Some 280,000 people 'could be without water this winter' after summer drought

Daily Mail - Oct 12, 2026

Ardingly Reservoir, which serves 280,000 residents in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, and surrounding areas in East Sussex, has fallen from 22.8 per cent full a week ago to just 20.2 per cent.

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Some 280,000 people 'could be without water this winter' after summer drought

Oct 12, 2026

Some 280,000 people 'could be without water this winter' after summer drought

Ardingly Reservoir, which serves 280,000 residents in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, and surrounding areas in East Sussex, has fallen from 22.8 per cent full a week ago to just 20.2 per cent.

Man, 36, is brought back to the UK from Turkey and arrested over double murder at lockdown party six years ago

Oct 12, 2026

Man, 36, is brought back to the UK from Turkey and arrested over double murder at lockdown party six years ago

Cheriff Tall (pictured), 21, and father-of-three Abayomi 'Junior' Ajose, 36, were shot dead at a 'spontaneous' party of 400 people in Moss Side, Manchester, in the early hours of June 21, 2020.

Earth to Albo: Anika Wells has got to go. Diary revelation about 'meeting' at birthday party must - surely - be the final straw: PETER VAN ONSELEN

Oct 12, 2026

Earth to Albo: Anika Wells has got to go. Diary revelation about 'meeting' at birthday party must - surely - be the final straw: PETER VAN ONSELEN

How much contempt for taxpayers does a minister have to display before Anthony Albanese discovers a backbone and sacks them?

Tiger victim 'was on all fours, praying and bowing' to the animal before it mauled him to death at UK zoo - as people frantically tried to save his life

Oct 12, 2026

Tiger victim 'was on all fours, praying and bowing' to the animal before it mauled him to death at UK zoo - as people frantically tried to save his life

The victim, believed to be in his 20s, climbed into the enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park at lunchtime on Saturday, when he was fatally injured by a 30st Siberian tiger in front of families.

Young woman, 21, with her whole life ahead of her went into hospital to treat a broken ankle... just hours later her parents were told she was dead

Oct 12, 2026

Young woman, 21, with her whole life ahead of her went into hospital to treat a broken ankle... just hours later her parents were told she was dead

Dale Alice Martin had only broken her ankle but died 14 hours after seeking treatment in Waterbury Hospital in Connecticut.

Grace Tame goes to war with Rupert Murdoch as she gives fiery rant against Israel at pro-Palestine rally

Oct 12, 2026

Grace Tame goes to war with Rupert Murdoch as she gives fiery rant against Israel at pro-Palestine rally

Grace Tame has unleashed.

Disturbing messages encouraging trans mass shooter bring shadowy figure to light... as shocked family speaks out over plot allegations

Oct 12, 2026

Disturbing messages encouraging trans mass shooter bring shadowy figure to light... as shocked family speaks out over plot allegations

Weeks before she carried out a rampage that killed eight people, Jesse Van Rootselaar sent her shadowy online friend a message that now reads like a countdown.

Fresh blow for 'godfather of swimming pool industry' charged with DV offences against 'first love' as he resigns from high-flying executive role after bid to keep case details secret

Oct 12, 2026

Fresh blow for 'godfather of swimming pool industry' charged with DV offences against 'first love' as he resigns from high-flying executive role after bid to keep case details secret

After his failed bid to stop media reporting of the case, the former pool industry powerhouse has now resigned from one of Australia's leading swimming pool companies.

The number one Conker is crowned! Woman, 28, wins world championship title after never having played a game before

Oct 12, 2026

The number one Conker is crowned! Woman, 28, wins world championship title after never having played a game before

Frankie Hooper, from London, defeated men's winner Simon Griffiths at the Grand Final and former champion Fee Aylmore at the Women's Final on Sunday.

Operation Pigeon Toe: To most of us they're 'flying vermin'. But to some, they're helpless creatures in dire need of rescue from the vast amount of human hair on our streets that wraps around their legs and cripples them

Oct 12, 2026

Operation Pigeon Toe: To most of us they're 'flying vermin'. But to some, they're helpless creatures in dire need of rescue from the vast amount of human hair on our streets that wraps around their legs and cripples them

On a wooden bench in a park in east London, a little operating theatre is being set up. Antiseptic creams, powders, sterile swabs, tweezers, nail scissors and a pair of blue latex gloves.

Teenage rider devastated after car crashes into her 'Olympic' horse Benny who had to be put down - dashing their Team GB hopes

Oct 12, 2026

Teenage rider devastated after car crashes into her 'Olympic' horse Benny who had to be put down - dashing their Team GB hopes

On her beloved horse Benny, talented 17-year-old Tinks Walker was working towards competing for Team GB. Then a car driving along a country lane crashed into them, and Benny is dead.

Revealed: The public school where the pen is mightier than the laptop...

Oct 12, 2026

Revealed: The public school where the pen is mightier than the laptop...

One of the country's top private schools is fighting back against screens in the classroom - by insisting pupils use pen and paper.

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