UK Environment Secretary ‘Strongly Urges’ Water Companies to Ban Hosepipes Amid Dry Weather

A view of a dried up river bed of the River Thames near to Somerford Keynes in Gloucestershire, England, on Aug. 5, 2022. Andrew Matthews/PA

Environment Secretary George Eustice on Saturday urged water companies across the UK to ban hosepipes amid a dry August.

It comes as the Met Office’s forecast said the UK will mostly be dry and turning hotter this week.