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Will there be a hosepipe ban in London? South East Water ban comes into force in Kent and Sussex

As hosepipe bans comes into force in some areas, does this include London?

Evening Standard

Yorkshire Water announces hosepipe ban after driest spring in 132 years

Restrictions to be brought in from Friday after region receives just 15cm of rainfall between February and June

The Guardian - UK

Bring water firms in England and Wales into public ownership, commission urges

Exclusive: experts’ report says public ownership would mean cheaper bills, less pollution and more investment

The Guardian - UK

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Thames Water court case shows there are alternatives to massive infrastructure

It is what we might call the HS2 fallacy: new reservoirs as tall as high-rise buildings that boost water companies’ assets

The Guardian - UK

The UK is getting drier. Could reusing greywater help?

Experts say the average Briton uses too much water per day and societal change needs to start today to tackle looming water crisis

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water lenders demand government effectively block campaigners from legal action

Creditors owed £13bn say ministers should prioritise ‘environmental betterment over punitive enforcement’

The Guardian - UK

How England’s outdated water tracking system leaves regulators in the dark

Experts warn accurately monitoring consumption by bulk users such as farmers, datacentres and businesses can be all but impossible

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England’s rivers ‘under threat’ as water extraction surges to record levels

Exclusive: Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decades

The Guardian - UK

Independent water commission chair denies probe into reforms is ‘tinkering’

The largest review of the water sector since privatisation has come under criticism for not going far enough to ensure systemic change.

The Independent UK

England faces ‘huge’ water shortages of 5bn litres a day by 2055, officials warn

Urgent action is needed to cut leaks, curb demand and build new water supply schemes, the Environment Agency warns.

The Independent UK

Ofwat should have to approve water firms’ bonuses and dividends, say MPs

Report says billpayer funds are being used irresponsibly, after news that Thames Water paid bonuses from £3bn loan

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water must be held to account

Letters: The assets of those who accrue wealth through the degradation of the natural environment should be confiscated, writes David Humphreys

The Guardian - UK

'Contemptible' Thames Water accused of 'telling lies to the British public' in dividends row

The scathing criticism came as peers discussed a collapsed rescue deal for the debt-laden firm

Evening Standard

Water sector suffering from ‘deep-rooted’ failures, review warns

The Government-commissioned review calls for reform of laws, regulation and company management and infrastructure.

Evening Standard

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Scottish Water staff plan seven-day strike after pay offer rejected

Unions said they are acting to demand a ‘fair deal’.

Evening Standard

UK faces ‘water rationing like Mediterranean’ without new reservoirs – minister

The Government has unveiled plans to legislate to bring reservoirs into the ‘nationally significant’ planning category.

The Guardian - UK

First new major reservoirs in England for more than 30 years given go-ahead

‘Nationally significant’ status granted to reservoirs in East Anglia and Lincolnshire with seven more planned by 2050

Evening Standard

Government steps in to deliver new reservoirs amid water supply concerns

The Environment Secretary has designated two new reservoirs as ‘nationally significant’ to speed up the planning process.

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The Independent UK

Thames Water fined record £123m over sewage breaches and dividend payments

Regulator Ofwat said Thames had ‘let down its customers and failed to protect the environment’ as it issued the water industry’s biggest ever fine.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland’s water scarcity situation is worsening, warns Sepa

Scotland’s water scarcity situation is worsening, with a further decline in river levels following another dry week and only limited rainfall…

Evening Standard

Thames Water fined over £100,000 for carrying out unsafe works in London borough

Thames Water denied a charge for unsafe works on Marloes Road but was found guilty on May 13 at City of London Magistrates' Court

The Guardian - UK

Exceptionally low river flows forecast across UK as drought threat grows

Predicted dry, warm weather likely to increase pressure on rivers, whose flows are already far below normal

The Guardian - UK

A torrent of special pleas from Thames Water

Company hopes to win big compromises from regulators to get its financial restructuring over the line

The Guardian - UK

Average water bills likely to hit £2,000 a year by 2050, says Ofwat

Customers in line to pick up cost of vital investment and river cleanups, regulator tells inquiry

The Independent UK

Regulators have failed to deliver trusted and resilient water sector – watchdog

Consumer trust in the sector is at an all-time low, the National Audit Office found.

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