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The level is set by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) and MI5. If you see something suspicious, report it: call 999 if it's urgent, or use the anti-terrorism hotline 0800 789 321.
National severe-weather warnings appear above when the Met Office issues them.
In an emergency, councils open rest centres and post updates on their websites and social media. Updates about emergencies are marked ⚠.
Your BBC local radio station carries local news and emergency information when phones and the internet are down. Write it on your emergency sheet.
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Older advice is out of date: BBC Radio 4 long wave (198 kHz) closed on 27 June 2026. A battery or wind-up FM radio is on the government's emergency kit list.
Official Foreign Office travel advice changes, and world headlines from the BBC.
Health alerts for cold and heat are under Health & urgent care.
How much prices have risen compared with a year earlier. The Bank of England aims to keep inflation at 2% (dashed line). Tap or hover over a chart to see each month.
Tools: Bank of England inflation calculator · Wise cost of living comparison
The National Cyber Security Centre (part of GCHQ) publishes warnings and advice for the public and organisations.
Scam text or email? Forward texts to 7726 and emails to report@phishing.gov.uk. Lost money? Contact your bank, then report it.
A quick test of your connection to this app and to key public websites. Useful when things feel slow or a site seems down.
Uses about 3 MB of data. Results are a rough guide: speeds vary with your device, Wi-Fi and network.
Solar storms can disrupt GPS, satellites, radio and, in extreme cases, the power grid. NOAA rates them on three 1–5 scales.
Seen a fireball over the UK? Report it to the UK Meteor Network.
The government can send an alert to every phone in an area when there's a danger to life. If you missed or dismissed one, it's listed here.
Power cut? Call 105 free from any phone, or check powercut105.com. Report fallen power lines on 105 and stay well away; call 999 if there's danger to life.
No water or discoloured water? Check your water company's "in your area" page; the company is named on your bill.
Check your network's status page: O2 · Three · Vodafone · EE. If mobile data is down, try Wi-Fi calling, and keep a battery radio for news.
Life-threatening emergency: 999. Urgent but not an emergency: 111 online or call 111. For minor illnesses a pharmacist can often help without an appointment. Your nearest services are listed below.
Motorways and major A roads: National Highways (Traffic England). Local roads: your council's roadworks page.
Before you travel: National Rail disruptions.
Always check your flight with your airline before you travel.
Life-threatening (chest pain, severe bleeding, can't breathe, stroke signs): call 999. Not sure where to go: 111 online or call 111. In a major incident the council and BBC local radio will announce rest centres.
Based on the government's Be Ready checklist. Tick what you have; add expiry dates so the app can remind you to rotate stock.
You're likely to be eligible for the free Priority Services Register. Join it with both your energy supplier and your water company: they'll warn you about planned cuts and prioritise you in an emergency.
Your load block letter decides when your power would be cut in a national energy shortage. Find it at powercut105.com or on some energy bills.
Don't enter your address or names of medical conditions. The app doesn't need them.
Track anything with a use-by date: tins, bottled water, batteries, medication, first-aid items. Items expiring within 30 days are flagged.
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Gas leak or smell of gas: leave the building and call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. Don't use light switches or naked flames.
Tap "Done" when you've done a check. The app works out when the next one is due.
Send your plan, contacts, supplies and checks straight to someone else's phone: AirDrop or Messages on iPhone, Quick Share, Bluetooth or WhatsApp on Android. Nothing goes through a server. They open SitRep and choose Import from household.
Add to mine keeps everything you have and adds what's new (contacts, supplies, empty plan fields, latest check dates). Replace mine makes your copy match theirs exactly.
Your household details stay on this device only and are never sent to a server. They work offline. Download a backup now and then; clearing your browser data deletes them.
Most phones send your location to 999 automatically when you call. If the call handler asks, read out what's below.
Tap the button to find your position.
Useful, but not run by government. SitRep's own guides are based on official advice.
We use your area for local flood warnings, your council and radio. Your exact position stays on your phone: we send a rounded position (about 100 m) to find your postcode area, and we don't store it. To show your what3words address, your exact position is sent to what3words.
SitRep (Situation Report) brings the UK's live official information together in one place: the national picture, what's happening near you, and how ready your household is for an emergency. It's free to use.
SitRep is an independent app, run by Derek Drew-Smith. It is not a government service, and it isn't connected to the government's Be Ready campaign or to any organisation whose information it shows.
In an emergency, call 999. SitRep can be delayed or wrong, so always follow instructions from the emergency services and official sources.
Contact: hello@uksitrep.co.uk
Every panel names its source and is labelled OFFICIAL (a government or public body) or MEDIA (a news organisation). The main sources are:
The preparedness checklist follows the government's Be Ready advice. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
SitRep has no accounts, no cookies, no tracking and no adverts. Your household plan never leaves your phone.
Your preparedness plan, kit list, supplies, contacts and checks are saved only in this browser's storage on this device. They are never sent to SitRep or anyone else. Your chosen location and the latest live data are saved there too, so the app works offline.
Clearing your browser data deletes all of this, so download a backup now and then.
When you share your plan with your household, the file goes straight from your phone to theirs (for example by AirDrop, Messages or WhatsApp). It doesn't pass through SitRep. If you set a password, the file is encrypted.
The server uses these details to answer the request and doesn't store them, apart from briefly caching the answer for that area. SitRep's host, Cloudflare, keeps short-lived technical logs of requests (which can include your IP address) for security and fault-finding. These are deleted automatically after a few days.
SitRep's server, not your phone, fetches information from the organisations listed above, so they see a request from SitRep rather than from you. For information about your area (weather, pharmacies, power cuts, local news), it passes on the rounded location or the area name. Fonts are served by SitRep itself.
Derek Drew-Smith runs SitRep and is responsible for how it handles information (the data controller under UK data protection law). Contact: hello@uksitrep.co.uk.
SitRep doesn't keep personal information about you, so there is normally nothing to access, correct or delete: your plan is under your control on your phone. If you have a question or a concern, email hello@uksitrep.co.uk. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Last updated 8 November 2026.
SitRep should be usable by as many people as possible. You should be able to:
SitRep was tested in November 2026 against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, level AA, using automated tools and manual checks, and passes the automated checks. It hasn't yet been tested with screen readers on real phones or by disabled people, so it is partially compliant until that's done.
If something doesn't work for you, email hello@uksitrep.co.uk with what you were trying to do and the device you were using.
Last updated 8 November 2026.
Last updated 8 November 2026.