Over a million customers in Kent and Sussex face restrictions from next week, as a hosepipe ban by Yorkshire Water comes into ...

South East Water has implemented the second hosepipe ban of the summer, putting most of Kent and Sussex under restrictions.

Police have warned people not to contact them if they see someone flouting the hosepipe ban. Ch Supt Tracy Bradley, from ...

Meanwhile, Yorkshire Water's ban applies to any home that receives water from the firm. That generally includes the regions of West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and East Riding of Yorkshire, as well as ...

UK customers will be charged more for their water during heatwaves under a new scheme being trialled by 15 companies across ...

A family has hit out at Yorkshire Water after their driveway near York was left covered in human faeces on the hottest day of the year.

Street standpipes were last used in the heatwave of 1976 - but the introduction of a hosepipe ban has paved the way for their ...

I'm surprised Yorkshire Water hasn't introduced a hosepipe ban sooner. Spring weather was exceptionally dry; such unusual weather events are now more common. Drastic action to stop further climate ...

A hosepipe ban will be issued in the South East as the third heatwave of the summer hits some parts of the country. Due to ...

As Yorkshire Water implements a hosepipe ban for more than two million households, what are the new rules on water use?

Calderdale Council has told the Courier it will be switching off the water at the play areas at Manor Heath Park in Halifax ...

Temperatures hit 34.7C at Astwood Bank, near Worcester, on Friday, according to the Met Office, with similar or even higher ...