Leading bookmaker Coral has suspended betting on there being a hosepipe ban in the UK this summer, following record high temperatures over the last couple of days. The firm makes it 1-4 for this summer to be the hottest ever in the UK.
“We have pulled the plug on our betting on there being a hosepipe ban this summer in the UK. With more heatwaves set for the next few weeks, it looks very likely now that a ban on hosepipes will be imposed,” said Coral’s John Hill.
Dramatic photos show reservoirs in England on the verge of totally drying up as Britain baked in near 40C temperatures - leaving just beds of cracked mud. A rare danger-to-life warning is in place for parts of northern England as the heat caused tarmac to melt and rail tracks to buckle, while GP clinics and some schools were closed.
