Water firm tells customers to let lawns go brown in hosepipe ban warning

The water provider suggested that people let their lawns go brown in order to save water (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Archive)

Residents in the south of England have been asked to let their lawns go brown and take shorter showers as water supplies dwindle and the UK prepares for a June heatwave.

Southern Water, which supplies water to about 2.6 million customers, has issued tips on how to save water to Hampshire and Isle of Wight residents amid a prolonged dry spell, after the UK experienced its driest spring on record.