
Farmers urge PM to act as England's record-dry July threatens food shortages
England likely had its driest July on record — just 8% of its usual rain — after winter floods, and farmers warn food could run short. NFU president Tom Bradshaw wants the prime minister to step in. About 23 million people in England and Wales face limits on garden hose use. Farmers call this the third drought in five years — the "new normal."
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