had thought that this was probably the first time that a british prime minister had been appointed here at balmoral, but he is storing means historians have been scouring the record books and it transpires it has happened once before and you have to go back almost 140 years, to 1885, when the prime minister was lord salisbury, the monarch was queen victoria, and it was here at balmoral that queen victoria invited lord salisbury to form a government, so it has happened once before, even though there was then a more formal meeting at windsor a few days later, but it was here at balmoral in 1885 that a prime minister was appointed so, it is not the first time that this has happened. so, it is not the first time that this has happened. pretty unusual, as we can tell this has happened. pretty unusual, as we can tell from this has happened. pretty unusual, as we can tell from the this has happened. pretty unusual, as we can tell from the dates! - this has happened. pretty unusual, l
i mentioned before that it is the driestjuly since 1885, 1885 seemed extraordinary, i have some history. during the late victorian phase, it was particularly dry between 1884 and 1902 for 19 years, 15 years had annual rainfall totals below the average, with five of those years notably the dry 1887, the third driest year on that period, having rainfall of 85% or lower. historically, we have to go back a long wait for a period as dry as the experience we have injuly. let s catch up the with the weather. i was gripped, carol, iassumed it was catch up the with the weather. i was gripped, carol, i assumed it was a mistake and it was 1985. it is incredible, the records go back for many things and
commission and this is the second time that the entain group has fallen foul of the rules and the regulator did not mince its words today by saying that if there are further serious breaches then there is a very real possibility they could lose their licence. the uk s biggest water company, thames water, has confirmed that it s introducing a hosepipe ban from august 24th for households. it s blamed the driest july since 1885, below normal groundwater levels, and a drop in reservoir levels in london and the thames valley. thames water also says it s working on reducing leaks which mean it loses around a quarter of the water it supplies every day, about 600 million litres. the headlines on bbc news.
white paper in fourth and undiluted as a priority so we can start to get as a priority so we can start to get a grip of this public health crisis. thank you very much. the uk s biggest water company, thames water, has confirmed that it s introducing a hosepipe ban from august 24th for households. it s blamed the driestjuly since 1885, below normal groundwater levels and a drop in reservoir levels in london and the thames valley. thames water also says it s working on reducing leaks, which mean it loses around a quarter of the water it supplies every day, about 600 million litres. one of the last remaining countries to avoid an outbreak of covid 19 is now seeing a surge in infections, after community transmission was found just over a week ago. the marshall islands closed their borders at the start of the pandemic, implementing strict quarantine measures to keep the virus out. but a new outbreak in the pacific nation has forced restrictions to be implemented, with a state of health
it strikes. it s hard to describe what it is to see that happen in front of you. the writers in our programme are in the audience watching this. thames water has confirmed that it s introducing a hosepipe ban from august 24th for households. it s blamed the driest july since 1885, below normal groundwater levels, and a drop in reservoir levels in london and the thames valley. set mac i think that is 1995. thames water also says it s working on reducing leaks, which mean it loses around a quarter of the water it supplies every day, about 600 million litres. the recent heatwave and lack of rainfall have led to low water levels in many of the uk s canals forcing some of them to close at one of the busiest times of the year for boating holidays. nick garnett has been taking a look