Water crisis hits the East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water slams the brakes on usage with a hosepipe ban kicking in Monday at 1 AM — affecting 2 million homes across Essex, East London, Suffolk, and Norfolk. With record-low rainfall and daily water use soaring by 29 million liters, officials say this is the first such ban since 1997 — and breaking it could cost you up to $1,000. The driest spring in decades? That’s the backdrop.

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