1st August - Today's News: Driest July on Record for England and Wales

As dought declared across whole of Wales as conditions 'deteriorate',  the Met Office give aan early look at the July statistics: just how dry has it been?

From record rainfall to prolonged dry spell in village

Wildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant causes ‘total devastation’ to Suffolk landscape

In South Wales, choking campers evacuate tents as wildfire experts call for more action as 

Drought severely affecting farms - union chairman

England on track for record heat-related deaths this year, UKHSA estimates

Tourists flee to Greek coast for sea evacuations after new wildfire breaks out

A factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires   And "rewilding" is not to blame either - whilst all UK wildfires (and most in Europe) are started by humans (and therefore shouldn't occur at all ....), they have spread more rapidly due to excessively hot and dry weather.      Meanwhile, false claims about funding cuts and solar farms spread in Spain during wildfires

Danube's record low levels force shutdown of Hungary's only nuclear plant whilst as the Danube dries in heat: skeleton of giant mammoth uncovered in Bulgaria

Unprecedented drought hits central France: 'Nothing grows anymore, it has become a desert'

Power cuts and cars crushed by falling boulders in Naples as magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits

Nevada wildfire still burning out of control near secretive Area 51

Extreme weather grips Asia with heat wave, heavy rain as South Korea records highest-ever temperature of 41.4 C as heatwave intensifies

And a race to rescue remaining climbers after deadly avalanche in Pakistan