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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.
Residents in the South West, Southern and Central England and East of England have been move into drought status where they are being urged to be frugal with water.
Livestock farmers also fear the lack of new grass means there will not be enough hay to feed cows, sheep and other livestock this winter, forcing them to rely on expensive feeds.
Residents in the South West, Southern and Central England and East of England have been moved into drought status.
However, the rainfall is not expected to offset Thames Water's warning to customers as thousands in the South East ran out of water just hours after swathes of England were made drought zones.