38 m. ago Thames Water boss issues water restrictions warning amid drought risk

Thames Water has warned its 16 million customers there is potential for water restrictions if the weather stays dry

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17 h. ago Thames Water boss issues water restrictions warning amid dry weather

Thames Water has warned its 16 million customers there is potential for water restrictions if the weather stays dry

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23 h. ago Britain on high drought alert: Restrictions warning issued for 16 million people as UK on track for driest spring on record

Much of the UK has become parched in recent weeks amid sustained warm and dry weather, which meteorologists expect will continue for at least another ten days.

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26 h. ago Boss of stricken Thames Water defends £195,000 bonus and admits mothballed £250m desalination plant should never have been built

Thames Water CEO Chris Weston defended accepting the bumper sum after just three months in the role, telling MPs he had 'stabilised' the company.

Economics

26 h. ago Thames Water boss issues stark warning on restrictions after dry spring

Thames Water has upped its drought level plans given the driest spring for decades. Chris Weston - amid defending his £195,000 bonus - has raised the spectre of supply issues

Events

4 d. ago Met Office warn of 'vigorous thunderstorms' heading to Wales

After some warm and dry weather on Saturday, an area of low pressure is set to bring disruption at the start of next week

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5 d. ago Gardeners told 3 major flowers will blossom early after record temperatures

The Met Office says that April's unusually sunny and dry weather conditions has led to a major shift in plant growth cycles - with some flowering earlier than expected

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6 d. ago Exact date Scotland's sunshine will be broken by 'heavy and thundery showers'

Scots should make the most of the next few days of dry and sunny weather, as things are about to take a turn.

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6 d. ago UK set for ‘classic’ spring weather, including frosty nights and warm days

Conditions from Thursday through to Saturday are expected to be broadly similar, with dry weather and sunny spells forecast across the country.

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7 d. ago Summer drought fears grow as England sees driest start to spring in 69 years

Environment Agency warns water companies may need to put in restrictions in the summer

Politics

7 d. ago Weather maps show how hot it's going to get in Wales with glorious weekend on the way

The fine and dry weather keeps on coming with temperatures set to rise as we get towards the end of the week

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7 d. ago New reports tell us cattle and sheep farming can be sustainable – don’t believe them, it’s all bull | George Monbiot

Feeding the world sustainably is an incredibly complex challenge, yet some people are trying to sell us a bucolic fairytaleThe fire that has just destroyed 500 hectares (1,230 acres) of Dartmoor should have been impossible. It should not be a fire-prone landscape. But sheep, cattle and ponies have made it so. They selectively browse out tree seedlings, preventing the return of temperate rainforest, which is extremely difficult to burn. In dry weather, the moor grass, bracken and heather covering the deforested landscape are tinder.The plume of carbon dioxide and smoke released this week is one of the many impacts of livestock grazing. But several recent films, alongside celebrities, politicians, billionaires and far-right podcasts, seek to persuade us that cattle and sheep are good for the atmosphere and the living planet. This story, wrapped in romantic cottagecore, is now the most active and seductive frontier of climate-science denial. It is heavily promoted by the meat industry,...

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9 d. ago Met Office weather maps show it won’t rain much in Wales for ages, but that doesn’t tell the whole story

Welsh weather forecaster Derek Brockway has said there is 'more dry weather to come in the next fortnight' with temperatures also still set to be 'slightly above normal for the time of year'

Society

1 week ago Glut of early fruit and veg hits UK as climate change closes ‘hungry gap’

Warm weather means strawberries, aubergines and tomatoes have come weeks earlier than expectedA glut of early strawberries, aubergines and tomatoes has hit Britain as the dry, warm weather has eliminated the traditional “hungry gap”, growers have said.It has been a very dry and sunny spring, with one of the warmest starts to May on record expected. Temperatures could reach 30C at the earliest point on record later this week, forecasters have said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Automatic watering systems that save your garden and your free time this summer

Struggling to keep your garden blooming in the dry weather? These affordable Amazon deals do the watering for you.

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1 week ago Bank holiday weekend to bring cooler weather after hottest day of the year

Dry weather is expected for most people but temperatures will drop across the UK.

Politics

1 week ago Israel wildfires mapped: Netanyahu declares national emergency as record blaze nears Jerusalem

Fire is being whipped up by strong winds and hot, dry weather

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3 w. ago Wildfires grow to hundreds of acres after North Carolina lifts burn ban

Wildfires in the Carolinas have been fueled by dry and warm weather and leftover hurricane debris

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3 w. ago UK national parks warn of ‘catastrophic’ risk from wildfires this Easter

Weeks of fires amid warm and dry spell have decimated ecosystems and threatened endangered species, say expertsWildfires expose ‘postcode lottery’ of firefighting resourcesBritain’s national parks have warned of a “catastrophic” risk from wildfires this Easter after one of the driest early spring seasons on record.Park rangers from the South Downs to the Highlands said the prolonged warm weather and breezy conditions had left large areas extremely dry despite recent rain. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Easter weekend weather: Sunshine forecast for London on Good Friday before rainy weekend

Weather likely to be unsettled on Saturday after prolonged dry spell

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