Britain's Thames Water announced a temporary "hosepipe ban" on Monday, aimed at cutting water usage across large parts of southern England, following the country's driest and warmest spring in over a century.

Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban affecting 1.1mn customers across several areas in southern England in an effort to preserve water following persistent dry and warm weather.

Ten counties have been hit with hosepipe bans so far this year after drought conditions were declared in England. Today, Thames Water announced that a hosepipe ban would begin nex