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Sussex hosepipe ban tightens from 9 Oct, Lundy may be evacuated as water runs out, Norfolk tidal flood alerts and a tanker hit off Qatar. Next 48 hours.

ASOS confirms a cyber incident and every customer should assume they’re affected, plus Primark asbestos recall, first frost tonight and NHS supply strikes.

A cable fault cut power to 32 London postcodes, diesel hits a record 200.01p and South West Water seeks a drought order. What it means for UK households today.

TalkTalk collapses and BT steps in to keep 2.5m connected, a North Sea strike threatens the Forties pipeline, and the Halifax app starts closing today.

Burst mains leave homes without water in Sussex and near Market Harborough, first bird flu case of the season, and British Gas’s winter food advice.

Diesel passes £2 a litre as the G7 agrees an oil release, two men are charged over a Manchester terror plot, and English reservoirs hit notably low levels.

UK in talks to release emergency diesel reserves as US threatens export ban; Sussex hosepipe ban exemptions removed; East of England drought may last into 2027.

Iran linked to the RAF Fairford plot, energy price cap rises 4% today, and the Environment Agency urges 6 million at-risk homes to check flood risk.

Diesel hits a record 199.18p as fuel contingency plans are set out, energy bills rise on Thursday and police find petrol but no bombs at RAF Fairford.

RAF Fairford bomb plot probe, 9,000 Crawley homes hit by a burst main, coastal flood alerts and an energy price cap rise on Wednesday.

Defence Secretary urges homes to keep cash, water and tinned food; mortgage rates hit a 2023 high; hosepipe bans stay. What UK households need to know.

Diesel heads for a record high as Scottish prices pass £2, a Lurgan security alert shuts the Belfast–Dublin line, and burst mains hit three towns.

US diesel export ban threat puts UK fuel supply at risk, Edinburgh water main bursts, and a deep low with spring tides is eyed for next week.