Eight areas of England are formally in a drought due to high temperatures and low rainfall.
Devon and Cornwall, Solent and South Downs, Kent, south London and East Sussex, Herts and north London, East Anglia, Thames, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, and the East Midlands are all in drought, according to the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs.
Members of the public and businesses in affected areas are being urged to use water wisely.
