Following the driest spring in years, three official heatwaves, record temperatures and sustained high demand, Thames Water is introducing a Temporary Use Ban (TUB), also known as a hosepipe ban, for all customers it supplies with drinking water.

South East Water is introducing temporary restrictions on the use of hosepipes introduced across South East Water's supply areas in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire; customers in the company’s Kent supply area are already subject to temporary hosepipe restrictions.

Severn Trent is asking customers to help reduce water use after experiencing the highest single day of demand for water ever recorded across its region on 11 July, beating the previous record from the drought in 2022 and the Covid pandemic.

Anglian Water has announced a temporary water use ban – also known as a hosepipe ban - for the East of England - the utility has not needed to implement a hosepipe ban for more than a decade.

South East Water has apologised to all of its customers across Kent that are experiencing ongoing water supply issues, driven by high demand for water.

South East Water has today announced temporary hosepipe restrictions for Kent and Sussex customers - record-breaking demand for drinking water has put significant pressure on drinking water supplies, as the region grapples with a prolonged dry period and an approaching third heatwave of the summer.

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.

A new United Nations report is warning that drastic changes are approaching with risk tipping points that threaten irreversible impacts on people and planets.

The hosepipe ban for South East Water customers in parts of Kent and Sussex has been lifted with immediate effect.