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A drought has been declared across Yorkshire after days of scorching temperatures.

Parts of South West, Southern and Central England and East of England move into Drought status.

Many other areas of the UK are affected

The lowest amount of rainfall in July since the Met Office records began almost 200 years ago, in 1836, has been had in southern England.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms will batter parts of the UK in the coming days amid a spell of tropical and muggy weather.

Yesterday Southern Water placed a Temporary Use Ban on hosepipes on Hampshire and the Isle of Wight next Friday for the first time since 2012, after the recent heatwave scorched Britain.

Southern Water said although there was not a risk to their water supplies, the environment has to be protected during one of the driest years on record for over a century.

Southern Water earned notoriety for its record polluting rivers. The firm faces new criticism after ordering the nations first hosepipe ban of the summer - while its taps leak 21m gallons a day

At least 17million Britons face hosepipe bans after the first wave of restrictions were imposed by water companies yesterday. But Southern did not mention the wastage of its own pipes

Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.