UK faces fourth heat wave of 2025 as Europe swelters

Londoners face the UK's fourth heatwave of 2025, as temperatures rise over 30 degrees Celsius, with the country having seen its driest first six months of the year since 1976. The heatwave is another sign of climate change, which is fuelling longer, more intense and increasingly frequent bouts of extreme heat.

The EA said five out of its 14 operating regions in England are experiencing drought conditions and six more are enduring prolonged dry weather, facing depleted water supplies and damaged crop yields.

The National Drought Group which includes the government, farming representatives and water companies has met to discuss the situation, as parts of England geared up for the fourth heatwave this summer. Scientists warn that human-driven climate change is making extreme weather events like floods, heatwaves and droughts more intense and frequent.