Water bills hike set to cost UK consumers hundreds

WATER inefficiency could cost UK households more than £300 each year, according to new economic forecasts.

A poll of 3,000 adults found 88 per cent admit to wasting water – with 34 per cent still leaving the tap on when brushing their teeth and 38 per cent spending longer in the shower than is needed.

More than two in 10 (23 per cent) fill up the whole kettle when making...