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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.

The Independent UK

'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

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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

Wales Online

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

Daily Mirror

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

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

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

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

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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on water companies: nationalise a flawed private system

Editorial: Time to fix Britain’s broken private utility model, whereby natural monopolies are able to dupe weak regulators

The Guardian - UK

No hosepipe ban at No 10, as ministers call for water restrictions

Downing Street has no plan to bar use of hoses as PM is also urged to drain pool at Chequers

Daily Mirror

UK town runs DRY with residents forced to rely on deliveries of bottled and tanker water

Residents in Northend, a community situated between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, have been left without running water following the latest heatwave, and have been relying on bottled water

Evening Standard

Hosepipe bans could become ‘new normal’, says Thames Water boss

Temperatures are set to hit at least 32C in London this week, prompting the Met Office to issue an extreme heat weather warning

Evening Standard

Thames Water to announce hosepipe ban for London

What is it with the English and their hosepipes? We’re not Americans, in that we’re hardly averse to state intervention in our lives (I mean, look at the tax burden).

The Independent UK

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

Four companies have announced hosepipe bans so far, but more are expected.

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