Somerset is now in drought - with water shortages now across half of Britain.

It's one of 17 counties today joining London, East Anglia, and southern England in officially entering drought status.

Ian Johnson, from the Environment Agency says the warnings could be in place for some time to come:

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B/A: Both Wessex Water and Bristol Water say they do not anticipate introducing a hosepipe ban, but are urging customers to use water wisely.