The Latest Breaking News on Droughts

Regulator Ofwat says companies lost an average of 2,923.8m litres of water a day in 2021-22

Thames Water bosses have seen their salaries soar despite coming under fire for failing to fix leaky pipes while announcing a hosepipe ban for London.

Research by the party showed water company executives picked up wages of £24.8 million in 2021-22 – a increase of 21% on the previous year.

Amid searing heatwaves, a historic drought has racked France since the end of July, causing water shortages in large parts of the country. Climate change is bound to make such droughts frequent, if not the new normal – so scientists are looking for technological fixes to find a way around…

Feargal Sharkey challenged water boss to take a drink after he said it was mostly rainwater

In village of Cranleigh, where residents are having to get their water from tankers, the mood is mutinous

More and more homes in UK now have water meters installed, but they do not always inspire careful use

Licences for water abstraction have been suspended in the Borders with recent rainfall still not making up the deficit of low levels in the River Tweed.

Wet weather earlier this week have seen water levels in Fife improve but very little difference in the Borders, SEPA say.