and the isle of wight.e'rejust more up—to—date on this topic because we're just hearing that scotland's environmental regulator has declared significant water scarcity in central and north—east fife. it comes after five months of below—average rainfall, which has seen river fall, below—average rainfall, which has seen riverfall, for example, this alert is likely to mean that licences which allow farmers to pump water from licences which allow farmers to pump waterfrom rivers licences which allow farmers to pump water from rivers onto their crops could be suspended. ministers are going to have an, sorry, a meeting about this early next week. that is what is expected. there is a lot more detail besides in that, but you get the sense and it is just another reminder that there are various parts of the country that really are suffering with this. so, as that first hosepipe ban comes into force tonight, let's talk to martin baxter, who we very nearly spoke to at 5pm. deputy chief executive of the institute of env

today's ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight.o break the rules could receive a warning — or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. about1 million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. 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 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 really

first in a series of hosepipe bans is due to come into force in parts of hampshire and the isle of wightthere's been a big increase in the proportion of doctors and nursesjoining the nhs in england from overseas. and in the commonwealth games, england's jack laugher and andrea spendolini—sirieix each won golds — the first diving titles for england. good morning. the governor of the bank of england has defended the decision to raise interest rates, saying there's a "real risk" of soaring prices becoming "embedded". yesterday, the bank warned the uk will fall into recession as it raised interest rates by the largest amount in 27 years. the uk economy is forecast to shrink in the last three months of this year, as the bank predicts a recession that will last well into next year. the bank says that sharp increases in energy prices will push inflation to more than 13% — a 42 year high — and that the value of people's incomes is falling. one of the ways it can try to control inflation is to raise interest rates. this makes borrowing money more expensive which means we are less likely to spend

some spots have seen no rain in southern england for over a0 days for the also the isle of wight, nore for 39 days. we don't have any rain in the forecast of these areas over the weekend but there will be some wet weather next week or the chance of it in the form of heavy, thundery showers. the showers as with all showers will be fairly hit or miss. they won't be everywhere but they will be somewhere and will also introduce somewhere and will also introduce some fresh or feeling conditions. the heatwave certainly condition as we have through the weekend. there is that met office weather warning in force for extreme heat until the end of the day on sunday across much of england, as far as the pennines and two eastern areas of wales. the heat is uncomfortable for many and of course dangerous asam. hasn't been hot eddie two these weather clouds running through the northwest of scotland and overnight tonight we will see more cloud feet in from the north sea into eastern coastal areas. elsewhere lots of clear skies. a warm and i to follow him a warm start to the day tomorrow. some tempera

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

it does affect the isle of wight and hampshire. we can speak to feargal sharkey.what you are saying, the. anger coming from your viewers. you are looking at nothing to do with the drought but decades of underinvestment, mismanagementand underinvestment, mismanagement and very underinvestment, mismanagementand very much like the sewage system, a regulatory system that has failed. and this tale that southern water tell about protecting the river test, this is a company that two weeks ago applied to reduce the minimum level of flow required in that river to save the ecology and protect the environment and they applied to reduce the threshold by 30%. i think people are angry and their anger is justified. what 3096. i think people are angry and their anger is justified.— their anger is 'ustified. what you are their anger is 'ustified. what you referring — their anger is justified. what you are referring to _ their anger is justified. what you are referring to you, _ their anger is justified. what you are referring to you, i _ their anger is justified. what you are refe

also the isle of wight, no rain here for 39 days.reas over the weekend, but there will be some wet weather next week or the chance of it in the form of heavy, thundery showers. the showers, as with all showers, will be fairly hit—or—miss. they won't be everywhere, but they will be somewhere and we'll also introduce some fresher—feeling conditions. the heatwave certainly continues as we head through the weekend. there is that met office weather warning in force for extreme heat until the end of the day on sunday across much of england, as far north as the pennines and into eastern areas of wales. the heat is uncomfortable for many and of course dangerous for some. hasn't been hot everywhere, these weather fronts running through the northwest of scotland, and overnight tonight we will see more cloud feed in from the north sea into eastern coastal areas. elsewhere, lots of clear skies. a warmer night to follow, very warm start to the day tomorrow. some temperatures, particularly towards coastal areas, perhaps the isle of wight again, ma

the isle of wight, 40 rainfall further south.rom the met office across parts of central and southern england, into east wales where there could be implications to heat —related illnesses as well as transport impacts. a little bit of low cloud across parts of north—east scotland, the odd shower towards the northern i ask. for the vast majority of the uk, clear blue skies, light winds and feeling hot. the mid 30s for england and wales. a little cooler around some of those north sea coasts. into the evening, warm to end the day, warm overnight for most of us as well. more low cloud and mist and murk around the coast and east of scotland. temperatures between about 11—18 to start your sunday morning. still fairly uncomfortable for sleeping. those temperatures are going to shoot up quickly in that hot sunshine. a bit of a change as we start to see some heavy showers for northern ireland and western scotland. frequent lightning and large hail. one or two starting to develop across western parts of england and wales late in the day, but

uk's largest warship — the aircraft carrier, hms prince of wales — has broken down off the isle of wightportsmouth naval base on saturday heading for training exercises with the us and royal canadian navies. but the carrier broke down and the royal navy says it is investigating the "emerging mechanical issue". now it's time for a look at the weather. 0ver over the next couple of days high pressure remains in charge. by the end of week, things turn unsettled. today we have cloud, the odd sharp shower and the odd rumble of thunder in the highlands. the best of the sunshine in the west, especially the south—west. along the north sea coastline and the english channel coastline and the english channel coast a brisk wind that will peg back temperatures. tonight a fair bit of cloud in northern and eastern areas, producing some showers, showers travelling south across scotland and these are the overnight lows between nine and 13. tomorrow, we start off with this cloud in scotland and eastern england. we see the showers, some pushing inland, so once again the west is best in terms of sunshine, wi

we've got the hosepipe ban because that's due to start tomorrow across hampshire and the isle of wight, more bands on the way for south—east england next week in parts of wales could be seeing them as well. this is why, really, so far this year we've only had two thirds of the normal rainfall across england. it was even drier back in 1976, but yeah, no rain at the forecast for the next five days and to be honest even next week it looks bone dry across england and wales. those areas that desperately need rain are not going to get any, so things will get worse before they get better. today, lots of sunshine across england and wales to come, a few showers for scotland and northern ireland so the weather a bit more mixed here. a fresh feel to the weather compared to yesterday across east anglia and south—east england where it was very humid, today feels more comfortable, temperature is about 25 in the warmest spots. overnight showers become more widespread and heavy for northern ireland, western scotland, a few getting in to the north—west for england and wales but still dry where we need

the isle of wight, a0 days hampshire it hasn't rained for a3 days. amber extreme heat warning in force from the met office for much of southern england. they could be implications to heat —related health problems and impact to transport than bm. the odd shower towards northern isles but for the vast majority of uk it is clear blue skies, light winds and feeling hot out there too. the high 20s for northern ireland much of scotland, mid 30s for england and wales. cooler around the north sea coast. heading into the evening it is warm to end the day, warm overnight for most of us as well. more low cloud and mist and murk around the north—east coast of england and scotland. elsewhere, clear skies and temperatures between 11 and 18 degrees to start sunday morning, still fairly uncomfortable for sleeping. temperatures on sunday like today are going to shoot up really quickly in the hot sunshine. the hint of a bit of a change as we start to see a few heavy showers for northern ireland and western scotland. perhapsjust one northern ireland and western scotlan

spots in southern england have seen no rain in southern england for over a0 days also the isle of wight will be some wet weather next week or the chance of it in the form of heavy, thundery showers. the showers as with all showers, will be fairly hit or miss. they won't be everywhere but they will be somewhere and we'll also introduce some fresh or feeling conditions. the heatwave certainly condition as we have through the weekend. —— the heat was heatwave continues or —— the heat was heatwave there is that met office weather warning in force for extreme heat until the end of the day on sunday across much of england, as far north as the pennines and into eastern areas of wales. the heat is uncomfortable for many and of course dangerous for some. hasn't been hot everywhere, these weather clouds running through the northwest of scotland and overnight tonight we will see more cloud feed in from the north sea into eastern coastal areas. elsewhere lots of clear skies. a warmer night to follow and a warm start to the day tomorrow. some temperatures particularly between coastal areas, perhaps

in a series of hosepipe bans came into force today across kent, sussex, hampshire and the isle of wight to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee cannot move him to us hospice. his family applied to the mansion after another court refused a permission of withdrawing life support. they argue that he was to ill to move to hospice and would hasten premature deterioration. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come. a year after fleeing the telephone, we flip here from some of the afghans who call the uk their home. and when the war and take a chance on being _ and when the war and take a chance on being able to win the the invasion began at two o'clock this mornin-... and when the war and take a chance on being able to win the the invasion began at two o'clock this mornin-... mr and when the war and take a chance on being able to win the the invasion began at two o'clock this mornin-... mr bush and when the war and take a chance on being able to win the the invasion began at two o'clock this morninu... ~ �* , ~ and when the war and take a chance

i was in the isle of wight. and they've been asking for on the isle of wight for a long time?ing public services in an island economy is different and they want that to be recognised. i've started working with them on that as a local government minister. where was i last night? in darlington. now, darlington is not a big city, but darlington and teesside is still a place i want to make sure that government investment is coming. now, we've got a lot to get through... but it's not a big city and that's what i was talking about and there'll be lots of people watching this who don't live in big cities and they will agree with what i'm saying and say, "i live in a town, i live in a rural area and it's right we get investment, too." there's a lot of priorities you identified and i want to give you the chance to go through those emergencies, so let's move on to another you called an emergency — the state of the national health service. two thirds of conservative party members in a recent poll said that the nhs already had enough funding. you said to conservative members you needed to

a hosepipe ban hasjust come into force here in hampshire and in the isle of wight in the last hour. the rift between china and the us over taiwan deepens, as beijing suspends cooperation on key issues including climate change. a year since thousands of afghans came to the uk fleeing the taliban, we have a special report on their new lives. it's never too late. george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medalist in history at the age of 75. and coming up on the bbc news channel... two golds in 2a hours. england's jack laugher gets a second diving medal, along with partner ant harding. good evening. the nhs in england is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses recruited from outside the uk, bbc analysis has found. it shows that more than a third of doctors who joined the health service last year came from overseas, compared with less than a fifth in 2015. the government says employing people from abroad has always been part of its strategy, but unions have warned it is unsustainable in the long term, and that the uk should be training its own doctors and nurses. 0ur h

we could see another tropical night towards the isle of wight.otland and there will be plenty of blue sky and sunshine for the rest of the country too. temperatures could locally peak as high as 36 or 37 degrees celsius. again, most likely for the south—west midlands, the cotswolds, 0xfordshire, perhaps down towards hampshire, sussex and west of london once again. but it's all change on sunday. now, there's an area of low pressure moving in from the south. the high pressure moves away. this introduces the possibility of some thunderstorms as we head throughout the day on sunday and also into the start of next week, along with some fresher feeling air. so, on sunday, most of the thunderstorms will tend to be towards the north and the west. the heat holds on towards the south of england and for much of wales as well, although there is the chance of one or two showers breaking out, but generally still hot here, and then we draw in that fresher air into the start of next week. watch out for those showers. they will be hit and miss, though they won't

the isle of wight saw a tropical night with temperatures not dropping below 20 celsius which could happenight and also on the south coast of wales. tomorrow, more sunshine in mainland scotland with cloud to east facing case. the majority have blue skies, and temperatures could peak at 37 celsius most likely towards the west of london, west midlands, hampshire and sussex again but all change on sunday. high pressure moves east. low pressure will show its hand and introduce unstable air and will help to spark thunderstorms and will help to spark thunderstorms and will help to spark thunderstorms and will introduce fresher conditions next week. the thunderstorms most likely on sunday to the north and west of the uk. further south, still dry and hot. if we look at the outlook, you can see thunderstorms become widespread into the start of next week but because the start of next week but because the ground is so dry and hard there could be fresh flooding. a reminder of the top story. millions of people face restrictions on water use as a drought is officially declared across parts of england. t

for hampshire and the isle of wight, we've got a ban coming in place for friday.es hit by one as well. it's all because we've not seen so much in the way of rain over the course of this year. so far, only two thirds of the amount of rain we'd normally see has fallen across parts of england. not quite as dry as 1976, but not too far behind, and there is no rain in the forecast across those very driest areas — not just for the next five days, but next week looks completely dry as well. now, on thursday, we had some fine spells of sunshine across england and wales, but for scotland and northern ireland, a few passing showers — one of these captured there in the highlands — and there'll be more showers to come overnight across scotland, northern ireland and a few for the northwest of england and wales. one or two heavy one mixed in as well, but further southwards, southern wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern england, it's dry. a comfortable night's sleep for all of you, temperatures 8—11; degrees. we get off to a fresh start to the day on friday. lots of sunshi

although you cannot see it, it also includes the isle of —— the isle of wight. more rain coming in across the north and west. cooler here but tomorrow's top temperatures getting up to 32, 33, possibly 36. hello. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak and these are the headlines: households owe energy companies more money than ever before as bills are set to increase even more in october. ministers will hold talks with energy giants to discuss rising prices, profits and measures to ease the cost of living crisis. four days of extreme weather is forecast in england and wales. it comes as environmental groups say some rivers are starting to dry up — seriously impacting wildlife. the bbc uncovers evidence suggesting the nhs is struggling to return cancer care to pre—pandemic levels in england as more than 10,000 people wait more than three months to start treatment. rescuers trying to save the life of a beluga whale — stranded in the river seine in france — hoist it to a saltwater river basin, close to the sea. and the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known

in hampshire it is not rain for 43 days, the isle of wight a0 days since we last saw any rainfall. warning in force, where the could be implications to health, heat —related illness as possible, as well as transport impacts too. through the rest of the day, a bit of low cloud across north—east scotland, the charity that much of the northern isles, for the rest of the northern isles, for the rest of the uk is clear skies, low winds, and feeling hot out there. the mid 30s for england and wales, a little cooler around some of the north sea coasts, it is warm to end the day, and warm overnight for most of us as well. more mist and murk around scotland, temperatures around 11 to 18 degrees start your sunday morning. forfairly uncomfortable morning. for fairly uncomfortable and morning. forfairly uncomfortable and warm for sleeping. hint of a bit of a change as we start to see a few heavy showers for northern ireland in western scotland, some sponges from skip the frequent, and maybe some hail. 0ne from skip the frequent, and maybe some hail. one or two shows across england and wales dev

we have had a hosepipe ban come in force on the isle of wight today but we have further bands on theand south wales over the next week or two. today's been another dry day across the south of the uk but further north we have seen shallow clouds, showers been pretty well scattered in nature, looking at the rainfall we may expect over the next five days you can see it stays completely bone dry across the majority of england and wales and answering the big question, when is it likely to rain across the southern parched areas? i reckon will probably stage over the next ten days but the dry speu the next ten days but the dry spell could extend as much as two weeks either way. it will be a long time before we see any significant wales for southern wales, southern counties of england and any rain on the way will probably fall during the last third of august. looking at the weather picture for saturday, another dry story for most of england and wales. when crossing northern areas of scotland and cloud popping up enough in northern ireland in northern england. 0dd isolated fleeting passing li

the hosepipe ban is now in force across parts of hampshire and the isle of wight, and over the next weeke majority of england and wales, but across north wales, northern england, north midlands, scotland, and northern ireland we have seen a mixture of sunny spells and a few passing showers. the big question is, when is it next going to rain in those really parched areas? and, well, i have been looking and struggling to find an answer. we might next see rain in about ten days' time, or it could be a bit longer than that, maybe as long as two weeks — but either way i think any significant rain is probably going to be towards the last third of august, certainly a long time away. looking at the weather picture overnight, the showers clearing away, but later in the night we will see a band of rain moving into the north—west of scotland, but of course that is not where we particularly need the rain at the moment. temperatures overnight comfortable, 8—12 celsius, and we have still got this fresh, low humidity air across the country, so it's another day when most of us will stay dry with some su

hosepipe bans come into force across parts of hampshire, the isle of wight tomorrow and further bandsk in 1976, it was even drier than that. there is snow on the forecast, bone dry for the next five days across a majority of england again and i don't see much rain falling next week either, so this extended period of dry weather is set to continue. today, tax and sunshine across england and wales but scotland and northern ireland, more of a mixture with passing showers, the majority of most of the north of northern ireland, across the hebrides and islands in scotland as well. temperatures into the high teens, a fresher feel to the weather in the sunshine across east anglia and southeast england, more pleasant field. overnight tonight, we will perhaps get showers turn into north wales. the further south, the try the weather is, no rain expected and clear skies. a comfortable night's sleep and a fine start tomorrow. a weather on the cards, foremost most of england wales, and so were sunshine, northern scotland to perhaps a northwest of england seeing the showers and the temperature simil

we've got the hosepipe ban coming into force today across hampshire and the isle of wight.some rain further north, mainly in the northwest of scotland, it has to be said. and that's because here pressure is going to be lower. we're going to find some weather fronts pushing in from the atlantic from time to time, many other parts of the uk it's high pressure that's going to dominate. not only will that keep it dry, it'll lift the temperatures into next week as well. cooler feel today, though, some sunny spells, some scattered showers mainly across northern england and scotland into the afternoon, one or two for northern ireland as well. a few heavier ones in eastern scotland and the northeast of england by late afternoon. and these are the temperatures. so a little bit lower than they were yesterday, making 24 in the south east of england. any those showers will tend to fade away this evening. skies will clear for a while and then we'll see that weather front coming in from the atlantic. that will bring more cloud, patchy rain towards northern ireland, more especially across

well, we've had a hosepipe ban come into force to hampshire and the isle of wight today, but we do haves of sussex, kent and south wales over the next week or two. today it's been another dry day across the south of the uk, but further north we have seen some shower clouds. the showers have been pretty well scattered in nature. looking at the rainfall you might expect over the next five days, you can see it stays completely bone dry across the majority of england and wales, and answering the big question, when�*s it likely to rain across these southern parched areas, well, i reckon it's probably going to stay dry for the next ten days, but the dry spell could extend as much as two weeks. either way, it's going to be a long time before we see any significant rain for southern wales, southern counties of england. any rain that is on the way will probably fall during the last third of august. now, looking at the weather picture for saturday, it's another dry story for most of england and wales. we've got some rain crossing northern areas of scotland, and the cloud popping up enough for nor

there is a hosepipe ban already in force for parts of hampshire and the isle of wight, and another one is another one in north wales, i believe. this would be the fourth one. that's from thames water, affecting the capital, millions and millions of people of course, so thames water centre will be one coming in in the coming weeks. we don't have a specific date as yet, but sent to customers please, please only use what you really need for essentialjuice. another weather forecast is, not just at the top of the hour. a real estate debt crisis is threatening to destabilize china's massive economy. just months before xi jinping is to be ushered into a historic third term in office, protesting property investors are withholding mortgage repayments because developers have not finished building their homes. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell has had rare access and has been speaking to some of these disgruntled homeowners. you notice straight away that hardly any windows have been put in. it's a shell of a building. families have decided to move into the apartments they've paid for, but

the hosepipe ban is in force across parts of hampshire and the isle of wight and there are further banss. try again today for the majority of england and wales, but across north wales, northern england, north midlands, scotland and northern ireland, we have seen sunny spells and passing showers. when will it rain next in those parched areas. i have been struggling to find an answer. we might see rain in about ten days or even longer, maybe as long as two weeks. but any significant rain is probably going to be towards the last 3rd of august, certainly a long time away. looking at the weather picture overnight, showers clear up but we will see a band of rain moving into the north—west of scotland. but that is not where we need the rain at the moment. temperatures overnight, eight to 12 degrees. we have this fresh, low humidity air across the country and is another day where most of us stay dry with sunshine. the exception of scotland where we will see rain at times and for northern ireland and northern england, the cloud could bring a fleeting shower, but not as many as we have seen today

copper salt to the second half of tonight heavy thundery downpours move in and across the isle of wightlikes of norge and london to start thursday morning. thursday morning, heavy showers and a thunderstorm across much of southeast england. the london regent, suffolk, norfolk as well. gradually that rain will start to ease her way towards the north and east as we head on into the afternoon but it may leave a lot of standing water around for the rest of the uk largely drive from the word go. by the afternoon we are all in mostly dry weather with some sunny spells. light winds, a touch fresher where it's been muggy in the south and the ease for the 15 to 2a degrees are a top temperature on thursday afternoon. heading on through thursday night and into friday we've got a number of weather front, you'll see it moving its way in. it's quite a weak affair, moving into an area of higher pressures so it's tending to fizzle out as it does so but it will bring a bit more cloud and a flu splashes of shelly raiford northern ireland, western scotland, western fridge and of england are well on friday

the headlines: a hosepipe ban comes into force in much of hampshire and the isle of wight — with more

from today, households in much of hampshire and the isle of wight will be affected by the hosepipe bansussex will also have a ban enforced. and from august 19th, a hosepipe ban will be introduced in wales — in pembrokeshire and a small part of carmarthenshire. this is what much of southern england looks like now — instead of grass, fields of hay. the country is not yet in drought, but the met office are predicting higher temperatures next week — especially in the south — and not much rainfall. zoe conway, bbc news. our correspondent celestina olulode is in hampshire, where that ban will come into effect in a few hours time. that is right. look, it is a beautiful day here in hampshire. this reservoir itself could be used to provide water to people in this local area if the nearby... levels at the nearby reveller deplete further. this reservoir can hold up to 217 million litres of water. i should say, though, that for this time of year, levels here are a little lower than they should be but strictly speaking we are not in a drought at the moment. but that has not stopped some people chan

for hampshire and the isle of wight, we've got a ban coming in place for friday. well. it's all because we've not seen so much in the way of rain over the course of this year. so far, only two thirds of the amount of rain we'd normally see has fallen across parts of england. not quite as dry as 1976, but not too far behind, and there is no rain in the forecast across those very driest areas — not just for the next five days, but next week looks completely dry as well. now, on thursday, we had some fine spells of sunshine across england and wales, but for scotland and northern ireland, a few passing showers — one of these captured there in the highlands — and there'll be more showers to come overnight across scotland, northern ireland and a few for the northwest of england and wales. one or two heavy one mixed in as well, but further southwards, southern wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern england, it's dry. a comfortable night's sleep for all of you, temperatures 8—11; degrees. we get off to a fresh start to the day on friday. lots of sunshine across the wh

from this friday, households in much of hampshire and the isle of wight will be affected. and sussex will have the ban enforced from next friday, the 12th of august. heres' gareth barlow. this is arlington reservoir, in sussex, part of a region the environment agency describes as a seriously water stressed, following the driest first six months of the year in england since 1976. we monitor our raw water levels constantly and we are seeing them drop to the early drought triggers now. but what's really concerning is the rate that they are dropping. water use has soared, with south east water having to supply an additional 120 million litres a day day. reserves are running low. july saw just 8% of the average level of rainfall, with the trend forecast to continue for the foreseeable future. and with hosepipes using up to 1,000 litres of water an hour, it's hoped the ban can help preserve precious supplies. from filling your paddling pool to washing a car, and watering your garden and flowers like these, from next friday, the hosepipe has got to go away. instead, it'll be the

restrictions for southern water customers in much of hampshire and the isle of wight came into forcessex 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

they follow southern water that introduced restrictions in hampshire and the isle of wight.t and sussex this friday and the isle of man have restrictions and they came into place injuly. we know some counties across the south, wiltshire, devon, somerset and hampshire, are already in a heatwave on that criteria is three consecutive days over a certain threshold and in hampshire thatis certain threshold and in hampshire that is around 27 celsius so we have had three days where temperatures are above 27 and in the london area thatis are above 27 and in the london area that is above 28 celsius. i'm sure a heat wave will be announced across many regions as we head through today with temperatures expected to increase to 30, 30 one celsius. back to you. thanks. it looks beautiful there. we are talking about drought but it is nice to get fresh air this morning. we will be back there later. let's take a look at today's front pages. the majority of newspapers lead with the worsening cost of living crisis. the metro carries a stark warning issued by consumer expert martin lewis that th

yesterday the environment secretary urged water companies to follow the bans in the isle of man, isle of wighte, who is at bewl water in kent. hello. it is dry and very hot, and where i'm standing i would usually be covered in water up to here. bewl water is running at about 64% of its usual capacity, and it is this reservoir that provides water for many customers in kent and sussex who will have the hosepipe ban from friday. yesterday we heard from the environment secretary who said more water companies should follow suit in imposing those hosepipe bans. the big question is will they and the answer is no, not yet. broadly speaking most have no plans and that's because largely they draw most of their water from ground water reserves, and as i say, broadly speaking there reserves are holding up. they will look with interest to see what the rainfall will be like this year to see if there will be a problem next year. demand on reservoirs and water reserves is likely to rise in the coming weeks because there is likely to be yet more hot weather and we will see prolonged temperatures of 30 degrees.

restrictions for southern water customers in much of hampshire and the isle of wight started this afternoonsussex will face similar measures from next friday. and welsh water has announced a ban covering pembrokeshire and part of carmarthenshire from august the 9th. our correspondent zoe conway reports. 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 malcy, 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 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 lo

it includes the isle of wight as well. it means being prepared.ies. the weather front draped across the north and west of scotland bringing in more rain, which will be heavy at times, and we're looking at him mild night for the most part. temperatures falling away between nine and 17 degrees in cardiff. it is going to become increasingly more uncomfortable for sleeping. is going to become increasingly more uncomfortable forsleeping. high uncomfortable for sleeping. high pressure uncomfortable forsleeping. high pressure remains in charge in the next few days, drifting eastwards, pulling in of the very warm hot continental air, and keeping weather fronts at bay across the north west of scotland. on thursday you can see where we have got the rain and the cloud. at times areas of low cloud coming in from the north sea. temperatures widely again from the mid 20s to the mid 30s. locally somewhere in the south we could hit 35 or 36. on friday, any overnight mist and fog will disperse. low cloud coming onshore at times from the north sea and around the co

spots in southern england have seen no rain in southern england for over a0 days also the isle of wight many and of course dangerous for some. hasn't been hot everywhere, these weather clouds running through the northwest of scotland and overnight tonight we will see more cloud feed in from the north sea into eastern coastal areas. elsewhere lots of clear skies. a warmer night to follow and a warm start to the day tomorrow. some temperatures particularly between coastal areas, perhaps the isle of wight again may not see temperatures drop below 19 or 20 celsius. already a head start on those temperatures for tomorrow. still some cloud towards north sea facing caosts that could lap on shore at the time but elsewhere lots of blue sky and such, more sunshine tomorrow from mainland scotland, temperatures will rise steadily across england and wales to the low to mid 305, possibly peeking across central and southern england at 36 or maybe even 37 celsius. but it's all to change on sunday. the high pressure moves away to the east, low pressure will send some rather unstable, moist, humid feelin

hosepipe ban to be put in place in the country, with action taken last week in hampshire and the isle of wightwe would have liked to have seen these preventative measures coming in much earlier. and we need to plan for this for next summer. this is going to be a regular occurrence with the climate crisis every single summer. this should be stopped. this should be becoming business as usual. with water levels remaining low and no significant rainfall forecasted in southern england for a month, it's impossible to say how long these restrictions will last. but remember, if you are caught ignoring the ban, you could face a maximum penalty of £1,000. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. 0ur correspondent simonjones is at a reservoir near polegate in east sussex. normally where i'm standing at this time of year, my feet would be under water, but that is certainly not the case at the moment, this reservoir is only at around 60% of capacity, and we have heard that rainfall last month in this part of the world was only 8% of what you would normally expect, the lowest since records began almost 200 years ago, a

from this friday, households in much of hampshire and the isle of wight will be affected. million homes in kent and sussex will have the ban enforced from next friday 12th of august. our correspondent, gareth barlow, is in sussex. this is the result of months of historically low rainfall at arlington reservoir in sussex. the environment agency describes the region as seriously water distressed, following the driest first six months of the year in england since 1976. in first six months of the year in england since 1976.— first six months of the year in england since 1976. in the approach to the heatwave _ england since 1976. in the approach to the heatwave we _ england since 1976. in the approach to the heatwave we saw _ england since 1976. in the approach to the heatwave we saw record - to the heatwave we saw record demands and that is what is driving our concern now. we monitor our raw water levels constantly and we are seeing them drop to drive now and we are concerned about the rate they are concerned about the rate they are dropping as the demand and weather continues

and that is from southern water and will affect 1 million households in hampshire and the isle of wightpes 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 thinking what if i have a business or any of my car for work, they

isle of wight, hampshire our correspondent ellie price has the latest on the situation at bewl waterrds began five years ago. campaigners say people are turning back to cash to help them budget in the face of the soaring cost of living. earlier, i spoke to emmanuel asuquo, a financial advisor who told us more about why people are going back to using cash when people are in a crisis, they go back to what they know and what they are comfortable with. this is a crisis, this is unprecedented times and a lot of people are nervous and anxious about what to do when it comes to money and how to keep control of it. going back to cash is a way to feel in control. they have to physically handed over. when it is contactless, you are touching a card, there is a gap between you and the money and you find out later when you check your bank account. but people feel like they are in control what they hand over cash. i was talking to a younger colleague who was saying a night out with friends, after a few drinks, you don't think about how much it costs when you tap, it is only when you sober up that y

southern water has introduced a hosepipe ban for hampshire and the isle of wight, while restrictionsinute" 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

southern water has introduced a hosepipe ban for hampshire and the isle of wight, while restrictionsrust 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 .

the hosepipe ban is now in force across parts of hampshire and the isle of wight, and over the next weekew passing showers. the big question is, when is it next going to rain in those really parched areas? and, well, i have been looking and struggling to find an answer. we might next see rain in about ten days' time, or it could be a bit longer than that, maybe as long as two weeks — but either way i think any significant rain is probably going to be towards the last third of august, certainly a long time away. looking at the weather picture overnight, the showers clearing away, but later in the night we will see a band of rain moving into the north—west of scotland, but of course that is not where we particularly need the rain at the moment. temperatures overnight comfortable, 8—12 celsius, and we have still got this fresh, low humidity air across the country, so it's another day when most of us will stay dry with some sunshine. the exception to that is scotland, where we will see some rain at times. for northern ireland and northern england the cloud could just pop up enough to bring t

southern water has introduced a hosepipe ban for hampshire and the isle of wight.companies 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

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 he

we've got the hosepipe ban because that's due to start tomorrow across hampshire and the isle of wightnext five days and to be honest even next week it looks bone dry across england and wales. those areas that desperately need rain are not going to get any, so things will get worse before they get better. today, lots of sunshine across england and wales to come, a few showers for scotland and northern ireland so the weather a bit more mixed here. a fresh feel to the weather compared to yesterday across east anglia and south—east england where it was very humid, today feels more comfortable, temperature is about 25 in the warmest spots. 0vernight showers become more widespread and heavy