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.
Suffolk County Council has published flood investigation reports into Needham Market and Wickham Market, where Storm Babet internally flooded more than 45 and 40 properties respectively in October…
Storm Babet floodwater breached the River Rother at Catcliffe, Rotherham, in October 2023, damaging homes on California Drive beyond repair and leaving residents in hotels and caravans for months.
Storm Agnes was the first named storm of the 2023/24 season, which ran from 27 September 2023 to Storm Lilian on 22 August 2024 and brought 12 named storms, the most since naming began in 2015.
SSEN Distribution issued a weather advisory for Storm Agnes across north Scotland and central southern England on 27 and 28 September 2023 and increased standby resources for possible damage to its…
The remnants of Hurricane Lee brought high winds and heavy rain to Wales on 20 September 2023, flooding roads and causing disruption in Swansea, Carmarthenshire and Powys, with the river Clydach…
Visits to the NHS heat exhaustion and heatstroke advice page rose 552% in the first week of September 2023 as an amber heat health alert covered most of England until 9pm on Sunday 10 September.
The UK Health Security Agency issued an Amber Heat Health Alert for most of England as the Met Office forecast heatwave conditions and temperatures up to 33°C into the weekend of 9 and 10 September…
The British Red Cross reports that a heatwave in September 2023 caused 934 heat-associated deaths in England in just 11 days, and sets out how to tell heat exhaustion from heatstroke.
SSEN Distribution says Storm Antoni is expected to bring heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 55mph to central southern England on Saturday 5 August, clearing by 10pm.
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for Saturday 5 August, covering southwest England, parts of southern England, much of Wales and Northern Ireland, with up to 60mm of rain and coastal…
The Met Office has announced that England and Wales provisionally recorded their driest July on record, with Southern England seeing its driest month in a series dating back to 1836.
South East Water's temporary use ban on hosepipes and sprinklers in Kent and Sussex takes effect on 26 June 2023, affecting around 580,000 homes after record demand left drinking water storage at very…
NHS England's medical director warned that a three-day junior doctor strike would be worsened by hot weather, with thousands of appointments likely rescheduled and emergency care prioritised.
London Ambulance Service moved to its highest level of response on 13 June 2023 after receiving 7,751 999 calls the previous day, the most since New Year's Eve 2021.
The UK Health Security Agency issued a Heat Health Alert for England on 8 June 2023 ahead of the first sustained hot spell of the year, with those over 65 or with pre-existing conditions most…
The Met Office issued a Yellow Warning for thunderstorms covering Wales and southern and central England from 1400 to 2100 on Saturday 10 June, warning of travel disruption, power cuts and localised…
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.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service issued a "very high" wildfire warning for Scotland running from Wednesday 7 June to Saturday 10 June 2023, as a large wildfire near Inverness continued.
The Heat-Health Alert service moved in summer 2023 to impact-based alerting, giving an indication of the health impacts likely to be observed from forecast temperatures rather than only warning that…
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…