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The Latest Breaking News on Droughts

‘This is the future’: the Oxfordshire village living without running water

Residents of Northend, forced to rely on bottled water and a tanker, find their lives upended in the heatwave

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on water companies: nationalise a flawed private system

Editorial: Time to fix Britain’s broken private utility model, whereby natural monopolies are able to dupe weak regulators

The Guardian - UK

Rhine runs dry and wildfires rage in France as Europe faces worst drought in 500 years

The Rhine River - which has suffered critically-low water levels due to the baking summer and scant rainfall - acts as one of western Europe's main commercial waterways as it runs through Germany and into the North Sea

Daily Mirror

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England’s water crisis should be blamed on privatisation

Letters: The Labour MP Dr Jack Cunningham warned of the dangers of water privatisation three decades ago, writes Preston Witts. Plus letters from Pam Lunn, Robert Kelso, Brian Marshall, Alan Couchman and Amanda Epps

The Guardian - UK

What are they not telling us about the damage done to our rivers?

Letters: Karen Lloyd on the Environment Agency’s lack of transparency, and Paul Sedgwick on the misguided moratorium on housebuilding across wide areas of the country

The Guardian - UK

Dublin weather: Top water and sunshine tips as public urged to stay safe during heatwave

While most will enjoy the sunshine, there are always risks involved in good weather

Dublin Live

Hosepipe ban: Water rationing is on the horizon — could London really run dry?

Wildfires, parched parkland and the prospect of a hosepipe ban — as temperatures continue to soar, experts fear we may be on the cusp of months of water rationing. Ben Bryant reports

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Welsh reservoirs show decreased water levels as extreme heat continues

Pictures show reservoirs in the Brecon Beacons looking dryer than usual in the hot weather

Wales Online

Is there going to be a hosepipe ban in Greater Manchester?

Low rainfall and hot spells have left parts of the UK facing drought

Manchester Evening News

Britain’s crises have one thing in common: a failure to invest

Obsession with efficiency means infrastructure has been run into the ground rather than upgraded

The Guardian - UK

Can you fill a paddling pool during a hose pipe ban?

Many Brits may be confused over the strict rules surrounding a hosepipe ban

Manchester Evening News

Hosepipe ban: How to stop water ban from wrecking your lawn?

As drought warnings spread across the nation, experts share some top tips to keep your garden lovely and green

Daily Mirror

Is there a hosepipe ban? All areas affected as UK plunged into drought

The UK has been plunged into another sweltering heatwave, with temperatures hitting 35C in some parts of the country. Hosepipe bans are being put in place to deal with water supplies, along with a drought being declared

Daily Mirror

Hosepipe ban fines: How are people caught when they flout the rules?

The Met Office has warned of a new heatwave bearing down on the UK. It comes as the south of England is battling hosepipe bans, with more potentially on the horizon

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UK town runs DRY with residents forced to rely on deliveries of bottled and tanker water

Residents in Northend, a community situated between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, have been left without running water following the latest heatwave, and have been relying on bottled water

Irish Mirror

Irish Water say 15 areas already impacted by shortages as 27C heatwave rolls in

Irish Water have said that while the majority of their 750 water treatment plants continue to meet demand, they are keeping an eye on things ahead of the blast of hot weather we're going to be experiencing over the next days

Evening Standard

Hosepipe bans could become ‘new normal’, says Thames Water boss

Temperatures are set to hit at least 32C in London this week, prompting the Met Office to issue an extreme heat weather warning

Liverpool Echo

Warning to holidaymakers travelling to Spain amid extreme heatwave

Hotels, resorts, petrol stations and supermarkets are all affected

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The Independent UK

Areas in UK hit by water shortages and grass fires as temperatures start to rise

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for extreme heat for parts of England and Wales from Thursday to Sunday.

Wales Online

'That won't be happening in my house', what people are saying about advice to shower for just four minutes to save water

While some people argued four minutes wasn't long enough, others offered their own water-saving tips

Wales Online

Wales loses 170 million litres of water every day as it approaches drought conditions

Some parts of the country are "approaching drought levels"

The Independent UK

What is your water company doing to cope with the dry weather?

Four companies have announced hosepipe bans so far, but more are expected.

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water to introduce hosepipe ban ‘in coming weeks’

Ban will hit 15 million people in London and south-east England and could last until October

Evening Standard

Thames Water to announce hosepipe ban ‘in the coming weeks’ as heatwave continues

The company said the ‘temporary-use’ ban would be imposed as a result of ‘very hot temperatures’ in the capital

Wales Online

Fourth hosepipe ban announced as we head into another week of dry weather

The Met Office has issued a four-day amber warning for extreme temperatures

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