10,000,000 more people are now under a hosepipe ban

Temperatures in London are only just starting to lower – slightly (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock)Millions of people in London and the south east of England are now under a hosepipe ban.
Thames Water announced the ban today, saying it comes after weeks of hot, dry weather and multiple heatwaves.
The restriction, a prohibition on the use of water for lawns and gardens, will begin from 00.01am on Thursday. When it will end is unclear.
The water supplier said: ‘We’ve been wor