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Worst affected were those in northern England from minority ethnic backgrounds, inquiry told

LONDON: Millions of people across parts of southern England will be banned from using garden hoses as a hot spell sparks record demand for drinking water, authorities said on Friday.

There are many aspects of the Ashes rivalry in which Australia can lay claim to fair supremacy.

Tottenham transfer news: James Maddison is a target for Spurs this summer but has plenty of options. Newcastle are also in for the England star and may have a trick up their sleeve.

Umpiring at home over the past three years under the constant pressure put by the big Indian stars has helped Nitin Menon grow immensely as an ICC Elite Panel umpire, preparing him well for his much-awaited Ashes debut next month.

Over the past 12 months, Ben Stokes, Brendon McCullum and their gloriously free-spirited England team have taken cricket fans on an unexpected journey from the utterly abject to the thrillingly absurd. Over the next six weeks, they have the chance to drag the rest of the country along, too.

Crawley made 61 before falling to the last ball before lunch.

England opener Zak Crawley's dad, Terry, went from a £100-a-week job as a carpet fitter to earning millions as a financial trader in the City of London during the 1990s

The England opener crashed the first ball to the boundary.

STUMPS: England 393/8d, Australia 14/0

Yellow warning in place for most of England and Wales