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While some parts of the North are battling fresh snowfalls there are growing fears of a hosepipe ban in the months to come.

Despite the country grinding to a standstill under several inches of snow, which later thawed, some reservoirs' water levels are lower than usual for this time of the year.

Fears of a water shortage are growing after December was officially the coldest for 100 years and 2010 the driest since in some parts of the UK since 1981.


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Britain faces dry spell worse than infamous drought of 1976, claims water company

After the blizzards, torrential rain and floods of recent weeks, Britons are now being warned to get ready for hosepipe bans.

Water company bosses declared that parts of the UK were so parched, they were at risk of droughts later this year.

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