a lot of criticism, actually, towards southern water from local people here. a couple earlier on and they said that if they caught their neighbour with a hosepipe, they would not let the water company know, so that is something very interesting there. and, as we have also heard, this isn't the only part of the country that will introduce a hosepipe ban. in the last couple of hours we have heard from thames water. they look after and supply london, 0xfordshire and they have said that whilst it is not uncommon for the river thames to be dry at this time of the year, to only be seeing the river flowing five miles downstream is unprecedented. so that really does give you a sense of the challenge that some water companies face. interestingly, water uk, which represents the uk's water industry, says that hosepipe bans normally only reduce water usage by around 10%, so it is calling for other measures to be brought in. on the other hand, though, if you have the rivers trust, who say this is all coming in a bit late.— coming in a bit late. celestina 0lulode reporting

southern water says it's investing £2 billion in its water network.ut 250 leaks a day at the moment and, you know, pipes run under where i'm standing right now, under offices, under houses, under roads, and so it's really quite difficult to find those leaks. so we've got more technology being deployed, we've got something called acoustic loggers, which can actually hear when there's a leak coming out of a pipe. but locals here feel they're being penalised for the water waste. i think when hosepipe bans are announced, people want to do their bit for the environment and they want to help. but there's the issue in our community that people have seen years, if not decades, of the water company not doing their bit. so at a time when bills are high and people are already wondering where their money is going, being asked additionally to stop using their hosepipes is going to be raising eyebrows for a lot of people on the south coast. from today, households in much of hampshire and the isle of wight will be affected by the hosepipe ban. from next friday, more

i much water as southern water is leakinr ? ., ., much water as southern water is leakinr?fices and houses and roads, so it is difficult to find the leaks. we have more technology being deployed. we have something that can hear when a leak comes out of a pipe to increase detection so we can reduce the amount of leaks across the network. as you are doing this, do you think this year, when you are assessed, you will be able to hit the target of leaks because up to 2021, you reduced it by 1.4% against a target of 2.9%. one of the worst performers in the country. it is of 2.996. one of the worst performers in the country-— in the country. it is a difficult 'ob to in the country. it is a difficult job to get — in the country. it is a difficult job to get to _ in the country. it is a difficult job to get to those _ in the country. it is a difficult job to get to those leaks. i in the country. it is a difficult| job to get to those leaks. but in the country. it is a difficult i job to get to those leaks. but it is yourjob. absolutely. and you are not doing it. we are going to do t

southern water are investigating.ther alert was issued. in a statement, southern water said... there were thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rain the night before last and yesterday and storm releases were made to protect homes, schools and businesses from flooding. the release is 95—97% rain water and should not be described as raw sewage. we know customers do not like that the industry has to rely on these to protect them, and we are pioneering a new approach. back on the avon, some are willing to take the very real risk of getting ill but the question is, should they have to? claire marshall, bbc news. let's speak to helena horton, environment reporter at the guardian, who has been closely following this water crisis. she has been following all the issues surrounding the water crisis. welcome. the pictures are grim, we don't want to look at those again, you certainly don't want to go swimming in those waters, but what are your thoughts about the fact this has happened? it is are your thoughts about the fact this ha

you're quoting southern water southern - drink a glass of it.k about the huge thunderstorms we had and that storm releases were made to protect homes, schools and businesses from flooding, and they say they know customers don't like this and they are trying to pioneer a new approach to dealing with it. is there any validity as far as you're concerned? that is their explanation as to why this happens. it that is their explanation as to why this happens-— that is their explanation as to why this happens. it means that they do have to release _ this happens. it means that they do have to release some _ this happens. it means that they do have to release some sewage i this happens. it means that they do have to release some sewage into l this happens. it means that they do i have to release some sewage into the waterways, but the issue is our infrastructure hasn't been replaced for years. the companies have it put lessons into it, so that is backed up lessons into it, so that is backed up by things the government have said that hasn't been suggestio

southern water says it's investing £2 billion in its water network. you know, pipes run under where i'm standing right now, under offices, under houses, under roads, and so it's really quite difficult to find those leaks. so we've got more technology being deployed, we've got something called acoustic loggers, which can actually hear when there's a leak coming out of a pipe. but locals here feel they're being penalised for the water waste. i think when hosepipe bans are announced, people want to do their bit for the environment and they want to help. but there's the issue in our community that people have seen years, if not decades, of the water company not doing their bit. so at a time when bills are high and people are already wondering where their money is going, being asked additionally to stop using their hosepipes is going to be raising eyebrows for a lot of people on the south coast. from today, households in much of hampshire and the isle of wight will be affected by the hosepipe ban. from next friday, more than a million homes in kent and sus

while they are both willing to do their bit to conserve water, gill is concerned that southern water d nothing is done for weeks and weeks and weeks. and that was a substantial leak that we had. and that is the bit that i find really difficult, that you can't get anywhere. southern water says the hosepipe ban is to protect local rivers and their precious habitats from the effects of a drought. but it's losing on average 95 million litres of water a day through leaks, the equivalent of 38 olympic size swimming pools. we are fixing around 250 leaks every single week across the whole of the region. and we are actually asking customers to report leaks to us so we can get out and fix them even faster. but these leaks often occur underneath schools, underneath houses, underneath roads, so they are quite difficult to get to. gardeners are being advised they don'tjust need to adapt to this summer's weather. they need to adapt to a changing climate. my top tips for this hot, dry weather is to switch over to drought—tolerant plants like these lovely echinacea we have here. to make sure that in

southern water says the ban is to protect local rivers and their precious habitats from the effects of. i'm disappointed in as much that it's us lawn—lovers who are going to sort of pay the price for mismanagement, maybe — allowing the leakage to continue over years and years, so... i have heard southern water say they're reinvesting in infrastructure and that sort of thing, but they've been saying that for years. southern water says it's investing £2 billion in its water network, but last year the company was fined £90 million for illegal sewage discharges, after a judge said they showed a shocking and wholesale disregard for the environment. since then, there's been a lack of trust in the company by many local people. i think when hosepipe bans are announced, people want to do their bit for the environment and they want to help. but there's the issue in our community that people have seen years, if not decades, of the water company not doing their bit. so at a time when bills are high and people are already wondering where their money is going, being asked additionally to stop using

restrictions for southern water customers in much of hampshire and the isle of wight came into force is afternoon. about one million south—east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday, august 12th. and welsh water has announced a ban covering pembrokeshire and a small part of caermarthenshire to start on august 19th. thames water, south—west water, yorkshire water and ses water say they may introduce restrictions if the weather stays dry. a significant water scarcity has been declared in central and north east fife by scotland's environmental regulator. 0ur correspondent zoe conway reports from hampshire where the ban has just come into effect. i'll do the beans. have you got some water? for malcolm and jill prince, their allotment is about so much more than a place to grow vegetables and flowers. it's peace, and it's well—being for myself. and for malcolm, i think. they used to water their veg once a week using a hose. now it's all about the heavy lifting. banged my head! while they are both willing to do their bit to conserve water, jill is concerned t

and equities have been going in and large amounts to southern water and others.tors are backing the idea that they can turn around the performance of some underperforming companies and achieve rewards that way. dividends are likely to be low for the next few years. francine: in the past, they gave too much back to shareholders. graham: this is an area where perception is not quite right. in the 18 years after privatization, there were large dividends as companies leveraged out front. that should be thought of as a capital structure change with bondholders coming in and equity holders come out. these companies have all been cash flow negative. they invest more than cash flow coming in from customers. and companies desperately want to invest more. if we said we want to gold plate our system -- francine: plugging leaks would be a good investment. graham: let's invest enough that even with a drought that people can still fill their prowling polls. what if you said that the companies that is your mandate, companies would have it done the next day. is there a better an

southern water are investigating.ement southern water said there were thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rain the night before last and yesterday and storm releases were made to protect schools and businesses from flooding. the release is 97% rain water and should not be described as raw sewage. we are pioneering a new approach. 0n the river even some are willing to take the risk of getting ill but the question is, should they have to. claire marshall, bbc news. live now to exmouth and our correspondent there, phil mackie. this is one of the beaches where there has been a discharge of sewage and there are signs around telling people not to go swimming today. but as you can see behind me it is quieter than you would expect on a sunny august afternoon. there are other beaches close to here with no problems and i suspect a lot of people have gone there. you can also see other people paddling and that is okay, it is swimming that is an issue. the problem is not necessarily the rain that fell here in exmouth yesterday, not

today's ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. who break the rules could receive a warning — or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south—east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country but are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. our correspondent zoe conway reports from hampshire where the ban has just come into effect. i'll do the beans. have you got some water? for malcolm and gill prince, their allotment is about so much more than a place to grow vegetables and flowers. it's peace, and it's well—being for myself. and for malcolm, i think. they used to water their veg once a week using a hose. now it's all about the heavy lifting. banged my head! while they are both willing to do their bit to conserve water, gill is concerned that southern water is wasting too much water through lea ks. we report a leak and nothing is done for weeks and weeks and weeks. and that was a substantial leak that we had. and that is the bit that i find rea

in july last year, southern water was fined a record £90 million for illegally dumping billions of litresparate incident was filmed in langstone harbour in hampshire in october of last year. thames water has been fined more than £30 million since 2017 for illegal sewage discharge. filmed by campaigners last winter, this seems to show raw sewage being released into the river thames. it's not clear whether this was an illegal discharge or not. given the option, though, of potentially flooding people's homes with raw sewage, or releasing that raw sewage into the sea — it's going to be the sea, isn't it? presently, the system is completely overwhelmed — that is correct, yes — and that's due to a lack of investment in the infrastructure since privatisation over 30 years ago. on friday, the government published a plan to tackle the problem in england. water companies will need to invest £56 billion over 25 years on infrastructure. by 2035, all storm overflows which discharge water into bathing areas will need to be improved. the environmental audit select committee assesses the impact of govern

fire shooting drills on for another 10 days in the southern waters of the yellow sea. that's an area very close to south korea and it has been sending a warning to the u. s. military basis in this area. so there's now just one military exercise after another. it's clear that china is trying to change the status quo of this area. and the military exercise could become a new, normal, new, normal changing of the status quo. the people of taiwan have been living with chinese threats for many years. how worried are they about these latest tensions? i know some expert groups and the multinational firms have started to discuss evacuation plans before local taiwanese. they grew up living with china threats in the past 70 years. so life goes on even during the unprecedented drills. and i've talked to a lot of people on the street, most of them don't believe there will be an immediate war. some told me that they feel more disgusted. they're scared by this. however, people are quite concerned about the normal impact. if it becomes a new normal in the coming years, if trying to fu

the 6th that they are going to conduct to live are shooting drills for another 10 days in the southern waters of the yellow sea. and also another too near the pool, high sea tilt september. these arrows very close to south korea and a scene of standing a wanting to the u. s. military basis in south korea, which my descent helped to taiwan. one military exercise after another is clear that china is trying to change the status quo of this area, and the military exercises could become a new normal. it abuse filed some hon ain't i pay. thank you. a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. he creams as the 2nd con, via ships, with agricultural cargo has left it forth in the black sea, the fall vessels carrying nearly 170000 tons of grain. it's part of the deal between the green and russia undertaking negotiation that will find last month i re coast presidents out of fund what tara has pattern has 50 says on the long time, rival around. but i said he made the decision to quote boost social cohesion. i had of next presidential elections and 20 pan. will refuse to concede defeat

we have southern water, they put in restrictions last friday and that's for hampshire and the isle ofussex. as i said, water level is very low right across the south—east, especially for chalk rivers, affecting wildlife. southern water have said that for this region rivers such as this, the river meon in the meon valley are 25% lower than what they should be, which is roughly 25 bathtubs worth more 25 million bathtubs worth of water. studio: 0k, thank million bathtubs worth of water. studio: ok, thank you. shocking figures. concern for everyone. thank you. to america. donald trump has released a campaign—style video hinting that he'll run for president again — a day after his florida home was raided by the fbi. several leading republicans, including former vice president mike pence, have condemned the search. chi chi izundu reports from florida. last night dinner with about a dozen republican party members, show solidarity from donald trump's party. unprecedented in how this was inspired because no other united states former president has had their homes searched by the fbi. whilst he

a hose pipe band hasjust come into force for southern water customers in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could face a fine of up to £1000. there's been a big increase in the proportion of doctors and nurses joining the nhs in england from other seat —— overseas. in the bank of england rejects accusations from the government that it was too slow to raise interest rates, as inflation heads to 13%. coming up on bbc news, another gold in the lawn bowls for scotland as the parrot mixed team beat wales 16—9. their guide, george miller, has become the oldest medallist in commonwealth games history at the age of 75. plus, there's been a second gold medal for plus, there's been a second gold medalforjack plus, there's been a second gold medal forjack lauer, plus, there's been a second gold medalforjack lauer, along plus, there's been a second gold medal forjack lauer, along with plus, there's been a second gold medalforjack lauer, along with his partner. and laura muir is through to the final of the 1500 metres after qualifying in the heats at the alexander stadium ear

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southern water are investigating.d... back on the avon, some are willing to take the very real risk of getting ill but the question is, should they have to? claire marshall, bbc news. an elderly man who was stabbed to death while riding a mobility scooter in west london yesterday has been named as thomas 0'halloran. he was 87. police have described the attack on mr 0'halloran as a shocking and unprovoked crime. this afternoon, the metropolitan police released this image of a man they say was seen running away from the scene with a knife and are asking anyone with information to come forward. katharine da costa reports. police have described this as an horrific crime. an 87—year—old grandfather stabbed to death in broad daylight in greenford, west london. a forensic tent marks where the attack happened right next to the busy a40. emergency services were called just after 4 o'clock. despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man died at the scene. yesterday, an 87—year—old grandfather on a mobility scooter had his life

the chinese authorities announced earlier that they are going to conduct drills in the southern waters of the yellow sea in a common 10 days. and also near the poor high seat. your early september, so it's like a guessing game right now. we just don't know when they will and the chinese government thinks that they have all the cards in their hands. thanks so much to that was d. w sits on hun, reporting from taipei. columbia has opened a new chapter in its history with a former leftist rebel being sworn in as president. gustavo petro has pledged to fight in equality to achieve peace and to rethink the war on drugs. columbia's new vice president also represents a new start, a black woman from an underprivileged community erotic. therefore, it's an inaugurated like no other in columbia history. and it's marked many 1st order oil, even where to god and promise to the people to faithfully comply with the constitution and the laws of columbia. gustavo petro is the country's 1st left as president. and the 1st former gorilla fighter to lead columbia, his election mirrors, a transition and poli

southern water are investigating.ewsroom. 0ur lead story is... there�*s been an explosion in kabul during evening prayers, killing and injuring a number of people. it�*s not yet clear who�*s behind it. in 1969, people across the world were glued to tiny tv screens to see the american astronaut neil armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. 53 years later, and nasa has taken a small step towards recreating thatjourney. this giant rocket, known as the space launch system, has moved into position in florida before it launches into space in just under two weeks. it�*s over 100 metres tall and was moved to the launch pad on a huge tractor in an operation that lasted over ten hours. well, the debut outing is a test with no crew aboard, but nasa is hoping future missions will send astronauts back to the moon. we can now speak to mercedes lopez—morales, who is an astrophysicist at the centre for astrophysics, at harvard and smithsonian. shejoins us from cambridge, massachusetts. very good to have you with us. are

in a statement, southern water said the discharges it sometimes releases into the sea were heavily diluted if the sewage discharges don't stop soon it fears swimming in the sea will no longer be worth the risk. tim muffett, bbc news whitstable in kent. a man in southampton has broken the guinness world record for growing the worlds largest cucumber. there he is. an amateur. reduce the whopping 44—inch monster. he also happens to be 44 years old. he's been growing oversize vegetables for more than seven years. it attempted to break the world cucumber record several years before. whatever floats your boat. whatever floats your boat. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. thank you it's been a decent day today for many parts of the country. some like summer sunshine. of the next few days it's generally going to be dry with sunny spells. quite breezy for some parts of the uk, temperatures a little bit higher. by the end of the week and into the weekend in particular the weather will start to change as we will see a little bit later on. this is the satellite picture of the la

restrictions for southern water customers in much of hampshire and the isle of wight came into force sex will face measures from this friday. welsh water has announced a ban covering pembrokeshire and part of carmathenshire, starting on august 19th. other water companies across the uk say they are monitoring water levels closely. let's join our correspondent ellie price at a reservoir in kent. a0. then the baton is pass to australia, there will be lots of discussion as dan was saying about their lasting impact and legacy but for now in birmingham, it is the feel—good factor that reigns supreme. thank you. ellie. thankyou. ellie. ., ., ellie. thanks huw. here at the reservoir _ ellie. thanks huw. here at the reservoir we — ellie. thanks huw. here at the reservoir we are _ ellie. thanks huw. here at the reservoir we are at _ ellie. thanks huw. here at the reservoir we are at full- ellie. thanks huw. here at the reservoir we are at full a - ellie. thanks huw. here at the reservoir we are at full a cap i ellie. thanks huw. here at the reservoir we are at full a cap o| reservoir we are at

in july last year, southern water was fined a record £90 million for illegally dumping billions of litres, though, of potentially flooding people�*s homes with raw sewage, or releasing that raw sewage into the sea — it�*s going to be the sea, isn�*t it? presently, the system is completely overwhelmed — that is correct, yes — and that�*s due to a lack of investment in the infrastructure since privatisation over 30 years ago. on friday, the government published a plan to tackle the problem in england. water companies will need to invest £56 billion over 25 years on infrastructure. by 2035, all storm overflows which discharge water into bathing areas will need to be improved. the environmental audit select committee assesses the impact of government policies on the environment. well, i welcome this plan — i mean, it�*s going to be increasing the capital investment by water companies into sorting out the treatment of our waste water by more than double over the next 25 years. and that in itself was double the level that it was in the decade prior to privatisation. so i think it does show a si

southern water introduce the restriction a week ago whilst south east water start today.l come into force on the 19th with yorkshire water and thames water within weeks. yet with all these warnings and restrictions, many are still making the most of this beautiful weather, just like here on barry island in south wales. after a period of restrictions on hospitality, due to covid, this warm weather is a blessing for those operating here.— operating here. barry island is still pepular. _ operating here. barry island is still popular, it's _ operating here. barry island is still popular, it's got - operating here. barry island is still popular, it's got a - operating here. barry island is. still popular, it's got a beautiful beach and people still flock to the seaside. it is a lot cooler here than in land, so it's a win here. an than in land, so it's a win here. an amberwarning forwarm than in land, so it's a win here. an amber warning for warm weather remains in place until sunday across parts of wales and england. the last chance to enjoy the sun responsibly perhaps before

southern water had a hosepipe ban put in force last friday in hampshire and the isle of wight. 18 months later, he's training with freddie flintoff�*s former team, lancashire, after he stunned the england legend with his skills during a tv series. let's take a look. there's a new boy from the college next to the gym who wants to join the team. hi there. thanks for coming, i'm fred. what's your name? adnan. well, adnan, enjoy yourself. get involved. pleasure to meet you. adnan is from afghanistan and has been living in the uk for 11 months. nice! he could be our secret weapon. when i grew up in afghanistan, i play not very bad. just one ball, yes. a piece of wood. no equipment. nothing. i he came in the back of a lorry, i made his way across afghanistan. down through greece, - from greece in a boat to italy and from italy he walked, - went in lorries and cars right up through italy into france. with a group of lads? yes a group of other people. to calais. had no money, couldn't get| on the boat to come across, so he went on his own in an empty lorry. i found himself in preston.

the water company southern water, which supplies parts of hampshire, says the hosepipe ban is designed but the rivers trust says we need to think more strategically about how to cope when dry, hot summers become the norm. we want to see government and the water companies responding in a coordinated way. this hot spell, and this prolonged dry period is a pressure test for us now to get ready for the long haul, because we're going to be seeing many more summers like this in years to come. and with no end to the dry weather in sight, the pressure on britain's chalk rivers is likely to worsen. helen briggs, bbc news, hampshire. the time is quarter past one. our top story this lunchtime. falling behind on paying for energy — households owe more money to their energy supplier than ever before and that's before bills are set to rise even further in october. and the beluga whale rescued from the river seine in northern france earlier has now died despite a huge mission to try to save the animal. and coming up on the bbc news channel, chris eubankjunior and conor benn will fight at london's o2

southern water has introduced a hosepipe ban for hampshire and the isle of wight. ompanies of "waiting until the last minute" to implement the ban and the government instead needed to come up with a long term solution to deal with the future shortages and dry spells. i'm joined now by christine coalvin, the director of partnerships at the rivers trust. what is it the companies haven't done that you think they should done? i done that you think they should done? ~ , . , done that you think they should done? ~' , ., , ., done? i think it is really a question _ done? i think it is really a question of— done? i think it is really a question of being - done? i think it is really a question of being much . done? i think it is really a - question of being much more responsive to the reality that we find ourselves in. we know that we have _ find ourselves in. we know that we have just _ find ourselves in. we know that we have just had the driestjuly on record. — have just had the driestjuly on record, but that drive month was also on _ record, but that drive month was also

. >>> kevin hart and sylvester stallone are among the celebrities accused of violating southern california's water restrictions caused by the drought. that's according to the "l.a. times," which also says former nba star dwyane wade exceeded his water budget in june by about 90,000 gallons, or 1,400%. more than 2,000 residents went over their monthly water budget by 150%, but celebrities such as stallone and hart were above 500%. properties associated with kim and kourtney kardashian also made the list. >>> tom brady's 11-day hiatus from training camp is now over. the now unretired tampa bay quarterback was back at work monday after what he described as a prearranged break. and according to pro football network, he was actually spending time with his family in the bahamas, including wife gisele. >> you know, if you win 40 super bowls, you can do whatever you want. >> couldn't he have gone maybe before training camp started? >> he knows that offense better than the coaches on that staff. i think he'll be just okay. >> he'll be all right. >>> coming up, the emotional support alligator. >> yes. this

southern water has introduced a hosepipe ban for hampshire and the isle of wight, while restrictions nute" to implement the ban. it says the government instead needs to come up with a long—term solution to deal with future shortages and dry spells. let�*s speak to tim hess, who is professor of water and food systems at cra nfield university. a lot of customers across the country where on the understanding that water is in reserve for situations like this and that we shouldn�*t have to worry and hosepipe bans were a thing of the past, but that doesn�*t seem to be the case? know, and it�*s definitely not. water know, and it's definitely not. water management is about balancing the suppity— management is about balancing the sunpiy of— management is about balancing the supply of water on the one side and the demand for water on the other and most — the demand for water on the other and most of the time our system is in balance — and most of the time our system is in balance and we are able to supply the water_ in balance and we are able to supply the water everybody needs but when we do _

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southern water has introduced a hosepipe ban for hampshire and the isle of wight, while restrictions ust has accused water companies of "waiting until the last minute" to implement the ban. it says the government instead needs to come up with a long—term solution to deal with future shortages and dry spells. let's speak to robb merchant, owner of the white castle vineyard, in abergavenny. lovely pa rt lovely part of the world, particularly in this weather! but how is business for you right now with this drought?— how is business for you right now with this drought? well, business is aood. but with this drought? well, business is good- but the _ with this drought? well, business is good. but the worry _ with this drought? well, business is good. but the worry is _ with this drought? well, business is good. but the worry is now, - with this drought? well, business is good. but the worry is now, going l good. but the worry is now, going forward, with the coming of the harvest period very shortly and obviously that is going to be a concern. d0 obviously that is going to be a concern. y .,

there is another ban in place that will come into place this friday and that is from southern water andecause people need to know what they can and cannot do. it is hosepipes and sprinklers, if you have a private home and private car, you cannot use a hose pipe or anything that resembles a hose pipe, evenif anything that resembles a hose pipe, even if it is a household item that you are using and you cannot use that to water your garden, clean your car, you cannot fill up an ornamental pond, if you have a private swimming pool, you cannot fill that up. fir private swimming pool, you cannot fill that u. ., private swimming pool, you cannot fill that u. . private swimming pool, you cannot fill that up-— fill that up. or a paddling pool? yes, they _ fill that up. or a paddling pool? yes. they are — fill that up. or a paddling pool? yes, they are popular _ fill that up. or a paddling pool? yes, they are popular at - fill that up. or a paddling pool? yes, they are popular at the - fill that up. or a paddling pool? - yes, they are popular at the moment, you cannot do that. some people might be

southern water has enforced one already for customers in hampshire and the isle of wight. sussex on friday and welsh water will be implementing one for customers in pembrokeshire later this month but we have just heard pembrokeshire later this month but we havejust heard in pembrokeshire later this month but we have just heard in the last few minutes a statement from thames water which confirms as you said that it will too be introducing hosepipe ban in the coming weeks. the timing has not been confirmed but it will be coming along the track and as you say, 15 million customers are served by thames water. a real stark reminder that because last month, july, was the driestjuly in england since 1935, we are now experiencing the impact of that. the met office has also issued an amber alert to begin from thursday through until sunday for much of the southern part of england and parts of eastern wales. that is in addition to a weather warning which has already been implemented from midday today affecting central and southern england. those amber alerts designed to flag up to hea

southern water introduced the restriction a week ago whilst south east water's starts today. will come into force on the 19th with yorkshire water and thames water within weeks. yet with all these warnings and restrictions, many are still making the most of this beautiful weather, just like here on barry island in south wales. after a period of restrictions on hospitality, due to covid, this warm weather is a blessing for those operating here. barry island's still popular — it's got a beautiful beach and people still flock to the seaside. and it's a lot cooler here than inland, so it's a win—win here for us traders on barry island. an amber warning for warm weather remains in place until sunday across parts of wales and england. the last chance to enjoy the sun responsibly perhaps before even further measures are introduced across the country. tomos morgan, bbc news, barry island. the government says water companies have provided reassurances that essential supplies are still safe. here's the environment secretary — george eustice. there's no reason for people to be alarmed a

as more parts of the country continue to dry out, there is real concern about the water supply in southernn 4 million people in los angeles county are being asked to halt outdoor watering next month while officials fix a leaky water pipeline, all in the midst of prolonged drought conditions. the critical 36-mile structure imports water from the colorado river which supplies 40 million people across the region. mike, tell us more about this repair. >> reporter: sure, fredricka. you know it's going to last from september 6th through the 20th. why we wanted to bring you here to this spot specifically is because you can see the vast expanse that's going to be affected by this. in our immediate backdrop, this is culver city, california, 30,000 people. as we zoom in, that is century city, part of los angeles. just to the right, that's going to be beverly hills. another 40,000 people who, fred, in the middle of september will be without water from the colorado river from, again, the 6th through the 20th. as we look at this whole panorama, you can see this green, lush landscape, which is brought t

two companies, southern water and south east water, have already announced a temporary ban on the useh shropshire. evening to you. goodness, really difficult times, aren't they? is the time for both households and businesses to try to take stock here and think about what they can do? absolutely. this is really serious, this is right across the uk will need to do something about it and i think we've gotten use to thinking that water is infinite and it's a precious resource and there are more of us than they used to be and a lot of us than they used to be and a lot of us than they used to be and a lot of us are using more per person that we use to was 40 and 50 years ago. there are loads that we all have to do and government and the industry as well. we do and government and the industry as well. ~ ., ,., ., as well. we mention some of the companies _ as well. we mention some of the companies that _ as well. we mention some of the companies that are _ as well. we mention some of the companies that are the _ as well. we mention some of the companies that are the very - as well. we mentio

areas, it's southern water is the company responsible, the areas of hampshire and olive white people there, but 2 and a half 1000000 customers. there are going to be banned from using their host pipes or sprinklers in the garden at from $1600.00 g m t. this afternoon. another company south eastern water will from next friday, a band people in kent and sussex from using host pipes in those areas. so more than a 1000000 people are impacted there, it's important to say that those are really almost sticking plaster solutions to what is a much deeper structural problem with water supply. it's important also to state that on average rainfall in the u. k has been pretty stable over recent decades. it's averaging nationally at around $1100.00 millimeters a year, but it's unevenly distributed. there is a lot more rain falling in the north and west a lot less in the south and the east. it's falling a lot more during the winter and we're seeing a lot dry at somers. so the challenge that the planners are and those people responsible for long term planning are having to tac

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