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Hosepipe ban: should you snitch on your neighbour's water use? A philosopher's take

Dry conditions and impending drought mean millions of people in the UK are now, or will soon be, under a hosepipe ban. There is a “temporary use ban” in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with Kent and Sussex to follow. It’s virtually impossible for water suppliers to enforce this…

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Haunting pictures show dramatically low water levels at Woodhead Reservoir

The low water levels follow months of little rainfall and hot weather

Manchester Evening News

Where is the next hosepipe ban mostly likely to be

It is going to be another hot, dry week

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Five things that aren't forbidden under a hosepipe ban

There are fears confusing rules will mean water restrictions aren't effective this summer

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Burst water main in north London causes anger amid drought crisis

Roads closed in borough of Islington as video shows streets under more than a metre of water

The Guardian - UK

Spanish supermarkets ration ice as supply begins to run out amid another heatwave

Some supermarkets in Spain have been forced to ration the amount of ice at two bags per customer as supply has dropped this year.

Irish Mirror

Ban bonuses for water firm bosses until they fix leaky pipes, say Lib Dems

England’s water and sewage chiefs awarded themselves £27m amid leakages of 2.4bn litres a day

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Water firms leaking 2.4bn litres EVERY DAY as Brits face drought and hosepipe bans

Thames Water was the biggest culprit, leaking 605m litres a day, with Severn Trent and United Utilities not far behind - despite the bosses of the firms trousering big salaries

Daily Mirror

'As Britain lurches towards a hosepipe ban it's vital water companies stop leaking'

Scandal-hit water companies making billions in profits are coming under fire for various reasons, argues Nada Farhoud, but one reason is the billions of litres wasted every day

Daily Mirror

Met Office warns of 35C heatwave 'weather event' as 10-day scorcher sparks fire fears

The Environment Agency has warned we are facing the 'early signs of drought' with no rain on the horizon during another spell of sizzling weather

Daily Mirror

Drowning risk warning comes as climate change makes hot temperatures more likely

“When someone’s struggling in the water, the instinct to jump in and help can be overwhelming, but it can quickly lead to tragedy"

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Minister 'strongly urges' water companies to introduce MORE hosepipe bans

Forecasters predict warm weather will continue for most of the UK this week, when conditions will stay dry and settled with little rain or wind.

Daily Mirror

Shocking images show shrinking reservoir levels under half of its capacity

Drought could see the remains of a long-lost 'drowned village' emerge from the deep

Wales Online

UK-wide hosepipe ban warning - minister 'urges' water firms to take action on drought

Environment Secretary George Eustice "strongly urged" water companies to introduce hosepipe bans straight away, as the UK-wide drought continues for another week ahead

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Hosepipes must be banned, Environment Secretary says

Temperatures expected up to 28C today

The Guardian - UK

Minister calls on water firms to introduce more hosepipe bans

Environment secretary says it is ‘right’ some firms have taken action to address driest period in England since 1976

The Independent UK

Hosepipes must be banned, Environment Secretary urges water companies

The heatwave is expected to roll over into next week amid an unusually dry August.

Wales Online

Neighbourhood Watch urges people to talk about hosepipes before snitching to water companies

'What is needed is a certain amount of common sense and treating people as you would like to be treated yourself if you had made a mistake'

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The Guardian - UK

Hosepipe bans, water butts and beavers: what can we do to combat drought in Britain?

Parts of UK are preparing for emergency water measures despite country getting more annual rainfall than rest of Europe

Wales Online

Parts of England told to grass on neighbours who ignore hosepipe ban

Tough time for gardeners in the searing heat

Wales Online

Welsh Water issues statement about risk of hosepipe bans elsewhere in Wales

A hosepipe ban comes into place in Pembrokeshire and parts of Carmarthenshire later this month

Daily Mirror

Brits to swelter in 30C heatwave next week amid hosepipe bans and drought fears

There is 'very little meaningful rain' on the horizon for the parched areas of England still recovering from the UK's new record-high temperature of 40.3C reached on July 19, according to the Met Office

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Parts of Fife reach highest level for water scarcity as rainfall sees decline

PARTS of Fife have now reached the highest level for water scarcity, as below average rainfall in the east of Scotland continues to cause stress on…

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Hosepipe bans and UK droughts

After experiencing the driest July since 1935 the first hosepipe ban of 2022 is in place in the UK.

The Guardian - UK

UK rivers on ‘red alert’ as water firms face call for more hosepipe bans

Campaigners say ‘our rivers are dying’ after driest July in England for more than 100 years

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