10 simple ways to save water at home, from savvy showering to checking your loo for leaks

Dishwashers – especially on eco-mode - use less water than washing up by hand. Photograph: Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images

With hot summers such as this year’s predicted to happen ever more frequently, the risk of a water shortfall in England and Wales is on the rise.

Climate change and population growth are creating a perfect storm that is putting freshwater reserves in England under huge pressure and taking its toll on the environment. In parts of England, recent dry periods have led to temporary water restrictions becoming more common.