60 h. ago ‘It’s a critical time’: European farmers struggle through driest spring in a century

Extreme weather costs the EU about €28.3bn in lost crops and livestock per year, more than half the losses stem from droughtWhen drought descended on Hendrik Jan ten Cate’s farm in 2018, slashing his onion yield to just 10% of a regular year, he slogged through days of heavy labour to draw water from canals and pump it to his crops. One day, overworked and anxious to extract as much as he could, Ten Cate fell into the canal and broke his arm.This year, with plants already growing but a severe dearth of rain to nourish young crops, the Dutch farmer is once again watching the weather forecast with worry. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Tornado could hit parts of the UK as rain batters south, says forecaster

It follows the driest start to spring in nearly six decades.

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3 d. ago UK to be battered by heavy rain and strong gales after driest Spring in more than 50 years

The UK is set to be battered by rain, with areas around Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and London among the worst hit, after our heatwave and a remarkably dry few weeks

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4 d. ago Weather map: Thundery showers could hit UK this week in Met Office forecast

Showers across the country come after parts of the UK were warmer than Ibiza over the weekend

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5 d. ago 'Climate change is clear for all to see and it’s why we need to take water seriously'

Rachel Hallos, vice-president of the National Farmers Union, warns the driest start to spring in 70 years is of great concern to the farming sector - and why new water investment is urgently needed

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5 d. ago 'Lunar landscape' sees reservoirs dry up as UK experiences driest spring in a century

Farmers are desperate for rain to keep their animals and crops alive as reservoirs dry up in scorching temperatures with people urged to go easy on their water supply

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5 d. ago Brits urged to take shorter showers to avoid hosepipe bans as country's dry spell sparks drought fears while water bills soar

It is the driest spring so far in more than a century, which has prompted warnings of a drought in England this summer without sustained rainfall.

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5 d. ago Weather map: Thundery showers forecast to hit UK this week in Met Office forecast

Showers across the country come after parts of the UK were warmer than Ibiza over the weekend

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7 d. ago London weather: Sun to sizzle then fizzle as capital faces week

Parts of the UK may be warmer than Ibiza over the weekend but the sunshine may be short-lived

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7 d. ago I survived a weekend at Ibiza's most iconic party hotel where the owner once 'served cocaine for breakfast' to A

MailOnline's deputy travel editor Hayley Minn checks into Pikes Ibiza, and quickly sees how true the phrase, 'You can check in but you can never check out,' is, when it comes to this hotel.

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7 d. ago Britain could be hotter than Ibiza as country basks in sunshine this weekend

Temperatures could hit 25C on Sunday in western areas of England and parts of Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales, with most areas set to see blue skies over both days, the Met Office said.

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8 d. ago UK set to be hotter than Ibiza at weekend amid driest spring in over 100 years

As of Friday, 80.6mm of rain has been recorded for the UK this spring, nearly 20mm less than the record low for the full season of 100.7mm in 1852.

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8 d. ago UK set to sizzle with temperatures hotter than Ibiza as 23C mini

Exacta Weather's James Madden said that the "sunny and unseasonably warm weather" that has been seen across the UK this week "is again likely to intensify somewhat to some potentially even hotter maximum on the day temperatures for many parts of the country"

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8 d. ago UK weather: Exact date Britain to be hotter than Ibiza as mercury soars to 23C

Parts of the UK will be hotter than Ibiza and Corfu this weekend as the current spell of warm, dry, weather continues - though downpours could be coming in a few days' time

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9 d. ago UK weather: Britain set to be hotter than Ibiza this weekend as temperatures soar to 23C

Highs of 23C forecast in some areas

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9 d. ago Driest spring in over 100 years continues as farmers hope for ‘meaningful’ rain

The Met Office said dry and warm conditions look set to persist through this week and into the weekend.

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1 week ago UK on track for driest spring on record as temperatures to hit 25C this week

The UK is not expected to see any significant rainfall over the next 10 days

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1 week 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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1 week 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

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1 week ago London weather: Capital to bask in 24C heat as temperatures top Ibiza

The warm spell comes after a week of unseasonably cool weather

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