Flushing the loo to gardening: how to save water around the home

Use watering cans instead of hosepipes – and you could consider reusing bathwater in the garden. Photograph: Paul Bradbury/Getty Images

Another heatwave is looming and many parts of the country are preparing for emergency water measures to combat drought.

Britons do use a lot of water – on average, more than citizens in most other European countries – so what can people do to cut their usage?