The Environment Agency has announced that the prolonged dry weather in the Cam and Ely Ouse river catchment means it has moved into a period of developing drought.

A new report is warning that the majority of the UK population are unaware that demand for water could soon outstrip supply - 72% of people believe we have enough water to meet our needs and many engage in high wastage behaviours.

Irish Water has confirmed that it is ‘increasingly likely’ that a Water Conservation Order, more commonly known as a hosepipe ban will have to be put in place following increased demand on water and deteriorating drought conditions.

Chairman of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), Philip Dunne, has written to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) requesting an update on measures such as leakage targets and managing water consumption.

Affinity Water is ruling out the prospect of a Spring hosepipe ban - its groundwater levels are continuing to recover as a result of heavy rain.

The Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI) has today published a comprehensive study on water scarcity and the key challenges that lie ahead, calling for definitive action to be taken on a coordinated global basis.

Anglian Water has successfully put its £28 million innovative Grafham flow reversal resilience scheme which transports water from Rutland to Grafham into operation for the first time.

Witnessing the highest UK temperature for the months of February, July, and provisionally December, 2019 was a year of multiple records, concluding a record-breaking decade, according to the UK Met Office.

The World Meteorological Organization is warning that 2019 is on course to be the second or third warmest year on record, concluding a decade of exceptional global heat and high-impact weather.

The National Drought Group is warning of the potential need for drought measures to be put in place in some areas of the country next spring in the event of insufficient winter rainfall to replenish groundwater resources.