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Ofwat chief defends water companies over lack of new reservoirs

David Black also says most firms are meeting leakage targets despite water shortages in England

The Guardian - UK

UK water company targeted in cyber attack as it reassures 1.6million customers

South Staffordshire PLC, the parent firm of South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water, has reassured its 1.6million UK customers that the cyber attack will not affect water supplies

Daily Mirror

Plan outlined to take water from Welsh reservoir and send it to London to solve drought

GMB London has called on Thames Water and the UK Government to implement the Victorian-era idea

Wales Online

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Eton College's playing fields treated to 'gallons of water' as hosepipe ban expected

Sections of lawn at Boris Johnson's former stomping ground remained "green and lush", as threats of a hosepipe ban remained very real across the south of England

Daily Mirror

As drought hits, what are UK water company chief executives paid?

Anger is growing over the huge sums handed to shareholders and executives

The Guardian - UK

Capital faces hosepipe ban within days as fire brigade ‘is stretched to the limit’

Thames Water is to ban 15 million customers from watering gardens or washing cars

Evening Standard

Temperatures reach 34C ahead of three days of rain and thunder

The hot weather led to several wildfires erupting across England while Scotland had heavy thunderstorms.

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'Intense' thunderstorms due to hit parts of UK this week as heatwave ends with a bang

The country sizzled again over the weekend with 34.9C recorded in Charlwood, Surrey, but the heat is now set to be replaced with thunderstorms and cooler temperatures

Daily Mirror

New reservoirs are ‘urgent’ and must be given green light, UK warned

Projects should be approved by ministers despite local opposition, the National Infrastructure Commission says

Evening Standard

Thames Water accused of ‘failing’ residents after water supplies were cut in parts of Surrey

County councillor Liz Townsend said people were ‘annoyed’, adding that ‘the service is not fit for purpose’

Evening Standard

Thames Water accused of ignoring warnings after hundreds in Surrey endure days without water

Lib Dem councillor calls for company to be fined over the incident

The Guardian - UK

Temperatures to rise to 32C ahead of thunderstorms across the UK

The Met Office has warned of flash flooding and power cuts over the next few days.

The Independent UK

The Observer view on the woeful state of England’s water industry

The response to the drought shows how underinvestment has left us without the infrastructure to cope with climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Bottled water stations opened in Surrey after issues at treatment works

Residents of Cranleigh faced with empty taps and low pressure as country braved another heatwave

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Daily Mirror

Hundreds of households wake up without water in heatwave as locals flock to water stations

Hundreds of households in East Surrey woke up this morning with little or no water pressure amid the ongoing heatwave, leaving locals "desperate" and "scared" as temperatures are set to reach 33C

Wales Online

E.coli scare at reservoir leaves dozens of homes without water

Residents of the village were forced to boil kettles to wash as tankers were brought in

Daily Mirror

Homes left without water after E.coli bacteria found in a nearby reservoir

The bacteria was found in Stokenchurch reservoir by Thames Water - who resorted to suppling homes with bottled water as around 68 households were left without a running supply

The Independent UK

Positive E.coli test at reservoir left Oxfordshire village without water

Positive samples of the bacteria were found in Stokenchurch reservoir by Thames Water.

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Reuters

Britain's dry summer set to trigger drought declarations

Parts of England are likely to declare a drought on Friday, local media reported ahead of a meeting between the government, its environment agency and water companies to discuss a long period of dry weather.

The Independent UK

Father of nine-month-old baby blocks Thames Water van after being left with ‘no running water for 48 hours’

Police were called to scene by blocked engineer

Daily Mirror

Parents left with 'no water' BLOCK Thames Water van and demand help for their baby

Tensions came to a head on Wednesday as Chris Oxley, 40, parked two cars across the front and back of a Thames Water engineer's van while demanding to speak to a manager

The Independent UK

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

Four water companies have announced hosepipe bans in the UK, as another heatwave scorches the country

Daily Mirror

Brits' fury at Thames Water hosepipe ban as firm wastes 24% water EVERY DAY

Britain's biggest water supplier Thames Water wastes almost a quarter of water every day, leaking around 624million as many Brits take to social media to highlight the company's failings

Daily Mirror

Met Office boss brands UK summer 'scary' and fires warning ahead of second 36C heatwave

Met Office boss Paul Davies fears a 35C heatwave such as the one we are baking under this week may become more common - and 40C could hit the UK every three years in 77 years

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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