been declared. almost half of england. the environment agency says to other regions, your chart and the west midlands are likely to be cleared in drove by the end of this month. now this gives you an idea of why this decision has been made. these are the areas where hose pipe bands are already in place and we are being told that more bands are very likely on the way. raising the dial to drought, sounds dramatic and thatis dial to drought, sounds dramatic and that is the point. the government wants to encourage us all to use the countries scarce water supplies more wisely. what can we do? here are a few thoughts for you. no bass, short showers, turn off the tap even while brushing teeth, don t do half load, feel your machine before you put it on and finally, fix leaks. an extraordinary amount of water can be ways to come litres a day from a leaking toilet, for example. of
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the author salman rushdie is undergoing surgery in the us, after being stabbed on stage ahead of a lecture in new york state. here is an individual who has spent decades speaking truth to power, someone who s been out there, unafraid despite the threats. police say the suspect is a 24 year old man from the state of newjersey. it s been revealed that the search warrant executed on donald trump s florida home was partly based on suspicion of violations of the us espionage act. drought is officially declared across large parts of england after the driestjuly in half a century.
power and water supplies have been interrupted. at a meeting of the united nations security council, a repeat. the united states reiterates the importance. ..for international inspectors to be let in. there are also calls for russian troops to leave, which moscow did not agree to. and so, fears over europe s biggest nuclear power plant continue. translation: the russian military has been intimidating staff, - kidnapping and blackmailing. i m concerned about the psychological state of the technicians. the workers are making very important decisions while managing a nuclear reactor. this area has seen more intense fighting in recent weeks. there s still, though, very little movement, suggesting the zaporizhzhia plant will continue to slip from ukraine s control. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. here, a drought has been declared across many parts of england, amidst the driest summer for fifty years. a weather warning for extreme heat is in place for parts of central
i do have that longer term worry that it is going to put people off the idea of gardening. in fife, in scotland, farmers are being temporarily banned from using water from the river eden on theirfields from midnight tomorrow. although not officially declared a drought area, in barry island in south wales, the warm weather has been good for business. financially, it s helped immensely. when we see weather forecasts like this, hitting 30 degrees, we can cope. we are now halfway through this extreme and there is forecast for some rain early next week but the environment agency says we will need weeks of rain to stop the drought affecting parts of england. helena wilkinson, bbc news, surrey. which parts of the country are being affected. this is where drought has