Five water companies now have severe restrictions in place - preventing about 11million from using hosepipes to water plants and lawns, wash cars or fill paddling pools.

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