5 h. ago UK households told to leave containers outside this week amid hosepipe bans

The East and West Midlands, the North West and Yorkshire are all officially in drought

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11 h. ago Another 1 million UK households to come under hosepipe ban following heatwave

The announcement comes a day after the government declared 'drought status' in four areas of England

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15 h. ago 10 pupils suspended after protesting over ban on shorts in heatwave

The school wouldn't let pupils in if they were wearing shorts when the temperatures went over 30C

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37 h. ago Met Office warns of huge rain blast after 29C heatwave as country battles hosepipe ban

It was hot, now it's not, and this latest bout of cold weather is set to last a while and is being accompanied by rather a lot of rain, the Met Office's top expert has claimed

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55 h. ago Schoolboys protest over shorts ban arguing girls can wear skirts in 30C heatwave

Pupils at Outwood Academy City, in Sheffield, South Yorks., have been banned from wearing shorts as the UK continues to see sweltering temperatures in the third heatwave of the year

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56 h. ago UK region becomes third to implement hosepipe ban following heatwave

Around a million more people are now facing water restrictions

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4 d. ago Police urge people not to call them about hosepipe rulebreakers as third heatwave of summer set to peak at 34C

Temperatures reached 34.7C on Friday as Britons brace for possibility of even hotter weather on Saturday, with amber heat health alerts in place warning of potential rise in deaths

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4 d. ago Hosepipe ban mapped: Which areas are affected – and the places that could face restrictions

More than 10 per cent of England’s population is under a hosepipe ban with millions more battling drought conditions

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5 d. ago Britain on high alert for wildfires as sweltering heatwave hits 32C with more than six million homes banned from using hosepipes

The London Fire Brigade said that the risk of wildfires in the capital was 'severe', as firefighters managed to extinguish a grass fire in Wanstead Flats in the east of the city this afternoon.

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5 d. ago Heatwave latest: 'Killer' hot weather alert for London as capital braces for hosepipe ban and wildfire breaks out

Temperature hits 32C in London at 4pm as South East Water announces domestic hosepipe ban from July 18

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5 d. ago London hosepipe ban looms as heatwave sparks amber health alert and wildfire burns

London hosepipe ban looms as heatwave sparks amber health alert and wildfire burns  London Evening Standard

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5 d. ago Heatwave latest: 'Killer' hot weather alert for London as capital braces for hosepipe ban

Temperature hits 31C in London at 1pm as South East Water announces domestic hosepipe ban from July 18

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5 d. ago London hosepipe ban looms as heatwave sparks amber health alert

London hosepipe ban looms as heatwave sparks amber health alert  London Evening Standard

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5 d. ago 'Killer' heatwave warning for London as a million homes in South East face hosepipe ban

South East Water announces domestic hosepipe ban from July 18 as temperatures set to reach 32C in London

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5 d. ago 'Killer' heatwave warning for London as capital to bake in 32C amid first UK hosepipe ban of year

Temperatures could reach 32C in London on Friday as a hosepipe ban comes into force in Yorkshire

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5 d. ago Hosepipe ban announced for Kent and Sussex amid ‘record water demand’

South East Water has asked households in Kent and Sussex not to use their hosepipes from July 18.

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5 d. ago Here comes the heat! Amber alert warning in the south of England as 'killer' heatwave peaks at 32C and second hosepipe ban to hit one million Brits

Temperatures are set to rocket to 32C in parts of central and southern England on Friday with the East and West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West under amber alert.

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5 d. ago 'Killer' heatwave warning for London as first UK hosepipe ban of year comes into force

Temperatures could reach 32C in London on Friday as a hosepipe ban comes into force in Yorkshire

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5 d. ago Millions more Brits hit by major new hosepipe ban amid heatwave

More than one million Brits will be affected by a new hosepipe ban in some parts of the country. South East Water announced the move today following other water authorities

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5 d. ago Hosepipe ban starts for millions in 33C heatwave – see where and what it means

Households across a large swathe of the UK are facing the first hosepipe ban of the year as the third heatwave of the summer could send temperatures as high as 33C today

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