An estimated 45 million people are now in a drought area, while over 27 million people have hosepipe bans in place - but there are ways you can help save water

Millions set to see their areas enter drought status within days, with temperatures forecast to hit 35°C

Some 27million people across England and Wales are already under a hosepipe ban as reservoir levels plunge amid an extraordinarily hot and dry spring and summer.

The average person in the UK uses around 142 litres of water a day