Hosepipe bans spread across heatwave Britain: Now 11million face water restrictions as another firm tightens rules and country heads towards official drought

More than 11million Brits are now under a hosepipe ban as the drought risk continues to grow during what could be the country's longest heatwave on record. Five water companies have imposed usage restrictions in recent days affecting customers across southern and eastern England as strain on supplies intensifies during the latest heatwave.