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Expert group declares official drought amid prolonged dry spell, meaning water rationing may take place

Thames Water says it is ‘ready’ to implement a hosepipe ban ahead of an official drought announcement.

Leaked documents predict crop failure rates of up to 50% as water companies resist calls to prioritise food production

Thames Water says it is ‘ready’ to implement a hosepipe ban ahead of an official drought announcement.

Residents in the South West, Southern and Central England and East of England have been moved into drought status.

The UKs drowning death toll tragically climbed to 20 today as a body was pulled from the River Thames near a sailing club after a frantic search for a man who had disappeared in Surrey.

Data collected from more than 18 water companies, including Thames Water, showed that sites ranging from Oxfordshire and London, to Warwickshire, had no water or poor pressure.

A drought has been declared for parts of England following the driest summer for 50 years

Mark Hardingham, the chairman of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), said that he cant remember a summer like this in his entire 32-year career in the fire service.

An amber warning for extreme heat from the Met Office is now in place as another spell of hot weather is expected to last until the start of next week.