The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Labour has called for a COBRA meeting to discuss the impact of the prolonged heatwave on water supplies across the country.Speaking on Saturday, deputy leader, Angela Rayner has called on the Government to act amid fears drought conditions may last until next year.With drought conditions declared across eight regions, Ms…

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

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

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

It comes as the southern half of the UK has been beset by drought conditions this weekend, while the northern half braces for thunderstorms on Sunday.

The UK faces its second heatwave in a matter of weeks this weekend with hundreds of homes having lost water supply this morning, as Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner calls on the Prime Minister to act

The Met Office has issued a new slew of yellow thunderstorm warnings covering huge swathes of the UK for Monday and Tuesday, with "torrential rain" meaning floods are a real possibility

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

Eight regions in the UK have been placed in drought conditions

The move comes after major concerns that wildfires could be started as a result of the product combining with dry weather - particularly in areas of England where a drought was declared yesterday

Extreme heat this year has triggered wildfires, drought and melting glaciers. Less expectedly, it’s also revealed some weird and dark things about our past — shipwrecks, corpses, ghost villages, ornamental gardens and ancient cities. Here’s a look at some of those discoveries.