...but we are right as rain this week

brush your teeth or taking shorter showers, we can all make a big difference.”

The National Audit Office watchdog has warned that unless action is taken now, parts of the South and South-east will run out of water in the next 20 years.

According to the Committee on Climate Change the total water supply will drop by seven per cent by 2045 because of climate change and pressure to reduce volumes of water

THIS road looks more like a river as a motorist battles through deep water.

But the chaos caused by flash floods is about to end soon, say forecasters, with some of the hottest temperatures of the year.

Parts of England recovering from heavy rainfall will be bathed in 80F sunshine by the middle of taken from rivers. The Love Water survey of 2,000 adults found 77 per cent think the UK is a wet and rainy country.

Water usage ranked low on their list of environmental concerns, trailing plastic pollution, energy consumption, food waste and our carbon footprint.

Love Water says we can also reduce demand by not pre-rinsing before loading the dishwasher.

TV presenter Simon Reeve, who next week. It will come as a relief to communities across the South-west, Midlands and Wales who have been hit by flash floods and lightning strikes this week – with warnings of more to come before the weekend.

The Weather Channel expects

London to hit 89F (31C) by Wednesday and Thursday, while the mercury will also hit the 80s in places further north as well.

Met Office forecaster Martin Young said: “As winds swing to the South-west over the weekend it’ll start to feel warmer as a result. Most can expect a drier day on Sunday.” has made travel and environmental documentaries, said: “This report should be a wake-up call for everyone in the UK.

“Future water shortages will have wide-reaching consequences on life as we know it, seriously restricting everyday household activities.

“Beyond that, water scarcity is already putting our natural environment under stress with significant impact on freshwater habitats and loss of biodiversity. The global pandemic is a stark demonstration of just how precious water is with handwashing our first line of defence so we need to take action to protect it.”

The water industry is also under pressure to reduce pipe leakage.

Its Discover Water website said between April 2018 and March last year 697 million gallons – the equivalent of 1,268 Olympic swimming pools – leaked from pipes every day.