The call comes as temperatures start to rise again, with 30C forecast in parts of Shropshire over the next week.
Hosepipes should be banned, the Environment Secretary has urged water companies, as Britain is forecast to bake in temperatures of up to 28C on Sunday amid an unusually dry August.
Environment Secretary George Eustice has said some water companies have ‘rightly taken action’ to tackle the effects of dry weather Meteorologists have urged people to avoid the midday sun and stay in the shade as the arid weather looks set to last another seven to 10 days. Met Office senior meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: “England and Wales will be dry with sunny spells .
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