"Rivers are running low, farmers are having to harvest crops early, wildfire risk is increasing, and millions of people are living under restrictions on water use," the UK Environment Agency said in its announcement.

Fire chiefs are warning wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ following the prolonged spell of dry weather

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England is facing an ‘exceptionally serious situation’, officials have said

Drought has been declared in half of England after months of unusually dry conditions, as officials warn that sustained low rainfall is straining water supplies, rivers and the…