Major British brands including Cadbury's and Jaguar Land Rover have been forced to shut their factories, as they become the latest victims of the national water shortage.

Production of Cadbury's Bourneville chocolate ceased as the Birmingham-based plant in which it is made lost water supply, its US owner Mondalez confirmed. Hours later it said it had regained limited water supply meaning some production had been resumed.

Supplies of chocolate will not be immediately impacted as Cadbury's has a large volume of back-up stock, however it is not yet known when full production will start again.

Jaguar Land Rover has also been forced to temporarily close two of its main UK plants as a result of water disruptions caused by the recent snowstorms.

Its Solihull plant in the West Midlands has temporarily shut and its Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham will also close from Tuesday morning, a spokesman said. The situation is being "closely monitored" but it remains unknown when either will reopen.