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leeds. liverpool. manchester. newcastle. and sheffield. and that is it! good morning and welcome to bbc news. a drought expected to cover many parts of england could be declared later today. it means we may see restrictions over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought — with england currently sitting in the second stage. if it's declared, water companies would be asked to introduce temporary bans on hosepipe use...

In ordinary times, we would be standing under water, but it is dry, parched rock. people who live here tell us they have never seen it like this and you can probably make at behind me a little island with a tower. usually they would have to reach the island by boat. you might be able to see someone picking their way across an old stone footbridge which has been exposed. it is important to point out low water levels happen most years and at the moment the low water level is not as low as the record of 2018 which was sacked just down river where they make the official measurement for this sectio...

Large commercial vessels. a massive waterway. the vessels take products to and from the power plants and industrial complexes lining the river banks. the barges that can still make it through our having to carry less cargo so they do not set so low in the water. the people who run the barges say eventually it will not be commercially viable to run the barges any longer and they are keeping a close eye on water levels because if they drop further, more of the barges will find this part of the river rhine impossible to navigate. it is a huge problem for the economy. experts say the current situa...

Are in flames in galicia and central portugal has lost thousands more hectares to the fires. districts across the country have now received a red alert for extreme fire risk and all these farmers can do is watch as their livelihoods go up in flames. but that is not all. droughts caused by high temperatures are happening across europe. with the european drought observatory measuring 47% of the eu is under a drought warning and 17% is already on red alert. the financial cost is on full display in germany where these baking temperatures have drained germany's rhine river — a key commercial rout...

Through this and how businesses like yours have been treated? we find it very shoddy, really. it's the information we needed. that was not forthcoming from the water board. if this is going to be a regular occurrence, i think they have got to get their act together. with temperatures here still high, and no meaningful rainfall forecast for the forseeable future, there is little confidence here that south east water can prevent this from happening again. we asked south east water for a statement but did not get a response. in germany, a lack of rain has caused water levels in the rhine to drop,...