Fears of UK food shortages are mounting after England endured its driest July on record, with some farmers warning this harvest could be their last and the National Farmers' Union (NFU) demanding urgent government action to protect domestic supplies.
Farming groups say the country is experiencing its third serious drought in five years, a pattern they now call the 'new normal' for British agriculture. Much of England has gone more than a month without meaningful rain, while repeated heatwaves since early summer have baked fields dry, forcing one of the earliest harvests on record as growers race to save what remains of their crops.
