Five water companies have imposed usage restrictions in recent days affecting customers across southern and eastern England as strain on supplies intensifies during the latest heatwave.

Cambridge Water has introduced a hosepipe ban affecting around 350,000 people, saying its teams have been 'doing everything possible to maintain supplies' as demand for water…

Anglian Water has issued a new hosepipe ban impacting millions of Brits as a heatwave sends temperatures in the UK soaring above 35C