UK farmers pray for rain amid driest spring since 1852

How Britain is at risk of running out of tap water by 2026

It’s late summer 2026 and Britain is in the midst of a heatwave.You turn on your tap for water, but nothing comes out. Instead you must queue in the streets to receive water from a standpipe and carry it in a bucket back to your home. This is an extreme, worst case scenario, but is something scientists warn could plausibly happen if the current dry weather continues into next year. Britain has been here before; in the summer of 1976 a prolonged …

UK rivers in crisis as campaigners issue environment warning

Conservationists fear the double climate change impact of our sizzling-hot spring and dry spell have heated our rivers and dried many river beds out.

Above-average rainfall needed for water levels to recover from dry spell – SEPA

Scotland’s water scarcity situation is worsening, with a further decline in river levels following another dry week and only limited rainfall forecast in the days ahead.

'Driest spring on record!' Farmers raise 'serious' concerns as Britons warned of 'challenging' consequences

The UK is on course for its driest spring in over a century, with farmers across Britain anxiously awaiting rainfall.April 2025 was the sunniest on record, contributing to increasingly difficult conditions for the agricultural sector.The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has expressed serious concerns to GB News during this crucial growing period.Farmers nationwide are holding their breath as the country experiences what could be the driest spring i…

We've had the driest spring since 1956 - here's how to save water in your garden

We’ve enjoyed dry days and glorious sunshine for weeks - but now you’re being asked to do your bit to save water.

We've had the driest 3 months in 154 years - is a hose pipe ban coming in?

It’s been revealed that the North East has had the driest start to a year since 1929 - and the the Tyne catchment has seen the lowest two and three month rainfall figures since records began in 1871.