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

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 ...

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 ...

"Temperatures are expected to peak over the weekend and ease early next week. They are expected to reach 30C in some areas ...

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 ...

News Midlands News New heatwave map shows weather for every postcode as UK prepares for 'hottest June day on record' Forecasters say it is possible that the UK could see the hottest June day on ...

Technology Smartphones Everyone using EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three must check their postcode immediately A new service launched by Ofcom is showing just how good (or bad) your mobile signal really is.