内容摘要：It's an ominous sign of Israel's threat to significantly expand its military campaign in Gaza.

It's an ominous sign of Israel's threat to significantly expand its military campaign in Gaza.

"We have to ration our water and decide which areas we are going to put that water on in order to keep the crops growing," he said.He warned that an extremely long drought would mean farmers struggle to produce food and more produce would need to be imported.

The dry and sunny weather this year has led to aThe last drought was in June-August 2022, which was the joint hottest summer (with 2018) and fifth driest since the 1890s.Five companies introduced hosepipe bans, affecting 19 million people, and waterways had restricted navigation.

That drought was preceded by six months of very dry weather.However, the wet summer in 2024 and moderately-wet winter means water supplies are in a better place now and water companies have larger reserves to rely on.

But dry weather earlier in the year has risks. It does "potentially pose a greater risk to water resources later on in the year, particularly if the dry weather continues," says Stephen Turner, hydrologist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.

Last week, Richard Thompson, chair of the National Drought Group, warned that water companies may need to bring in water restrictions to protect supplies if the dry weather continues.The officer who recommended the proposed demolition be rejected described it as "purposeless" and without public benefit.

The building's landlord, Electric Group, has been in dispute with its tenants since it served an eviction notice in 2022, planning to run the business itself.Breaking up the continuous building frontage would be "to the detriment of the strength and character of the building line", the planning officer's

It said: "In the event [the applicant's] lease is terminated, they wish to return the building complex to the condition it was in prior to the lease being taken up."In this instance the proposal will result in the loss of facilities for a music venue/nightclub with no appreciable public benefits.