The 10 affected counties are: Kent, Sussex, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Water has introduced the first UK hosepipe ban of the year. Here is how to check if there is one in your area.

A hosepipe ban means households are not allowed to use a hosepipe to water gardens and plants, clean vehicles, fill swimming pools or ponds or clean paths, walls or windows. Customers who ignore the ...

Geographically the area covered by the firm includes: West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, part of ...

Almost eight million people will be subject to a hosepipe ban by next week after Thames Water announced the third hosepipe ...

Yorkshire Water customers' hosepipe ban started on Friday, July 11, with restrictions remaining in place until depleted reservoirs return to normal levels. Meanwhile South East water has announced a ...

There are more than 200 local authority areas in the country where heatwave conditions have started today, as scorching ...

The Met Office declares a heatwave when temperatures exceed a specific threshold for three consecutive days. In Kirklees, ...

An official heatwave is declared by the Met Office when temperatures exceed a specific threshold for three consecutive days.

The Government will not split the country into different energy pricing zones but instead reform the existing national ...

AN idea to boost mobile phone coverage in the city centre is to be debated by councillors. Lib Dem councillor Jessie Jagger has suggested using small cells - mobile signal boosters that can be ...