The Environment Agency has published a research report setting out the factual timeline of how the 2025 drought developed through the year in England.

Yorkshire Water is today lifting the temporary hosepipe restrictions introduced on 11 July across Yorkshire, following the driest spring in 132 years and a record-breaking warm summer.

Yorkshire Water is turning to maximising reservoir recovery - rainfall across the region has seen Yorkshire’s reservoir levels rise for the seventh consecutive week, with stocks now at 57.1%.

Scottish Water is warning over ongoing risks to Tayside water supplies from ongoing low reservoir levels – the water company is calling on customers in the Dundee and Tayside area to continue to save water in homes and gardens.

Yorkshire Water has begun a project between two of its reservoirs to provide protection for Dunkirk Beck and the river Worth during the county’s drought, which was declared by the Environment Agency on 12 June this year.

Yorkshire Water has thanked customers for putting the hosepipes away, using water wisely and continuing to report leaks over the hot weekend.

Yorkshire Water has announced that a hosepipe ban will start on 11 July this week -.the Environment Agency officially declared a drought in Yorkshire in June and forecasters are predicting a warm summer ahead.

Severn Trent is calling on customers in Staffordshire to help save water after record temperatures sparked rising demand in the county – which has also seen a dramatic reduction in rainfall.

Continued dry and warm weather over the last week and England’s warmest June on record has seen reservoir stocks continue to decline across Yorkshire.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has declared ‘Developing Drought’ status for the area served by the Mid and South Ceredigion water network, due to the levels of water stored in the area’s reservoirs.