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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Megan Howe

Angela Rayner urges Londoners to stop washing their cars as drought grips the capital

Communities Secretary Angela Rayner has urged Londoners to be “sensible” and leave their cars dirty as the capital battles drought conditions.

London, along with more than two thirds of England, has been hit by a “flash drought” following a run of heatwaves and dwindling water levels, leaving millions of people grappling with a hosepipe ban introduced by Thames Water.

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