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.

Independent analysis by Public First, commissioned by Water UK, finds that England will only have enough water for 420,000 of the Government's target of 1.5 million homes it has pledged to deliver this Parliament.

The Environment Agency has confirmed that more areas in England now in Prolonged Dry Weather status - all of East Anglia, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire have now moved to this status, following continued dry conditions.

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.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has warned that it is likely to introduce a ‘hosepipe ban’ this weekend across Mid and South Ceredigion, together with parts of North Pembrokeshire and North Carmarthenshire, unless exceptionally high water demand reduces over the coming days.

In an Expert Focus article for Water Briefing, Inge Delobelle, Executive Vice President and CEO of Grundfos’ Industry Division, discusses a key question missing from the UK's AI debate: Where will the water come from?

The Planning Inspectorate has launched a public consultation on Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Project and is inviting people to register and have their say on the national infrastructure project.

Cambridge Water has announced a temporary hosepipe ban to help protect local water resources and the region’s internationally important chalk streams.

South East Water has today announced the commissioning of its new state-of-the-art Butler Water Treatment Works located in Aylesford, Kent.

South East Water has launched a major new emergency support system to protect livestock and give farmers in its supply area a vital safety net during unplanned water outages - the livestock register will tailor alternative water support directly to agricultural customers.