South East Water imposes hosepipe ban after Kent and Sussex water shortages

Some areas left with little or no water, forcing schools to shut and residents to fetch drinking water from bottle stations

A hosepipe ban is scheduled to come into effect across Kent and Sussex as a result of record demand for drinking water, South East Water bosses have said.

Parts of the region have been left with little or no water this week during the hot weather, forcing schools to shut and residents to fetch drinking water from bottled water stations.