Britons have been told to pour bath water on plants, put less water in the kettle, only do fully loads of laundry in washing machines and put on the dishwasher a maximum of once a day.
Data collected from more than 18 water companies, including Thames Water, showed that sites ranging from Oxfordshire and London, to Warwickshire, had no water or poor pressure.
Mark Hardingham, the chairman of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), said that he can t remember a summer like this in his entire 32-year career in the fire service.
JANE FRYER: The ridiculously pretty village of Northend has been in the news this week as its hot and harassed residents have just won the dubious title of first village to run dry in the heatwave ,
A drought could soon be declared for some parts of England tomorrow after the driest July on record for some areas as 96.8F temperatures are also forecasted for over the weekend.