Thank you for joining uspublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 12 August 2022
We are now ending our live coverage of today's news about the drought in England.
Earlier, the government declared that large parts of England were in drought, including Devon and Cornwall, Kent, London and the East Midlands.
An extreme heat amber warning is in place for parts of England and Wales, with temperatures forecast to hit 37C (99F) in the next couple of days. There is also a warning of an "exceptional" risk of fires.
Today's writers were Malu Cursino, Laura Gozzi, James FitzGerald and Emily McGarvey. The page was edited by Nathan Williams, Jeremy Gahagan and Alexandra Fouché.