Under Yorkshire Water guidelines, you cannot fill or maintain an ornamental fountain or water feature with a hosepipe while ...

During hosepipe bans, you can usually still carry out these activities using water from a bucket or a watering can, or water that is not sourced from mains water. If you are caught breaking a hosepipe ...

Flower and garden expert, David Denyer, shares his top tips on how to drought-proof your garden as the UK has seen its first ...

It comes as six million homes have been hit with a hosepipe ban and fire chiefs have warned of a increased risk of wildfires ...

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

Farmers have slammed a "devastating" hosepipe ban enforced with "no warning" that may put food security at risk. The ...

While South East Water's hosepipe ban will be in place from July 18, Yorkshire Water has already introduced its restrictions ...

The UK's third heatwave of the year peaked on Saturday afternoon, with 33C recorded in Ross on Wye. Scotland has already ...

Temperatures reached 34.7C at Astwood Bank, near Worcester, on Friday, the Met Office said, with similar or even higher ...

Highs of 30.8C have been recorded in the Scottish Highlands, while the Midlands and south Wales could see temperatures as ...

People are being urged to take extra care to avoid sparking a fire after a hosepipe ban came into force. North Yorkshire Fire ...

A water company is bringing in a hosepipe and sprinkler ban after the driest spring for more than a century. South East Water ...