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

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office, with a 740-mile trail of ...

An official drought has been declared across the north-west of England due to a drop in water supply, the Environment Agency has said. The region went into drought status on 21 May after weeks of ...

Dr Jess Neumann, associate professor of hydrology at the University of Reading, said the north west of England had seen the driest spring in nearly 100 years, which had led to low water levels in ...

Overnight rain on Sunday morning could freeze and become "extremely hazardous" Emergency services, councils and transport bosses across the north-west of England are bracing themselves for more ...

Drought declared in North West England. Story by Lee Grimsditch & Wesley Holmes • 2w. W eeks of unusually dry weather have led to low water levels in reservoirs and rivers across the North West.