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UNCOVERED: 33 - The Untold Story

Eight simple ways you can save water at home

Water is a precious resource and it should be used carefully, especially right now

Wales Online

UK hosepipe bans mapped: Where are they, what are the rules and how long will they last?

Hosepipe bans are already in place in several areas across the UK but more places will be facing restrictions very soon — here's a roundup of all the bans and when they'll end

Daily Mirror

Capital faces hosepipe ban within days as fire brigade ‘is stretched to the limit’

Thames Water is to ban 15 million customers from watering gardens or washing cars

Evening Standard

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Greater Manchester weather borough by borough with thunderstorms set to hit

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in the region

Manchester Evening News

Cornwall faces hosepipe ban amid drought and heatwave

South West Water said the ban would come into force from August 23 to protect dwindling supplies.

The Independent UK

Hosepipe ban announced for Cornwall for first time in 26 years

Restrictions to be imposed in eight days' time as drought continues

Wales Online

After this drought, there will be another one: here are 10 things you should know

The water companies are doing too little to fix a problem that isn’t going away, says John Vidal, a former Guardian environment editor

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England ‘failing to invest in water networks to avoid future droughts’

Government policy amounts to ‘keeping fingers crossed’ rather than acting to adapt to changing climate, says infrastructure chief

The Guardian - UK

New reservoirs are ‘urgent’ and must be given green light, UK warned

Projects should be approved by ministers despite local opposition, the National Infrastructure Commission says

Evening Standard

Why Northumbria Water has not called a hosepipe ban - and why they're rare in North East

Northumbrian Water is transferring water from the Tyne to the Wear for the first time in 16 years, but it is confident a hosepipe ban can be avoided

Chronicle Live

Thames Water accused of ignoring warnings after hundreds in Surrey endure days without water

Lib Dem councillor calls for company to be fined over the incident

The Guardian - UK

Drought in England could carry on into new year, experts warn

Without lots of heavy rain in autumn and winter, water restrictions could be tightened even further

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s a nagging fear’: the village that can’t rely on running water

Residents of Everton, Bedfordshire, have learned to live with an on-off supply, and are always prepared for the worst

The Guardian - UK

Drought in Britain: the lessons we can learn from Europe

Analysis: The water supply in England and Wales is entirely in private hands, and that can lead to problems…

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Bottled water stations opened in Surrey after issues at treatment works

Residents of Cranleigh faced with empty taps and low pressure as country braved another heatwave

Daily Record

Saturday's headlines: Water restrictions for Scotland and Scots fraudster conned terminally ill pal

Here are the main headlines on the Daily Record website today.

Evening Standard

Labour calls for COBRA meeting as temperatures surge

Eight regions in the UK have been placed in drought conditions

Daily Mirror

Hundreds of households wake up without water in heatwave as locals flock to water stations

Hundreds of households in East Surrey woke up this morning with little or no water pressure amid the ongoing heatwave, leaving locals "desperate" and "scared" as temperatures are set to reach 33C

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Editorial: Conservation alone won't solve California's water crisis. We need more infrastructure.

The question persists even though it shouldn't: Can California conserve its way out of this drought?

The Guardian - UK

UK heatwave: easy ways to save water during a drought

Making small changes, such as spotting leaks early and showering less, can make a big difference

Daily Record

Water restrictions for Scotland as rivers reach crisis low levels

Experts are warning that Scotland will need to start treating water as a 'precious commodity'.

Daily Record

Water is precious - Scots must stop running gallons of it needlessly down the drain

It’s incumbent on every rational and responsible person in Scotland to start paying heed to the warnings now writ large across the blue skies we’ve all been enjoying.

Wales Online

Supermarkets ration bottled water as drought leads shoppers to panic buy

One Aldi store had put up warning notices to customers limiting them to five single bottles of water each

Daily Mirror

Water firms 'failed to protect UK against drought' as 3BILLION litres leak a day

Campaigners including Deborah Meaden have called for action to be taken against Britain's scandal-hot water companies as areas of the country headed towards a drought

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester reservoir is 'lowest ever seen' as drought declared in eight areas of England

It comes as a drought has been formally announced in parts of England

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