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 Royal Life Saving Society UK has warned about drowning risk ahead of a heatwave in parts of England, after a number of recent drownings, with a health alert in force from 9 to 12 June.
A technical fault in June limited the public's ability to reach emergency services through the 999 system, the government's 2023 resilience implementation update has disclosed.
The UK Health Security Agency has updated its England-only Adverse Weather Alerting service, run with the Met Office, to a colour coded system using green, yellow, amber and red levels instead of…
The UK Health Security Agency says its Weather-Health Alert system was updated in June 2023, replacing fixed temperature thresholds with a risk assessment that weighs duration, regions affected and…
The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office run a Weather-Health Alerting System of heat and cold alerts, and its guidance page was first published on 1 June 2023.
The Royal Life Saving Society UK has warned people to take care around water over the bank holiday weekend after a number of young people drowned during the warm weather that week.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has updated its April 2023 recall notice for a High-Power multi-function jump starter to add the model number of its AC adaptor, HR-1501000.
The Cabinet Office has set 3pm on Sunday 23 April for a UK-wide test of the Emergency Alerts system, sending a siren-like message to 4G and 5G phones for up to ten seconds.
A UK-wide test of the Emergency Alerts service was sent to phones in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland on 23 April 2023, with a separate Welsh-language test sent to Wales.
The UK government's Emergency Alerts system went live on 12 April 2023, sending siren-like messages to compatible mobile phones when lives are in danger, with a national test set for Sunday 23 April…
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has enacted resilience plans ahead of strong winds across central southern England on Wednesday 12 April, with gusts forecast to reach 55mph inland and 60mph…
The UK held its first national test of the Emergency Alerts system in April 2023, sending a siren-like message to compatible phones across the country to check the system works.
The first national test of the UK emergency alerts system took place in April 2023, with the government saying some phones did not sound and tracing the problem to specific networks.
NHS England has relaunched its Act F.A.S.T.
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has published its independent investigation into the death of a three-year-old who swallowed a button battery, with recommendations on public awareness,…
The Child Accident Prevention Trust, the Office for Product Safety and Standards and the British and Irish Portable Battery Association have launched a national button battery safety campaign, with a…
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.
The UK Emergency Alerts system, which sends a message directly to compatible mobile phones when lives or health are at risk, went live in March 2023, with a country-wide test set for 3pm on Sunday 23…
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…
The UK Government tested the Emergency Alerts system in 2023, sending warnings to compatible 4G and 5G phones, with a further national test scheduled for 7 September 2025.