A very dry start to spring has helped set off wildfires across Scotland, Wales and England, and officials have warned of a ...

A "medium" risk of drought has been declared, with reservoirs levels dropping, and farmers struggling to grow crops after the ...

A "blocking" weather system lingering high above the UK has produced one of the driest, warmest and brightest starts to ...

The Environment Agency warns of possibility of drought – with more frequent dry summers to come as a result of climate change ...

Persistent dry spells led to many areas being declared officially in drought, with England seeing its seventh driest summer ...

Chief executive Chris Weston said the company is doing ‘all we need to’ to prepare for potential water shortages.

The chief executive of a water company has warned that restrictions could be put in place this summer as the Environment Agency (EA) says the UK could face a drought. Chris Weston, who’s been in ...

The Environment Agency has warned water companies that more must be done to safeguard water supplies in the coming months ...

England could face drought conditions this summer after the driest start to spring in almost 70 years, the Environment Agency has said. Reservoirs in the country are dropping, and farmers are ...