Keeping warm when the heating stops
Practical ways to retain warmth during a heating failure, recognise when a cold home is unsafe, and arrange somewhere warmer to stay.
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Prepare your home and routine for a UK heatwave
Keep rooms cooler, plan drinks and journeys, support people at risk and recognise heat illness, with the right advice for each UK nation.
Prepare your home for a UK winter storm
A winter storm checklist for UK homes: secure loose items, plan a dark evening, arrange support and check for damage safely afterwards.
UK Emergency Alerts: set up your phone and know what to do
How UK Emergency Alerts reach phones, what to do when one sounds, device limits, scam checks and arrangements for people who may miss a message.
Weather warning colours: what to read and what to do
Understand yellow, amber and red Met Office warnings, check likelihood and impact, and distinguish weather warnings from health and flood alerts.
Winter car kit checklist for UK journeys
A winter car kit organised around warmth, visibility and delays, with vehicle checks, safer packing and the limits of roadside self-help.