first time. it means healthcare services should take action to help vulnerable groups and that delays to travel are possible. in northern england, there ll be a level 2 alert. thames water has become the latest water firm to announce plans for a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks. the hot air over britain is being drawn up from southern europe. in france there are warnings the country is facing its worst drought on record, as our correspondent mark lowen reports from the loire. the loire valley is called the garden of france, but this garden is wilting. melting under a fourth heatwave, france is gripped by its worst drought ever recorded.
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