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 East Water brought hosepipe restrictions into force for its customers in Kent from 00:01 on Friday 3 July 2026, the first area covered by a temporary use ban that later spread across its supply…
National Grid DSO has announced Responder, a flexibility service that asks customers to shift electricity use ahead of forecast storms, procured in summer 2026 for delivery from September 2026 to…
England recorded its driest July on record, the Met Office has confirmed, with 6.5mm of rainfall and 19 counties seeing 1mm or less across the whole month.
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service dealt with 277 grassland, woodland and crop fires in July 2026, its second busiest such month in five years after August 2022.
NHS England says A&E attendances in England reached a record 2.5 million in July, with the three busiest months ever recorded between May and July.
Welsh fire services declared four major wildfires during July and August 2026, in Wales' hottest summer on record, as the Wales Wildfire Board launched its annual #BurnToProtect campaign.
Essex & Suffolk Water has introduced a Temporary Use Ban on hosepipe use across Essex, Suffolk, part of Norfolk and two London boroughs, its first such restriction in 29 years.
South East Water introduced hosepipe restrictions in Sussex in July because of low river levels and rainfall, and further restrictions followed in October as reservoir levels fell.
The Government has announced a new specialist wildfire capability, including strategically located wildfire response teams, within a wider £97 million investment in National Resilience assets.
Fire and rescue services in England and Wales responded to 458 wildfires in July 2026, the highest monthly total recorded, as the National Fire Chiefs Council warned of sustained pressure during…
The UK Health Security Agency estimated that 2,877 people died in the May and June heatwaves, almost double the figure recorded across the whole of summer 2025.
London Ambulance Service says the week of 22 to 28 June brought a record 53,342 calls to 999 and its highest number of Category 1 incidents, as heat and alcohol drove demand.
South Central Ambulance Service declared a major incident at 20:00 on 26 June 2026 because of continued pressure during the heatwave, and stood it down at 11:40 on 28 June, returning to a critical…
The Met Office reports a new UK and England June maximum temperature record of 38.0°C at Lingwood in Norfolk on 26 June 2026, part of a heatwave that brought three consecutive days of red heat…
South East Water announced a temporary use ban for Kent on 25 June 2026, in force from 00:01 on 3 July 2026, after demand peaked at 687 million litres a day.
The Met Office has issued further Amber extreme heat warnings for Friday and Saturday, shifting east of southern and central England, alongside a Red warning in force until late Thursday night.
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for extreme heat for Carmarthenshire, in place from Wednesday 24 June until midnight on Thursday 25 June 2026, the county council says.
NHS Greater Manchester and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust urged residents to take care in the heat, watch for signs of heat illness and check on vulnerable people while an amber heat-health alert was…
South East Water says demand on its network peaked at 687 million litres a day on 24 June 2026, nearly 100 million litres above the June average, as hosepipe restrictions apply across all its supply…
The Met Office has issued a Yellow Thunderstorm Warning for parts of southern and western England on Thursday evening, with sudden gusty winds around 50mph possible during a week of extreme heat.