Of all the water companies operating in the UK, Thames Water leaked the most in 2024/25, at 569.1 mega litres a day (ML/d).

Building new reservoirs could be "challenging", said a Yorkshire Water spokesperson, in terms of cost, finding suitable sites ...

England faces huge future water shortages and needs a "continued and sustained effort" to reduce demand, including more hosepipe bans and 'smart' water meters, warns the Environment Agency.

Yorkshire Water has revealed there was a significant reduction in usage over the first weekend of the hosepipe ban, as dramatic photographs show reservoirs with low water levels.

A damning assessment of the water industry has been made by MPs, saying a poor regulatory regime and “a culture of excessive ...

With England facing its driest spring in more than a century and reservoir levels across much of the country well below 80%, ...

Water companies are rewarded by the regulator Ofwat when they meet or exceed their leakage targets and are penalised if they fail. Yorkshire Water has exceeded its Ofwat targets on leakage every year ...

A water company has warned it will announce a hosepipe ban unless the current water shortage "changes significantly". Thames Water said a lack of rain and increasing demand had stretched supplies. It ...

Over a million people in Kent and Sussex are now facing a hosepipe ban after South East Water announced new restrictions. The water company say the driest spring in the region since 1893 has left ...

MILLIONS of Brits can sidestep the many hosepipe bands springing up around the country – but may not know it. As much of ...

Several other water companies have already introduced hosepipe bans, including Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and South East ...

The four water companies with hosepipe bans in place are leaking over one billion litres of water per day, analysis of the latest figures by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.