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.
Transport Scotland has set out its winter service for 2024/25, with over 230 gritters, more than 412,000 tonnes of salt in stock and improved ice measures on the Queensferry Crossing.
Storm Bert cut power to 60,000 Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks customers across central southern England, with almost 700 faults on the network and all but 690 customers restored within 24…
The UK Health Security Agency issued its first yellow cold weather alert of the year for five English regions, lasting until 21 November 2024, as National Energy Action warned of the impact on…
Ofwat and CCW have published an update report on customers' experiences of sewer flooding, finding some improvements since 2022 but saying customers with multiple incidents are left behind.
Storm Bert brought widespread rainfall and record river levels to South Wales in November 2024, flooding more than 700 homes and forcing about 40 households to evacuate after a coal tip landslip.
Natural Resources Wales recorded nearly 400,000 visits to its website in November 2024, its busiest month of the year, as Storm Bert brought flooding to more than 700 homes across Wales.
Flooding in Northamptonshire and West Yorkshire followed Storm Bert in November 2024, with fire service photographs of the response published alongside a national warning that the UK is not adequately…
The Met Office has launched its WeatherReady winter campaign with survey results showing almost half of people in the UK were caught out unexpectedly by severe weather in the past year.
An Amber Warning for wind comes into force at 9am on Sunday 20 October for the Western Isles, the West Coast, Islay, Skye and parts of Argyll as Storm Ashley brings gale force winds to Scotland.
SSEN Distribution moved to Yellow Alert status for the north of Scotland on 19 October 2024, with gale force winds from Storm Ashley forecast for Sunday 20 and Monday 21 October.
The Met Office issued Amber and Yellow weather warnings as Storm Ashley brought cancelled flights and trains and power cuts to thousands across parts of the UK in October 2024.
The Welsh Government has set out winter preparations including £6 million to improve the national Flood Warning Service, citing Storms Bert and Darragh in 2024 and a shift from drought to flooding in…
Transport Scotland has named Storm Ashley as the first named storm of the 2024/25 season, as it set out its winter service plans after a record 12 named storms in 2023/24.
Natural Resources Wales has reported that Storm Ashley brought sea flooding to the coastal communities of Borth, Amroth and Aberystwyth on 20 and 21 October 2024, the first named storm of the 2024/25…
Gloucestershire community group GRCC cites Storm Bert in autumn 2024 as part of the county's recent record of dangerous weather, in a Flood Action Week 2025 article urging households to prepare.
Severn Trent has issued storm and flooding advice to customers across the Midlands, setting out who to contact for different types of flooding as heavy rain continues under a Met Office Yellow…
The Floods Resilience Taskforce was established in September 2024, the government's 2026 implementation report of its Resilience Action Plan confirms, as part of work to strengthen the UK's resilience…
The government launched the Floods Resilience Taskforce in September 2024, bringing Defra ministers and officials together with public, private and third sector representatives to oversee national and…
The Met Office named Storm Lilian on 22 August 2024 and issued a strong wind warning for 5am to 11am on Friday 23 August, with Northern Powergrid warning of possible power cuts in the North East and…
Storm Lilian affected the UK on 22 to 23 August 2024, closing a season of 12 named storms, the highest number since the Met Office began naming storms in 2015.