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Kew Gardens battles with UK drought to care for some of world's rarest plants

Faye Adams is the alpine and rock garden supervisor at Kew Gardens, where staff are battling the 146-day long dry…

Daily Mirror

'Intense' thunderstorms due to hit parts of UK this week as heatwave ends with a bang

The country sizzled again over the weekend with 34.9C recorded in Charlwood, Surrey, but the heat is now set to…

Daily Mirror

Low water levels continue at Manchester's reservoirs during weekend of extreme heat

The Enivornment Agency has warned that England’s drought could persist into next year

Manchester Evening News

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UK weather: warning of floods from thundery showers after drought

Meteorologists say expected downpours are the wrong kind of rain to tackle driest spell for almost 50 years

The Guardian - UK

Exact time UK heatwave will end as blistering 32C highs spark wildfires and drought

After suffering through another heatwave with an amber health warning, Brits can welcome three days of thunderstorms this week with…

Daily Mirror

Government must ‘overrule nimbys’ on new reservoirs to combat drought, says infrastructure tsar

Call for UK ministers to act comes as environment secretary considers ‘national grid for water’

The Independent UK

In pictures: France ravaged by summer of wildfire and drought

While rainfall on Sunday brought desperately needed relief to firefighters in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, wildfires elsewhere continue to…

Radio France Internationale

Drought in England could carry on into new year, experts warn

Without lots of heavy rain in autumn and winter, water restrictions could be tightened even further

The Guardian - UK

Build an ark and ditch the pots: how to save your garden in a drought

As official drought is declared in parts of England, here are some measures to preserve and future-proof gardens

The Guardian - UK

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Drought in Britain: the lessons we can learn from Europe

Analysis: The water supply in England and Wales is entirely in private hands, and that can lead to problems…

The Guardian - UK

Iraq's Garden of Eden Now 'Like a Desert'

To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometers (six miles) of sunburnt land in southern Iraq,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Observer view on the woeful state of England’s water industry

The response to the drought shows how underinvestment has left us without the infrastructure to cope with climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

French climate activists fill golf course holes with cement, protesting against water ban exemption amid drought

Climate activists have sabotaged luxury golf courses in the south of France, protesting against the "leisure industry for the most…

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Iraq's Garden of Eden now 'like a desert'

Huwaizah Marshes (Iraq) (AFP) - To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometres (six miles) of…

AFP

‘We need reservoirs built’: drought leaves UK farms begging for government aid

As crops shrivel in the fields, farmers around the country are calling for urgent action from the Tory leadership

The Guardian - UK

Paddy McGuinness says his birthday plans are 'out the window' following split from Christine

In an Instagram reel dubbed shower news: drought edition, Paddy revealed that his original family birthday plans were 'out the…

Daily Mirror

Europe’s rivers run dry as scientists warn drought could be worst in 500 years

Crops, power plants, barge traffic, industry and fish populations devastated by parched waterways

The Guardian - UK

Temperatures to rise to 35C amid drought, wildfires with thunderstorms to come

It comes as the southern half of the UK has been beset by drought conditions this weekend, while the northern…

The Independent UK

Drought creating 'dust bowl Britain' warns Labour as it calls for urgent COBRA response

The UK faces its second heatwave in a matter of weeks this weekend with hundreds of homes having lost water…

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UK weather: Thunderstorm warning with 'torrential rain' sparks flood fears after drought

The Met Office has issued a new slew of yellow thunderstorm warnings covering huge swathes of the UK for Monday…

Daily Mirror

Europe’s heatwaves, droughts put focus on climate change risks

Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and the UK are enduring severe droughts this summer.

Al Jazeera

Labour calls for COBRA meeting as temperatures surge

Eight regions in the UK have been placed in drought conditions

Evening Standard

Asda and Lidl join other major supermarkets in banning disposable barbecues due to safety fears

The move comes after major concerns that wildfires could be started as a result of the product combining with dry…

Chronicle Live

Swiss artist sculpts sprawling model castle on dried river bank

Swiss artist Francois Monthoux's annual project to build clay sculptures on the banks of Switzerland's Toleure river has sprawled into…

Reuters

Why all major supermarkets banned disposable barbecues - and when you can buy one again

There are concerns the product could start wildfires after the long spell of dry weather, particularly in those areas of…

Daily Mirror