donald trump calls for the immediate release of the warrant that allowed fbi agents to search his florida home earlier this week. the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest 7 uk cities are in the running. and coming up later in the hour doesjordan peele get a yes from the critics for his new film nope? find out in the film review at 5.45. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal , prolonged dry weather , will drought and severe drought . eight areas have been moved to the third stage including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london.
7,000 extra hospital beds this winter including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. and the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought. eight areas have been moved to the third stage, including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london. as well as east anglia, thames, lincolnshire and northamptonshire, east midlands. in the wake of low rainfall and high temperatures, water c
covering much of the country by the end of friday. people may see restrictions on how they use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal , prolonged dry weather , drought and severe drought with england currently sitting in the second stage. if it s declared, water companies would be asked to introduce temporary bans on hosepipe use for watering gardens, cleaning cars orfilling paddling pools. yorkshire water is the latest firm to announce a ban. restrictions come into force in kent and sussex, and are already in place in parts of hampshire, the isle of wight and in pembrokeshire and a small part of carmarthenshire. hundreds of firefighters from at least seven eu countries are joining efforts to combat a huge wildfire in the gironde region of southwestern france.