Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › UK News › England and Wales on course for driest July on record
UK News

England and Wales on course for driest July on record

England and Wales on course for driest July on record
BBC UK Friday 31 July 2026, 14:43 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

Met Office records indicate England and Wales are likely to have their driest July since records began 190 years ago.

Met Office records indicate England and Wales are likely to have their driest July since records began 190 years ago.
England (LOCATION) Wales (LOCATION) Met Office (ORG)
Originally published by BBC UK Read original →

Related Stories

Athens police unable to trace ‘US friends’ British woman found dead in suitcase was due to meet

Athens police unable to trace ‘US friends’ British woman found dead in suitcase was due to meet Elisabeth-Jane Ross had told friends she was meeting Americans just three days before she was found dead - Bookmark Greek police investigating the death of a Scottish woman found dead in a suitcase have been unable to trace the “American friends” she was supposed to be meeting just three days before her body was discovered. Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, was found dead on 18 July, after telling friends...

The Independent UK 38m ago

Bowen: Plan for Hamas to disarm faces big obstacles, yet it offers rare hope for Gaza

The realities of politics, war, zero trust, the deaths of thousands and the destruction of Gaza will make any agreement very complicated.

BBC News 41m ago

Ex-boxer who killed grandfather with one punch in Leicestershire park jailed for manslaughter

Ex-boxer who killed grandfather with one punch in Leicestershire park jailed for manslaughter Joshua Moore has been jailed after admitting to manslaughter earlier this month - Bookmark A former boxer who fatally punched a man before placing him in the recovery position and then abandoning the scene has been jailed for five years and nine months for manslaughter. Joshua Moore, 34, was observed riding a quad bike "too fast" through a park in Beaumont Leys, Leicestershire, on April 6 when he...

The Independent UK 49m ago

Puberty blockers trial can start recruiting children after judge rejects legal challenge

Campaigners brought the legal action to try and stop the trial going ahead.

BBC News 49m ago