but it's likely that thames _ already in place.likely that thames will _ already in place. but it's likely that thames will start - already in place. but it's likely that thames will start some . already in place. but it's likely i that thames will start some sort already in place. but it's likely - that thames will start some sort of hosepipe ban in the next couple of weeks. and of course that means... water companies have the right, once a drought is declared by the environment agency in england, there will be restrictions such as not being able to wash your car or water your garden orfill being able to wash your car or water your garden or fill paddling pools and swimming pools. so 7000 households in surrey not having any water. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. the official declaration yesterday is expected to trigger stricter controls on water use, such as hosepipe bans. the drought announcement covers much of the south—west and parts of southern, ce

thames waters saying their teams _ hose pipe. thames waters saying their teams are _ hose pipe.s saying their teams are working - hose pipe. thames waters saying their teams are working as - hose pipe. thames waters saying their teams are working as fast i hose pipe. thames waters saying | their teams are working as fast as possible to get it ready for use nor early next year. quoted on the front of the daily telegraph. same story on a couple of different papers. let's have a look at the metro, james. slightly different tone there. it's drought over order, grass up a neighbour, it says. it's a huge contrast to what we've seen _ says. it's a huge contrast to what we've seen on — says. it's a huge contrast to what we've seen on the _ says. it's a huge contrast to what we've seen on the front - says. it's a huge contrast to what we've seen on the front of - says. it's a huge contrast to what we've seen on the front of the i we've seen on the front of the telegraph. it said that the company told regulators injanuary it telegraph. it said that the company told regulators in january i

. —— thames water. find leaking 624 million litres of water a day. -- thames water.- leaking 624 million and we are not suoposed _ a day. -- thames water. and we are not supposed use — a day. -- thames water. and we are not supposed use a _ a day. -- thames water. and we are not supposed use a hosepipe, - a day. -- thames water. and we are not supposed use a hosepipe, are i a day. -- thames water. and we are i not supposed use a hosepipe, are we? and is a tiny drop in comparison. it and is a tiny drop in comparison. it does seem, and we are told to limit our showers to four minutes per day and not to run the washing machine, where as you see the amount of leakage. but actually, what is happening at the heatwave is that as well as more intense pressure on water consumption, is that there is also the fact that damage caused by underground movement when the earth gets so parched and dries up it causes even more leaks, so it's a real problem but for thames and anglian water and they're talking with this in the sunday times. less to the sunday _ with this in the sunday times. less to the sund

so now thames water has brought in a hosepipe ban affecting ten million customers across the thames valley. a breach could get you a £1,000 fine. but leaks, say critics of the industry, are as big a problem as heat. the company loses almost a quarter of the water it supplies and admits it must do better. leakage is a priority for us 24/7, 365 days a year. last year we fixed over 60,000 leaks, every week at the minute we are fixing over 1100. we've got to keep that going. we never want to have customers out of water or have a supply interruption. there were already bans in much of devon and cornwall, west wales, hampshire, kent and sussex. today came thames water's, and yorkshire water will do the same on friday. for now, the bans are here to stay and without weeks of rain, the drought could last into the winter. angus crawford, bbc news. let's return to our main story this evening, as we mark six months since the start of the war in ukraine. tens of thousands of ukrainian refugees have fled to the uk since the russian invasion. more than 6.4 million have escaped to europe so far — and you

that's the start of the thames.e a little bit underwhelming, but this is the source of the thames. malcolm: in normal times, what would we see? >> well, in normal times, you would see this. this source does dry up each year. pretty much. but you can come here when you've got normal levels of rain and you've had a normal wet winter. and we'd be still in a pond. malcolm: we headed east along the rivers normal course. deep water? there wasn't a trickle. moisture from recent light rain had evaporated. but eventually there were signs of life near a meadow in cricklade, known as the first town on the thames. so at last, i'm standing in the river thames and we found flowing water. but we had to drive eight miles from the original soce towards london to be able to find it. at the moment the water is up to my ankles, but in better times it would come up to my knees. mainland europe has been similarly afflicted. in serbia the danube is impassable in places and no longer blue, shrunk by heat and water extraction to help this y

so now thames water has brought in a hosepipe ban affecting ten million customers across the thames valleyntil further notice. a breach could get you a £1,000 fine. but leaks, say critics of the industry, are as big a problem as heat. the company loses almost a quarter of the water it supplies and admits it must do better. in the meantime, everyone has to use less. absolutely, leakage needs to be fixed but all of us at home and at work and government and regulators have a bit of a tendency sometimes to ssy it's all about the water companies. we've all got our part to play. bans are now in force in much of devon and cornwall, west wales, hampshire, kent and sussex. yorkshire water will bring one in on friday. but the uk isn't suffering alone. these parched fields are in france, almost half of the eu is suffering from drought, damaging the crops, causing record numbers of forest fires, and here, navigation problems for barges on the rhine. hosepipe bans are here to stay for now, the warning — without weeks of rain, the drought could last into winter. angus crawford, bbc news. as we've heard,

that's from thames water, affecting the capital, millions and millions of people of course, so thamesa specific date as yet, but sent to customers please, please only use what you really need for essentialjuice. another weather forecast is, not just at the top of the hour. a real estate debt crisis is threatening to destabilize china's massive economy. just months before xi jinping is to be ushered into a historic third term in office, protesting property investors are withholding mortgage repayments because developers have not finished building their homes. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell has had rare access and has been speaking to some of these disgruntled homeowners. you notice straight away that hardly any windows have been put in. it's a shell of a building. families have decided to move into the apartments they've paid for, but which have not been delivered. i ask how many people are living here. translation: about 100 or 200. we used up all our savings to buy our apartments. it's now been five years and we still cannot live in them. we can't bear it any longer. so wha

ultimately thames water customers are going to have to pay so sewage is not pumped into the thames whens look at the guardian. _ rainfall. let's look at the guardian. ali, _ rainfall. let's look at the guardian. ali, briefly, i rainfall. let's look at the | guardian. ali, briefly, we rainfall. let's look at the - guardian. ali, briefly, we are rather squeezed for time tonight, revealed black and asian cancer patients wait longer for diagnosis. it says racial divide link to survival rates in england. they have looked at 126,000 _ survival rates in england. they have looked at 126,000 cases, _ survival rates in england. they have looked at 126,000 cases, this - looked at 126,000 cases, this particular university and i couldn't get too excited initially because on average 55 days for people that were not from ethnic minorities and 60 daysin not from ethnic minorities and 60 days in terms of getting a gp, from gp referral to diagnosis but then there are some serious outliers. if you have stomach cancer for example there is a differential of about 50 days if you are asian or black too if you

thames valley police are investigating the death of a young girl in a lake in windsor.ater park during a friend's party. jamie moreland has the details. it was meant to be an enjoyable summer day out. warm weather and a trip to a water activity park. but this weekend, liquid leisure windsor was the scene of an incident, and the death of a young girl. at about four o'clock on saturday, thames valley police was called to reports of an 11—year—old girl in difficulties in the water. according to eyewitnesses, lifeguards and members of the public had tried to find the missing girl in the lake. emergency services arrived and searched the area. she was found more than an hour later and rushed to wexham park hospital, but couldn't be saved. the site is advertised as europe's largest aqua park, with floating obstacle courses, boat activities and a beach. its website said strict procedures and guidelines are in place to ensure safety is the top priority. the venue is closed this sunday and the park said speculation is not going to help while police investigate. for now, it says i

, this time in the thames water area-— water area.iews - water area. that's right, spectacular views to - water area. that's right, spectacular views to be l water area. that's right, - spectacular views to be enjoyed, this one of london being one of them butjust look at the this one of london being one of them but just look at the ground. it this one of london being one of them butjust look at the ground. it is completely parched. a stark visual reminder of the impact of this lack of rain. hosepipe bans have already been enforced for some people. southern water has enforced one already for customers in hampshire and the isle of wight. south—east water will be fermenting a ban for customers in kent and sussex on friday and welsh water will be implementing one for customers in pembrokeshire later this month but we have just heard pembrokeshire later this month but we havejust heard in pembrokeshire later this month but we have just heard in the last few minutes a statement from thames water which confirms as you said that it will too b

at thames water.— strategy and regulatory affairs at thames water. ' , ,., , thames water. 12 minutesp has fallen by 0.1%. the economy is shrinking. that is in the three months between april and june. that compares to growth of 0.8% in the first three months of this year. what is gdp mean? it is the value of all of the goods and services that we make and that we sell. and it is important because it affects jobs, it affects whether businesses are able to invest, it could even affect whether you are able to negotiate a pay rise. we are not yet in recession, because to be in recession, because to be in recession you have six months of negative growth. we have three months of negative growth, according to these figures. there is a warning from the bank of england that recession is likely either by the end of this year, or perhaps early next year. that comes in the context, as we have been talking all week, about the cost of living crisis, inflation, people having less money to spend. over here we have got dan, the chair of cumbria tourism, and simon from the caravanning club. thank you fo

thames water area?ea?— thames water area? 15 million customers _ thames water area? 15 million customers are _ thames water area? 15 million customers are waking - thames water area? 15 million customers are waking up - thames water area? 15 million customers are waking up this. thames water area? 15 million - customers are waking up this morning to a ban on using a hosepipe to water gardens, filling paddling pools and washing cars and windows and anyone caught in breach faces a fine of up to £1000. it is notjust london and the thames valley but surrounding regions as far as sevenoaks in kent, swindon in wiltshire and banbury in oxfordshire. behind me, as you can see, this is green park, looking brown after the summer heat and the picture across the region. the thames at its lowest level since 2005 and thames water say it is because of the extraordinary weather conditions, but customers are angry the privatised utility which makes huge profits for shareholders has not finished its leaks issue with curre

the thames as we know is a major water way for shipments and supplies.on't think we've ever heard of it drying up in this way. how problematic is this? >> reporter: of course, from this vantage point you'd never know there was a problem but go 85 miles or so that way to the west, to the head waters of the thames, you'll find there is no water. we were toured around that area who said in the summer months it's not uncommon for the source of a river to dry up but what's unde unprecedented is how far you have to go to find water. we went 10 miles before we found meaningful flows of water that's because swaths of england are under drought conditions, the driest july we had since 1935. you have farmers grazing cattle in fields with no grass in them right now. you have water restrictions coming into place. you have reservoirs that are low. we visited one hamlet not far from london here where the taps ran dry last week. it is a persistent problem every summer when it gets hot. the locals are battling the water company to get a more permanent solution but they s

a hosepipe ban has come into force for 10 million thames water customers in london and several other southern england. a former twitter executive turns whistleblower to testify that the firm misled users and regulators about gaps in its security. good morning and welcome to bbc news. police are continuing their hunt for the gunman, who shot and killed a nine—year—old girl in liverpool on monday night. olivia pratt—korbel was shot as she stood behind her mother who was trying to stop the gunman from forcing his way into their house, in pursuit of another man. police and councillors in the city are urging anyone with information to come forward and have made a direct appeal to criminals to help officers. tomos morgan reports. nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, described as a little ray of sunshine, shot and killed her home by a masked —— shot and killed in her home by a masked gunman on monday evening. 36 hours on, the police presence here in dovecot, liverpool, is just as stark as they try to piece together how and why her death happened. what we know so far from the police is that on

it all washes up on the banks. of the thames, and the only thing i pull out from the banks of the thamesnd. within that, we're going to start to see a developing area of low pressure which will sink its way southwards in eastwards combine forces with low pressure developing across france and iberia, and it's this which, into the weekend, could at last bring some in the south and the west a bit more in the way of significant rain. we'll come back to that in a minute. 0ut there, though, for the time being, the dry weather largely continues. tuesday, though, will bring a few showers, a slight weakness in the atmosphere towards the far south east of the country, so there'll be a few showers here, quite a breeze blowing once again, one or two isolated showers, scotland, northern ireland, but most places will be dry, probably a bit more sunshine on tuesday compared with monday, especially in western areas where we'll see the highest of the temperatures, 23 to 24, mid—teens across some eastern coast. then through wednesday night and into thursday morning, still that blustery wind blowing across

we found one town where the thames had completely run dry.ientists are predicting this kind of drought conditions in the summer, this is going to become more and more common in the future. so i asked that rivers expert about whether or not it is still about solving climate change or whether it is about adapting to it. >> we still have a possibility of keeping the rise in temperature down to 2 degrees but yes, adaptation is important. we must wake up and understand. this is a stark warning to us. we have to change our behavior across the whole of society. our homes, gardens, water companies. industry. all of us have to make that change. >> reporter: so reservoir levels across the country are extremely low in some areas. and so, water restrictions are already in place in some areas. there on the way. in other areas like here in london where they are widely expected to be put in place. but the idea of being asked to conserve water is not exactly sitting well with people in england. that is because the water companies themselves are some of the w

in the last couple of hours we have heard from thames water.ly london, 0xfordshire and they have said that whilst it is not uncommon for the river thames to be dry at this time of the year, to only be seeing the river flowing five miles downstream is unprecedented. so that really does give you a sense of the challenge that some water companies face. interestingly, water uk, which represents the uk's water industry, says that hosepipe bans normally only reduce water usage by around 10%, so it is calling for other measures to be brought in. on the other hand, though, if you have the rivers trust, who say this is all coming in a bit late.— coming in a bit late. celestina 0lulode reporting _ coming in a bit late. celestina 0lulode reporting from - coming in a bit late. celestina - 0lulode reporting from hampshire. martin baxter, deputy chief executive of the institute of environmental management and assessment, the professional body for those in the environment industry, says he has some tips on ways we can all save water. the first ti- ways we can

back in 2018 we had a beluga whale of a loan in the thames - whale of a loan in the thames estuary, forh and was able to feed itself and remained in the area with supervision from ourselves and the port of london authority and others to make sure it was kept safe and wasn't disturbed and so on and under its own steam, it left after a period of time and we have seen similar circumstances with other rare arctic visitors such as the walruses that came to the uk and ireland last year.— and ireland last year. sorry to “ump in, we and ireland last year. sorry to “ump in. we — and ireland last year. sorry to “ump in, we are showing i and ireland last year. sorry to “ump in, we are showing pictures h and ireland last year. sorry to “ump in, we are showing pictures ofh and ireland last year. sorry to jump in, we are showing pictures of that| in, we are showing pictures of that very incident that you were describing, so ijust wanted to be clear for people watching at home. why do these whales end up in rivers, is it happening more often? it certainly seems we are seeing more of the arctic visitor

you should be able to see behind me two thames water tankers.plying water to local residents here because they have told me that for the past few days over the weekend they have not had water to be able to have a shower, a bath or to be able to have a drink. they have been using, relying on bottled water. and in the last hour i spoke to a local farmer called peter langford. he said to me that his elderly aunt had come to visit him and she wasn't able to have a bath as a result of this. he was very frustrated as well that he couldn't give his cattle a drink using taps. he had to use bottled water. and he says that this has all really come at a cost to him, it has impacted him financially. the other residents in the area that i've spoken to, they said, look, actually in the past four years they've had problems with water supply. but of course this year particularly difficult because we have had record temperatures. we know that the met office has introduced an amber warning which means that people with health problems could experience difficulties

. >>> extreme heat and dry temperatures threatening the refer thames in london. >> reporter: it's oneould this look like on a normal year? >> well, typically you would find half a meter of water in here. >> reporter: local rivers expert rob collins toured us along the winding river bend in southern england that stretches on without water for miles, past parched fields and through quaint villages where the once fighty father thames has been reduced to a stagnant puddle. >> the very source of a river you might find drying up quite frequently but what's quite unprecedented here is there's absolutely no water and that continues to be the case, the best part of ten miles downstream. >> reporter: collins says england uses far too much water and its aging pipes leak far too much. a fifth of supplied water is lost to leakage. >> we have to adapt to this new normal. we have to use less water, use it more wisely, more efficiently. >> reporter: satellite images show why 2022 has just been officially declared a drought in some parts of england. normally lush green, the nation is now scorched pale

thames water's restrictions come into force _ trapped.nel 4 in 1982 as an animated cartoon with a short introduction by david bowie. do you remember that? so many incredible stories and you might remember ethel and ernest about his parents, living in east london during the war. that is an iconic christmas moment when snowman comes on the telly. when 16—year old adnan arrived in the uk last year, after a long and dangerousjourney alone from afghanistan, he could barely speak any english — but he did know the word cricket. now, 18 months later, he's training with freddie flintoff�*s former team, lancashire, after he stunned the england legend with his skills during a tv series. let's take a look. there's a new boy from the college next to the gym who wants to join the team. hi there. thanks for coming, i'm fred. what's your name? adnan. well, adnan, enjoy yourself. get involved. pleasure to meet you. adnan is from afghanistan and has been living in the uk for 11 months. nice! he could be our secret weapon. when i grew up in afghanistan, i p

hosepipe ban reduces demand by about 5% and what it means is that if you are a thames water customer, garden, to clean your windows or clean your car. but you can still use your watering can. there are a number of exemptions and we've had some questions from viewers, we will try to answer them now. the first one is from christine and she says... know, affinity and ses says it is unlikely they will have an hosepipe ban this year, that is because they get their water from underwater rocks and those have held up a bit better. the second question is from diane, she says... the answer to that is yes, you are ok, you can carry on to use your hosepipe if you are a blue badge holder. can i take... if you have mobility issues you can register for something called the priority services register and that means you will be able to carry on using your hosepipe so i hope that helps. and william asks, will commercial car wash facilities need to close as a result of the hosepipe ban, or are they exempt? they are exempt. this only applies to domestic properties and homes so businesses are exempt from

a statement from thames water says netley mill water treatment works is now back in service and supply continue over the remainder of the day. it's continuing to supply bottled water to those who need it. we had water at 11 o'clock last night, after we were in bed, and so we thought it was all back on. this morning, we got up and it was just a trickle, but then that trickle has gone to nothing again. so... how are you coping with that? it's difficult, actually, you don't realise what it affects, cleaning your teeth, flushing the toilet, washing your hands. that's the worst thing, you go to the toilet and you think, "i've got no water to wash my hands in." so, personally, i have a daughter who is autistic so it is quite stressful for her. and you know, we try and manage it a lot by keeping her busy. but you know, i wouldn't say it's... the problem is not the lack of water, the problem is the lack of transparency of what's happening with the problems that they have, and the timelines that they give you, it's the lack of information. i think we would like to be kept up to speed with what'

a man has died after entering the river thames in south—west london while being arrested by police.ng on kingston bridge last night. scotland yard say the man, who was in his 20s, hadn't been handcuffed when he went into the water. thousands of people in areas at risk of flooding in pakistan have been told to evacuate their homes. aid agencies say floods could develop into one of the country's worst disasters as the heaviest monsoon rains in decades continue. nearly 1,000 people have died sincejune, while thousands more have been displaced. southern pakistan has been hardest hit by the rains, particularly sindh province, which has received nearly eight times its average august rainfall. many rivers have also burst their banks in the north—western khyber pakhtunkhwa province. our correspondent pumza fihlani reports from the province of sindh one of the worst hit areas. swathes of land across southern pakistan have been turned into islands. the rains have been unforgiving, and the water is still trapped between people's homes. homes, roads and infrastructure have been destroyed, and s

water are meant _ young children, and thames water are meant to— young children, and thames water arenest that system broke down, i was getting messages from people _ down, i was getting messages from people saying that they had not been delivered _ people saying that they had not been delivered any water, so to be honest. — delivered any water, so to be honest, really, thames water has failed _ honest, really, thames water has failed this— honest, really, thames water has failed this time to meet the needs of the _ failed this time to meet the needs of the vulnerable as well, in and around — of the vulnerable as well, in and around cranley and dewhurst as well. for those _ around cranley and dewhurst as well. for those people waking up this morning, what do you expect today, will things improve? irate morning, what do you expect today, will things improve?— will things improve? we do thankfully _ will things improve? we do thankfully have _ will things improve? we do thankfully have water, i will things improve? we do thankfully have water, and | will things improve? we do | thankful

so now thames water has brought in a hosepipe ban affecting ten million customers across the thames valley water it supplies and admits it must do better. in the meantime, everyone has to use less. absolutely, leakage needs to be fixed but all of us at home and at work and government and regulators have a bit of a tendency sometimes to say it's all about the water companies. we've all got our part to play. bans are now in force in much of devon and cornwall, west wales, hampshire, kent and sussex. yorkshire water will bring one in on friday. but the uk isn't suffering alone. these parched fields are in france, almost half of the eu is suffering from drought, damaging the crops, causing record numbers of forest fires, and here, navigation problems for barges on the rhine. hosepipe bans are here to stay for now, the warning — without weeks of rain, the drought could last into winter. angus crawford, bbc news. and on the continent. an eu agency has warned that europe is on course for its worst drought in at least 500 years. the global drought observatory says two thirds of the continent is un

there are questions to be answered on thames water's part.r more hosepipe bans to be brought in across britain as another heatwave is forecast this week. the uk health security agency has issued a heat—health alert across all regions of england from midday tomorrow until saturday evening. yesterday, the environment secretary urged water companies to follow the hosepipe bans that already in placed on the isle of man, isle of wight, and in kent and sussex. 0ur correspondent, ellie price, has been monitoring the situation from bewl water in kent. it is dry and neutral very hot. we are running at about 64% of its usual capacity, avoiding water for southern companies. it is those customers in kent and sussex will have that hosepipe ban from friday. yesterday we heard from the environment secretary who said more hose pipe bands. the question is, will they? many of them broadly speaking have no plans because largely they draw most of their water from ground water reserves and, broadly speaking, those reserves are holding up. they will look with inte

thames says fixing the problem is not straightforward, but some customers are starting to see water return drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. the official declaration yesterday is expected to trigger stricter controls on water use, such as hosepipe bans. the drought announcement covers much of the south—west and parts of southern, central and eastern england. angus crawford reports. no more summer paddling here for debbie, brian and anne. water levels on this part of the basingstoke canal in surrey are just too low. it's going to be hard work because we've got to load the boats onto trailers or onto cars and take them and find somewhere else to go. it is frustrating, yes. in the winter, the water comes up to the top of the rust line. in a normal summer, halfway up. but now it's completely dry and there's so little water in the main channel that, from monday, all boats are going to be banned. this drought — changing lives and landscapes. ladybower reservoir in derbyshire, now half full. | i think we've got forecast extremes of weather and that's the thing t

london seem to be under turmoil because every red was being dug up because thames water was updatingwho will pay for this, not the shareholders who have been paid billions in dividends. what steve is saying, their water companies had paid £3 billion in dividendsjust this year. instead of putting that money back into showing up infrastructure. perhaps that is something our new prime minister can remember when they are talking about giving businesses breaks and things. perhaps we can start punitive action against businesses but put profits before performance. the sunday telegraph has on its front page, a headline, ministers must overrule nimbys and build reservoirs to beat the drought. how to deal with it in the long—term is questioned. the to deal with it in the long-term is questioned-— questioned. the dream of a great water industry — questioned. the dream of a great water industry would _ questioned. the dream of a great water industry would be - questioned. the dream of a great water industry would be a - questioned. the dream of a great water industry would be a great l water ind

thames water, which supplies 50 million customers in and around london is already in talks about howlcome to the principle of sharing resources. fundamental prince was neatly tackled. a quarter of london water is lost through leakages. get your house in order and sort those matters out and then we talk business. in matters out and then we talk business-_ matters out and then we talk business. ., , ., business. in a statement, the company _ business. in a statement, the company said _ business. in a statement, the company said the _ business. in a statement, the company said the idea - business. in a statement, the company said the idea was i business. in a statement, the | company said the idea was one business. in a statement, the - company said the idea was one of a number of possibilities it was consulting on as it developed a water resilience plan for the future. united utilities which owns lake vyrnwy said answering water was under consideration but it would not impact supplies to existing customers. 0ne impact supplies to existing customers. one suggestion was the water could b

the uk's biggest water company, thames water, has confirmed that it's introducing a hosepipe ban from levels in london and the thames valley. thames water also says it's working on reducing leaks which mean it loses around a quarter of the water it supplies every day, about 600 million litres. the headlines on bbc news... uk pricesjumped by 10.1% in the 12 months tojuly — that's the highest rate of inflation for 40 years. basic food items made the biggest contribution to the increase. liz cheney has been ousted in firmer of the candidate backed by the former president. more than 4,000 people given contaminated blood in the uk in the 70s and 80s will receive compensation but campaigners say many grieving families have been ignored. one of the last remaining countries to avoid an outbreak of covid—19 is now seeing a surge in infections, after community transmission was found just over a week ago. the marshall islands closed their borders at the start of the pandemic, implementing strict quarantine measures to keep the virus out. but a new outbreak in the pacific nation has forced restri

k is facing drought conditions with the source of the river thames drawing up for the 1st time since at least 1976 and made a record breaking heat and low rainfall in france, 2 rivers, a drawing up like here in the north west where the law the country's longest river has fallen so low in some places. it can be crossed on foot to the east, sinking water levels in the rhine, a threatening not just fish, but the german economy to the river is a key economic artery with barges transporting millions of tons of cargo, including coal, oil and gas each year. but officials a warning that it is set to become impossible for most boats within days as europe's drought drags on. and the reminder of the top story we're following for you this hour. the us attorney general says he's asked the judge to unseal the search warrant used in the rate of former president donald trump's florida home. mary garland said he's also moved to publish the list of items f, b i. agents took from the property you're watching dw news up next, a special report on indigenous tribes in brazil. fighting to save the rain for

thames water has been fined more than £30 million since 2017 for illegal sewage discharge.ed into the river thames. it's not clear whether this was an illegal discharge or not. given the option, though, of potentially flooding people's homes with raw sewage, or releasing that raw sewage into the sea — it's going to be the sea, isn't it? presently, the system is completely overwhelmed — that is correct, yes — and that's due to a lack of investment in the infrastructure since privatisation over 30 years ago. on friday, the government published a plan to tackle the problem in england. water companies will need to invest £56 billion over 25 years on infrastructure. by 2035, all storm overflows which discharge water into bathing areas will need to be improved. the environmental audit select committee assesses the impact of government policies on the environment. well, i welcome this plan — i mean, it's going to be increasing the capital investment by water companies into sorting out the treatment of our waste water by more than double over the next 25 years. and that in itself w

k is facing drought conditions with the source of the river thames drawing up for the 1st time since at least 1976. a made a record breaking heat and low rainfall in france, 2 rivers, a drawing up like here in the north west where the law, the countries longest river has fallen so low in some places. it can be crossed on foot to the east, sinking water levels in the rhine, a threatening not just fish, but the german economy to the river is a key economic archery with barges. transporting millions of tons of cargo, including coal, oil and gas each year. but officials a warning that it is set to become impossible for most boats within days as europe's drought drags on. you're watching dw news coming up. next, we've got a documentary film for you showing how experts are uncovering hidden secrets and famous paintings. all will be revealed after a short break. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching. who were all set to go beyond the obvious citizenship? a man we're all in. as we take on the we're all about the stories that matter to you.

k, the dry ice july in over 80 years has largely evaporated the source of the river thames. italy's longest waterway the river po has sunk to record loads, threatening food production. and here in germany, low water levels in the rhine are threatening to make boat passage impossible. cutting off a major shipping route, scientists have warned that climate change means extreme heat and drought will be more common in the future. for more em joined by andrea tourette. t, he is a scientist, she specializes in climate change at the european drought observatory. welcome to d. w sir, i'm considering current conditions and forecasts. is there a chance the drought in europe can get even worse? a good morning of my looking got this shorter my forecast the we see that the finally some rain will come on next week. but by looking good the, on the forecast, the for the next 3 months that he's the le aretha of dryer than usual look conditions. it's a bit early to say, but clearly that he did some risk. so what happens on the ground is at the mercy of what comes from the sky. it's an overused phrase, i supp

yes, these are the hosepipe bans we currently have across england and wales at the moment, the thameshis into context, the first six months of this year was the driest since 1976 with all months apart from february with the below average rainfall and although we had some heavy torrential flooding rain last week in parts of essex and also into lincolnshire, that is not the rain we need, because the ground is so hard at the moment, we need long—term widespread rain or over many months to start to replenish some of the water tables. now we have actually got some rain at the moment across wales, and you can see it starting to push in, so this rain will turn heavy as we go to the next few hours, moving through south—west england and into parts of wales, and it will drift its weight steadily eastwards, so that will be the story as we go through the evening and overnight tonight as well. that rain, if we zoom out, there will be heavy bursts moving across the pennines, and into parts of east yorkshire, and to the north and west of that, dry conditions, and to the south and east, still very hu

that almost sounds like one of those fables that if the source of the thames dries up like the ravings's inauspicious. it doesn't look very good and according to the mirror which is a better picture of that cricket pitch that we can see on the front, a much bigger picture, get to scale you see a man with a roller on it. and you could see what a hard task is having. the images even on the front are very dramatic, art bt? looks like something out of mad max. not a _ looks like something out of mad max. not a part— looks like something out of mad max. not a part or— looks like something out of mad max. not a part or a garden. there is in encouraging — not a part or a garden. there is in encouraging commentary online mirror in the _ encouraging commentary online mirror in the that— encouraging commentary online mirror in the that says don't worry, don't start— in the that says don't worry, don't start panicking and watering it along, — start panicking and watering it along, lawns will return eventually. they will_ along, lawns will return eventually. they will regenerate. we will hopefully

thames water says it has a team of scientists monitoring its water resource levels.ead to industrial units. kent fire and rescue service says last month, it was called the 400 grass fires — compared with just 44 injuly last year. and this was one of the biggest this year — fire raging through a field near maidstone. a neighbouring farmer helped save the day using his tractor to cut down crops to create a fire break, stopping the blaze from spreading to nearby homes. it was quite fierce, especially with the wind behind it. what was going through your mind at the time? "stop the fire" — there's nothing more than that. just put a break in to stop it. no more than that, i wasn't really thinking anything else. the land owner lost barley worth £35,000 — but is relieved nobody was hurt. there were some other friends and neighbours who all helped, you know, everyone immediately mucked in and it was really, you know, it was good to know what people would do in these situations. the fire service is gearing up for another busy period. we've got another weather warning in place

thames water has confirmed that it�*s introducing a hosepipe ban from august 24th for households.have led to low water levels in many of the uk�*s canals — forcing some of them to close at one of the busiest times of the year for boating holidays. nick garnett has been taking a look at the impact of the disruption. back in the '70s, it was quite bad. it�*s about two foot down this morning, that is. it's really important that we manage the precious water supply we've got, to keep the canals in water and of course, so people can still enjoy them. it�*s the busiest time of the year for britain�*s canals, and this year�*s hot weather is attracting more people than ever. a lot of the customers come and they want to do the cheshire ring or the four counties _ those are shut due to the water shortages at the moment. closing the waterways is bad news for the canal boat industry. there are already partial closures near paul donnelly�*s company in middlewich in cheshire. if llangollen was shut, what would that mean for you? it would be difficult. there would be a lot of shorter routes that

as well as east anglia, thames, lincolnshire and northamptonshire.xtreme heat amber warning from the met office. it's currently in place for parts of wales, central and southern england — which means there are possible impacts on health, transport and infrastructure. here's tomos morgan. a blaze in sussex. the grass scorched in essex. and in durham, rare footage of a dust devil — essentially a small tornado of dust — another consequence of the heat. this extraordinary period of dry weather in which some areas of the uk have gone over a0 days without rain has made some parts of the land bone dry, dead and at serious risk of fires — and now with several reservoirs at record lows, a drought has been officially declared. this is now moving beyond your normal dry summer into something where water is scarce and difficult. water supplies are safe for everyone here at home but it means there's not enough water for the environment, farming and people at home. scientists say we need above average rainfall in september and october to get back to normal levels,

even the river thames has dried up further downstream than ever before. >> this is the climate crisishat deep of the thames, i should be a lot wetter than i am right now. >> reporter: germany's river rhine was exceptionally know, threatening further disruption on germany's most important inland water way. used for transporting chemicals and grain, the rhine is particularly crucial for the movement of coal which is in higher demand as germany races to fill storage facilities ahead of next winter. meteorologists say the current wave of extreme temperature sweeping europe is associated with a robust dome of high atmospheric pressure. not only does that dome bring hot air into the region, it also suppresses storms and clouds, trapping the heat and preventing it from rising. scientists say that every heat wave the world experiences today has been made hotter because of human-induced climate change. salma abdelaziz, cnn. >>> a wildfire on hawaii's big island is taking place. it's burned 16,000 acres with just 30% of the blaze contained. the lafire is burning across a game management area an

so now thames water has brought in a hosepipe ban affecting ten million customers across the thames valleyisture is in deficit, 17% is in alert condition. from distribution issues from drinking water is in france to rising numbers in wildfires and warnings of risk of keeping nuclear power stations call, the warns almost all of europe's rivers has tried to some extent and as the rains fail to fall, the harvests are also falling, putting further pressure on rising prices and the cost of living. according to scientists, it remains warmer and drier in the western regions until november and it appears to be the worst, at least in 500 years. as the summer slowly slipped by, the warning is that autumn will not bring an instant reprieve meaning reservoirs like this one in spain are not expected to fill any time soon. gareth barlow, bbc news. researchers say the dugong — a marine mammal also known as the gentle giant of the sea — is now extinct in china. they have been over—hunted, and the sea grass they feed on has been destroyed. the scientists behind the study say it's a devastating blow for the

is pointing out that tim's water should have had a plan in place but they put industries sorted —— thamesould eventually save the country from having that ban in place. it the country from having that ban in lace. , ,, ., place. it says the process from desalinated _ place. it says the process from desalinated water _ place. it says the process from desalinated water is _ place. it says the process from desalinated water is energy . desalinated water is energy intensive, making such plans extremely costly to run. interesting angle on the drought and the hose pipe band story. 0ther angle on the drought and the hose pipe band story. other papers have a bit more fun with it. let's go to the metro. there's a theme here. it's drought of order, they say. grass up a neighbour. fix, they say. grass up a neighbour. a very entertaining take on something that was_ very entertaining take on something that was quite serious on the front of the _ that was quite serious on the front of the telegraph. obviously, for people. — of the telegraph. obviously, for people, this will be hard to take. they'll— peo

as well as east anglia, thames, lincolnshire and northamptonshire.ke of low rainfall and high temperatures, water companies may introduce temporary bans on hosepipe use for watering gardens, cleaning cars or filling paddling pools. yorkshire water became the latest to introduce a hosepipe ban. restrictions came into force in kent and sussex on friday, and also in place in parts of hampshire, the isle of wight and in pembrokeshire and a small part of carmarthenshire. the ongoing dry weather has prompted an extreme heat amber warning from the met office. it's currently in place for parts of wales, central and southern england and — which means there are possible impacts on health, transport and infrastructure. here's tomos morgan. a blaze in sussex. the grass scorched in essex. and in durham, rare footage of a dust devil — essentially a small tornado of dust — another consequence of the heat. this extraordinary period of dry weather in which some areas of the uk have gone over a0 days without rain has made some parts of the land bone dry, dead and at s