Rebecca Speare-Cole

Temperatures have broken the record for the number of days the UK has seen such temperatures reach or exceed 34C in a calendar year, the Met Office has announced.

More than five million people are affected by the ban Anglian Water has announced a hosepipe ban for its more than five million customers across the East of England.

Affinity Water has announced it will introduce a hosepipe ban across its central region, including Hertfordshire, from 12.01am on Friday July 17.

Affinity Water became the latest utility to announce restrictions as the ongoing hot dry weather and higher-than-usual demand hits supplies.

They are the second firm in the region to announce a ban and it affects millions of customers

The Met Office made the announcement after temperatures peaked at 35.2C at Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire on Friday.

The Met Office made the announcement after temperatures peaked at 35.2C at Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire on Friday.

Millions of Britons will be banned from using hosepipes as officials warn drought conditions are increasingly likely while the nation swelters in

Lewis Capaldi held back tears and said he was “lost for words” as he took the stage for an headline set at British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park, London.

The performance was a landmark moment in the Scottish artist’s career