The Latest Breaking News on Droughts

The National Drought Group moved England into ‘Prolonged Dry Weather’ status.

Dry conditions and impending drought mean millions of people in the UK are now, or will soon be, under a hosepipe ban. There is a “temporary use ban” in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with Kent and Sussex to follow. It’s virtually impossible for water suppliers to enforce this…

The low water levels follow months of little rainfall and hot weather

It is going to be another hot, dry week

There are fears confusing rules will mean water restrictions aren't effective this summer

Roads closed in borough of Islington as video shows streets under more than a metre of water

Some supermarkets in Spain have been forced to ration the amount of ice at two bags per customer as supply has dropped this year.

England’s water and sewage chiefs awarded themselves £27m amid leakages of 2.4bn litres a day

Thames Water was the biggest culprit, leaking 605m litres a day, with Severn Trent and United Utilities not far behind - despite the bosses of the firms trousering big salaries

Scandal-hit water companies making billions in profits are coming under fire for various reasons, argues Nada Farhoud, but one reason is the billions of litres wasted every day

The Environment Agency has warned we are facing the 'early signs of drought' with no rain on the horizon during another spell of sizzling weather