The government emergency kit advice is spreading fast, but not everything you’ve read is accurate. Here’s what’s genuinely on the official list, and what we already recommend beyond it.
Bristol’s first hosepipe ban since 1975 starts Thursday as water restrictions widen; yellow thunderstorm warning risks flash flooding on parched ground today.
Met Office warns Wednesday’s rain risks flash flooding on drought-baked ground; plus a West Sussex burst main and Gatwick arson fire updates.
Greater Manchester NHS trust declares critical incident amid strikes this week; Devon & Cornwall rivers hit record lows as drought grips the South West.
Thames Water’s hosepipe ban could run into winter despite rain, Iran-linked hackers shut a UK power plant for 4 days, and Ofgem’s price cap lands Wednesday.
E.coli wrap recall and a salmonella egg warning for vulnerable groups today, plus Bristol’s water supply squeezed as drought silts Gloucester Docks.
New Forest wildfire damage revealed, Holme Fen fire crews stay until September, and the first Severn drought order in 37 years as UK dry spell drags on.
Burst main forces Enfield hospital to postpone ops; storms bring flash flood risk to N England & Wales today; salmonella traced to imported eggs.
One dead in a new UKHSA salmonella outbreak; burst mains leave hundreds without water in London and Yorkshire, and a South London waste fire shuts rail lines.
Wessex Water’s first hosepipe ban in 50 years hits 1.4m homes today; rain this week risks flash flooding on drought-baked ground.
Blaenavon wildfire shows first signs of progress after military deployment; rain arrives this week but won’t fix England’s 71% drought.
Stourbridge families return home to find 19 houses destroyed as fire chiefs battle dozens of new wildfires. £65m drought aid announced for farmers today.
National wildfire alert sent to millions; 37 fires burn across England & Wales, BBQs banned, military deployed. Drought grips most of England.
Wildfires destroy homes in the West Midlands as England’s amber heat alert ends tonight; drought now covers almost three-quarters of the country.
Amber heat-health alert covers all of England as temps hit 36°C; New Forest wildfire enters day 5 and a Caerphilly house fire leaves five families homeless.
Southern Water wants to ban businesses from washing cars and filling pools, the first order like this in 20 years. Here’s what it means, and when we’ll know.
PM chairs emergency Cobra meeting as amber extreme heat hits 38°C Thursday; New Forest wildfire enters day 4; East London queues for water after burst main.
Amber heat-health alerts cover most of England as drought hits 71% of the country; New Forest wildfire crews face a third day. What to do today.
Fifth heatwave to peak at 34C Thursday as drought spreads across England. New Forest wildfire shuts the A31; Heathrow and Gatwick rail links disrupted today.
Kent hit by two separate water outages this weekend, with bottled water reported stolen from vulnerable residents. London hits 32C as fifth heatwave builds.