In England, the North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands and West Midlands are in drought, the Environment Agency says, as shown ...

The National Drought Group meets on Tuesday morning after another hot, dry spell.

The East and West Midlands have officially entered drought, joining the North West and Yorkshire, after yet another hot and ...

Drought declared in East and West Midlands in driest start to year since 1976 - Three further areas – Lincolnshire and ...

Currently, three areas of the UK - Cumbria and Lancashire, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire - are in ...

A hosepipe ban has come into effect in Yorkshire, and a number of others are on the way across England. Bans are coming in ...

Britain's Thames Water announced a temporary "hosepipe ban" on Monday, aimed at cutting water usage across large parts of ...

England could see a drought last into next year following the driest summer for 50 years, a senior Environment Agency (EA) figure has warned.. John Curtin, executive director for local operations ...

England has had its driest start to the year since 1976 and the driest July since 1935. ... A drought has been declared in parts of England as the country swelters in a second major heatwave in weeks.

Without lots of heavy rain in autumn and winter, water restrictions could be tightened even further South-east England could be tipped into severe and devastating drought without above-average ...

With the drought, New England is running 6 to 9 inches below normal rainfall and up to a 2.5-inch deficit just in the past 30 days, according to the latest data. Boston Globe.