Water crisis: Will Britain's taps run dry?

An expert is warning that without "fast changes" the UK could run out of drinking water in the future. the first seven months of 2025 were the driest since 1976, with reservoirs across England only 56.1% full on average, according to the Environment Agency. Sky's Lisa Dowd investigates.

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Latest figures suggest that around 2,690 megalitres of water is lost every day in England through leaks - the equivalent of 1,076 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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