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.
SEPA has completed its six-yearly review of Potentially Vulnerable Areas, replacing 235 catchment scale areas from 2018 with 452 community scale areas covering 90 per cent of properties at flood risk…
South Central Ambulance Service received 20 emergency calls by 10:00am on 28 November reporting collisions or falls linked to ice, after overnight temperatures fell as low as -4C.
The Welsh Government has announced grants of £1,000 or £500 for households flooded during Storm Bert, as local authorities report internal flooding to at least 433 properties across Wales.
The National Fire Chiefs Council has responded to flooding from Storm Bert, thanking fire and rescue personnel and volunteers and repeating its call for a statutory duty consultation for services in…
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said its fire control handled multiple weather related incidents on the evening of 24 November 2024, including cars stuck in floodwater and dangerous…
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.
A major incident was declared in Rhondda Cynon Taf after Storm Bert brought severe flooding to south Wales, with hundreds of homes, businesses and schools affected and flood warnings still in force…
SSEN moved to Weather Warning status on 21 November 2024 ahead of Storm Bert, forecasting a 24-hour period of heavy rain and high winds across its north of Scotland and central southern England areas.
Northern Powergrid restored power to 25,600 customers affected by Storm Bert on 23 November 2024, with some customers expected to remain without supply overnight.
The Met Office issued a weather warning for snow, rain and wind across Northern Powergrid's North East and Yorkshire regions from 5am on 23 November to 9am on 24 November 2024, with possible…
Three men died on the roads on Saturday as Storm Bert brought heavy rain, flooding and high winds to the UK, with a major incident declared in south Wales.
Severn Trent issued advice on who to contact about different types of flooding and on steps to keep homes flood-free, as Storm Bert was expected to hit the Midlands over the weekend.
Storm Bert reached the SP Manweb electricity licence area around 8am on 22 November 2024, with an 83mph gust at Capel Curig, but the network operator reports no major impact on its supplies.
Storm Bert brought heavy rain, strong winds and snow to the UK from 22 to 25 November 2024, flooding hundreds of properties in Wales and England, cutting power to 350,000 homes and causing a number of…
SSEN has moved to Weather Warning status ahead of Storm Bert, forecasting a 24-hour period of heavy rain and high winds across north Scotland and central southern England on 23 and 24 November 2024.
The first cold episode of winter 2024 to 2025 ran from 20 to 21 November 2024, with amber Cold Health Alerts in six regions of England and yellow alerts in the other three, the UK Health Security…
Severn Trent has issued winter advice to customers to lag pipes and find their stop tap after snow fell across its region, with Met Office Yellow Weather warnings in place for the East and West…
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…
The Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland has issued advice on keeping warm, carbon monoxide safety, helping vulnerable neighbours and winter vaccines after a yellow warning for snow and ice.
The UK Health Security Agency updated its public guidance on the health effects of drought on 13 November 2024, revising the heat health information within it and pointing readers to the Adverse…