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David Black, chief executive of Ofwat, is facing scrutiny amid a period of drought in which more than 30 million people in England and Wales currently face or are already under restrictions.

Leaks have not fallen significantly since 2002 despite David Black arguing regulator had been rigorous in holding companies to account

The Met Office has issued four days of alerts for the UK running from yesterday morning until the end of Wednesday after weeks of sweltering temperatures saw a drought declared.

Investment is needed to help country recover from drought, say politicians and campaigners

Without lots of heavy rain in autumn and winter, water restrictions could be tightened even further

Analysis: The water supply in England and Wales is entirely in private hands, and that can lead to problems…

Britons have been told to pour bath water on plants, put less water in the kettle, only do fully loads of laundry in washing machines and put on the dishwasher a maximum of once a day.

An unidentified man was pulled from a pool of water at the Park Lime Pits nature reserve in Walsall and he was declared dead at the scene, police have said, bringing the heatwave death toll to 21.

Residents in the South West, Southern and Central England and East of England have been move into drought status where they are being urged to be frugal with water.

The change could lead to more measures such as hosepipe bans.