A Hampshire hosepipe ban will be in place across much of the county - here are the rules you need to follow to avoid fines up to £1,000.

The firm has shared an update on the water resources situation in the East of England after the driest spring in a decade.

Residents have been left angry at a “painful” hosepipe ban that will impact hundreds of thousands of people in Wiltshire.

United Utilities bosses have urged people to ‘reduce’ any ‘unnecessary use’ of water after a sustained period of dry weather. Despite plenty of rain forecast for the next fortnight, United Utilities ...

Oxfordshire residents are being hit with a hosepipe ban despite our reservoir levels being at greater capacity than in London.

Temperatures are set to reach 30C in some parts of the UK this week before unsettled weekend weather sweeps in with a chance of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

A water leak near a supermarket which has spilled out onto the road has emerged, just days before a hosepipe ban is enforced. Water could be seen gushing from a manhole cover near the Wincheap Park & ...

The UK only has eight public holidays a year as it is – compared to 14 in Spain, 11 in France and nine in Germany and Ireland ...

The expected hot spell comes after temperatures soared past 30C in parts of the UK last week - as the country had its third heatwave of the year.

The fire service has taken part in a huge training exercise in east Hull without running water to protect vital reserves ...

The issue comes when you turn on water from your mains and channel it through a hose or hose-like tool, so avoid doing this at all for reasons outside the exempted terms as long as you’re under a ban.

Water companies have announced the first hosepipe bans of the year, but there are still things you can do to keep your plants ...