The chief executive of a water company has warned that restrictions could be put in place this summer as the Environment ...

Drought risk warning issued after England’s driest start to spring since 1956 - The Environment Agency warns of possibility ...

A "blocking" weather system lingering high above the UK has produced one of the driest, warmest and brightest starts to ...

A very dry start to spring has helped set off wildfires across Scotland, Wales and England, and officials have warned of a ...

Scotland has had its driest start to the year since 1931 while north-west and north-east England have had the lowest rainfall since 1929.

A "medium" risk of drought has been declared, with reservoirs levels dropping, and farmers struggling to grow crops after the ...

Britain has been left parched after long spells of dry weather in March, April and May leaving the water table at extremely ...

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A summer drought could be looming in England after the driest start to spring in generations. Lack of rainfall has left reservoir levels dwindling, crops struggling and vegetation parched ...

So what about that drought? We’ve been hearing about it since last fall when our drying conditions began and on an official standpoint, it continues in some parts of New England, while others ...

The Environment Agency has warned water companies that more must be done to safeguard water supplies in the coming months ...