Rain to return this weekend as parts of UK on brink of drought

BBC News Wednesday 22 July 2026, 23:32 UTC 1 min read

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Following weeks of mainly dry weather, we can welcome some rain this weekend, but it is not going to be that much, as Chris Fawkes explains.

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