Is the UK facing a water shortage?

Restrictions may be introduced later in the summer if there is below-average rainfall

A man waters his garden during the heatwave
(Image credit: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Households have been warned by water companies to cut their water usage or risk taps running dry as the UK battles a scorching two-day heatwave.

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