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Some, like the south—east, already with water restrictions in place. others expecting them to be brought in soon. even where hosepipe bans arent yet being enforced, companies are asking users to be more mindful of their water consumption as reservoirs slowly but steadily recede. and for some farmers, it means a much tougher year than expected. its just like the sahara desert out there. were having to feed the winter rations, silage, to the cattle now. and by the end of the summer, well be half...

More industrial action as the rmt and tssa unions begin strike action too. it doesnt look like the end of the summer of strikes will come any time soon. ramzan karmali, bbc news. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. the official declaration yesterday is expected to trigger stricter controls on water use, such as hosepipe bans. yesterdays drought announcement covers much of the south—west, parts of southern, central and ...

Parts of england could last into next year. the official declaration yesterday, is expected to trigger stricter controls on water use, such as hosepipe bans. (ani)yesterday�*s drought announcement covers much of the south west, parts of southern, central and eastern england. kathryn stanczyszyn reports from hinckley in leicestershire. large swathes of countryside look scorched and yellow at the moment, after the driest summer in decades. eight areas of england have now been officially designat...

Companies are asking users to be more mindful of their water consumption as reservoirs slowly but steadily recede. and for some farmers, it means a much tougher year than expected. its just like the sahara desert out there. were having to feed the winter rations, silage, to the cattle now. and by the end of the summer, well be halfway through that and were going to have to source it from somewhere else and i dont know where yet. hopefully itll rain very soon. the extreme dry weather brings anoth...

Kathryn stanczyszyn reports from hinckley in leicestershire. large swathes of countryside look scorched and yellow at the moment, after the driest summer in decades. eight areas of england have now been officially designated as being in drought. some, like the south—east, already with water restrictions in place. 0thers expecting them to be brought in soon. even where hosepipe bans arent yet being enforced, companies are asking users to be more mindful of their water consumption as reservoirs ...

With temperatures forecast to hit 36 celsius in some areas, the met office has issued an amber warning which will remain in place for the next four days. the heat expected to affect water supplies, farming and wildlife. abi reader — a dairy farmer in the vale of glamorgan — and also deputy president of the national farmers union in wales — told me the challenges she was facing. on the farm here at the moment, the grass has stopped growing. any grass that was there has burnt off, so leaf th...