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Londoners plan to create first new wild swimming ponds in 250 years

East London group hopes to raise enough money to turn concrete wasteland by River Lea into a ‘brownfield rainforest’

The Guardian - UK

Water firms in England and Wales lost 1tn litres via leaky pipes in 2021

Regulator Ofwat says companies lost an average of 2,923.8m litres of water a day in 2021-22

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water bosses’ bonuses soar amid leaks failings and hosepipe ban

Thames Water bosses have seen their salaries soar despite coming under fire for failing to fix leaky pipes while announcing a hosepipe ban for London.

Evening Standard

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‘I won’t vote Tory again’: Water crisis in blue-wall Surrey could tip balance at election

In village of Cranleigh, where residents are having to get their water from tankers, the mood is mutinous

The Guardian - UK

Move water from Wales to London to help prevent droughts, says union branch

Water workers union says moving water from Wales to London is ‘common sense’

Evening Standard

Warning of ‘danger to life’ flooding as thunderstorms move in

It comes as Thames Water, which supplies 15 million people, is putting a hosepipe ban in place next week

The Independent UK

London weather: Flooding of homes and business ‘likely in capital’, Met Office warns

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for thunderstorms covering much of London and all of the south east of England

Evening Standard

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Thames Water announces hosepipe ban for 15 million customers

The ban will start from next week as most of England is facing a drought.

The Independent UK

Thames Water announces hosepipe ban across south of England

Measure will come into force from 24 August, affecting 15m customers in Thames Valley and London

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water announces exact time hosepipe ban for London and Thames Valley starts

Demand for water at 'unprecedented levels' as reservoirs levels drop

Wales Online

Thames Water hosepipe ban to start on Wednesday hitting 15 million customers

The ban follows the driest July on record and record-breaking heatwaves

Evening Standard

London wants to take water from another region's reservoir to solve capital's drought

The GMB Union thinks a Victorian plan to move water via the river Severn, the Cotswold canals into the river Thames to deal with predictable and expected periodic droughts in London and the South East

Daily Mirror

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

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Wales Online

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Evening Standard

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

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The Independent UK

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.

Daily Mirror

'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

Evening Standard

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’

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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

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