warning remains in force for central southern England until 6:00pm on Sunday 8 December, after Storm Darragh cut power to thousands of homes and businesses.
The Power Cut 105 telephone line was not directing all callers to their own network operator during Storm Darragh, and the Energy Networks Association is urgently investigating, SSEN said on 7…
Several million people received a government emergency alert on their mobile phones on the evening of Friday 6 December 2024, giving advice about Storm Darragh as it approached the UK.
The UK government sent an Emergency Alert to about three million phones across Wales and south-west England on the evening of Friday 6 December 2024, warning of a rare red wind warning during Storm…
The Met Office issued a fourth wind warning covering central and eastern England until 9pm on Sunday, as Storm Bert brought flooding, road deaths and widespread travel disruption across the UK.
The UK Health Security Agency issued the first amber Cold Weather Health Alert of the winter season for five English regions, with a new amber alert for the East of England and yellow alerts for three…
Flogas has recalled gold butane gas cylinders sold in parts of England between 6 and 22 November 2024 after a production run produced bottles that do not meet the required standard, creating a fire…
MSR has widened a recall of Trail Lite and Reactor camping cooking pots, whose handles can come loose, to replace handles on all affected pots even where owners have no proof of purchase.
NHS England has added a mental health option to NHS 111 in England, letting people of all ages in crisis speak to a trained mental health professional through one phone line.
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The Met Office issued Yellow thunderstorm warnings for southeastern England on Wednesday 31 July and for most of England and Wales on Thursday, with 50 to 100mm of rain possible in a few hours in the…
A global IT outage disrupted NHS services across London on 19 July 2024, mainly in GP practices, with NHS London advising patients to attend appointments as usual and use NHS 111 for urgent help.
The Royal Life Saving Society UK reports that accidental child drowning deaths in England rose from 20 in 2019-20 to 41 in 2022-23, as its annual Drowning Prevention Week campaign begins.
Emergency Alerts were used to help evacuate people during acute flooding on the Rivers Roe and Ive in May 2024, the government has said in its UK Government Resilience Action Plan.
SSEN has issued a weather warning for strong winds on Thursday 28 March that could affect the electricity network in central southern England, with gusts of up to 70mph on the coast.
A charter for network operators including Openreach and City Fibre was agreed in March 2024, committing them to 12 months' notice before analogue voice services end and to checks on telecare devices.