Water warning after dry June

HOUSEHOLDS have been warned of a possible water shortage as Britain faces its driest June in 90 years.

Water companies say families should take four-minute showers instead of baths, put away garden sprinklers, and avoid using hoses to clean cars or water the plants.

Firms said homes and businesses could be hit with restrictions on how much water they use. Parts of Staffordshire and Shropshire have seen supplies temporarily interrupted as a result of high demand, prompting Severn Water to set up bottled water collection points ‘as a precaution’. Tanker crews also injected water directly into pipes in the region.

Southern Water said the country was ‘hitting peak demand for water’.