experiences its biggest ever outbreak of avian flu. good morning from birmingham, where england are celebrating a double diving gold one for the team s teenage star at her first commonwealth games and another for the most experienced diver retaining his title. it s friday the 5th of august. our main story. a hosepipe ban will come into force in parts of southern england later today, as recent extreme temperatures and a lack of rainfall continue to put pressure on waterways and water supplies. southern water said the move, which affects the isle of wight and parts of hampshire, was a vital step . other bans will follow later in the month in kent, sussex and parts of wales. zoe conway has this report. i ve actually used the hosepipe more. frances and john are neighbours, friends, and very keen gardeners. from today, people living here near alresford in hampshire will be banned from using a hosepipe in their gardens. frances, do you think people will follow the rules? absolut
as parts of europe face a drought, the first in a series of hosepipe bans is due to come into force across the south of england to try and tackle water shortages. the american conspiracy theorist alexjones has been ordered to pay more than $4 million in damages after losing a defamation case for falsely claiming the sandy hook shooting was a hoax. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the governor of the bank of england has defended the decision to raise interest rates, saying there s a real risk of soaring prices becoming embedded . yesterday, the bank warned of a recession as it raised interest rates by the largest amount in 27 years. the uk economy is forecast to shrink in the last three months of this year, as the bank predicts a recession that will last well into next year. the bank says that sharp increases in energy prices will push inflation to more than 13% a 42 year high and that the value of people s incomes is falli
weather s continued, demands have remained high, so we re seeing our raw water levels, such as the reservoir we re at today, are starting to drop and get below the trigger levels for us to need to take further action. just outside london, the river ver has dried up completely in some places. millions of people in the capital also face the possibility of a hosepipe ban, with thames water saying demand is at its highest for 25 years. this is what much of southern england looks like now instead of grass, fields of hay. the country is not yet in drought, but the met office are predicting higher temperatures next week especially in the south and not much rainfall. those found flouting the hosepipe bans could be fined £1,000. so what will people do if they catch others using hoses? what willjohn do? i d probablyjust give him a paddington bear stare! zoe conway, bbc news.
and while we ve recently been through a period of hot weather and the heatwave that we saw, really our concern then was around demand. unfortunately, the dry weather s continued, demands have remained high, so we re seeing our raw water levels, such as the reservoir we re at today, are starting to drop and get below the trigger levels for us to need to take further action. just outside london, the river has dried up completely in some places. millions of people in the capital also face the possibility of a hosepipe ban, with thames water saying demand is at its highest for 25 years. this is what much of southern england looks like now instead of grass, fields of hay. the country is not yet in drought, but the met office are predicting higher temperatures next week especially in the south and not much rainfall. zoe conway, bbc news. matt is in hampshire for us this morning.