UK farmers allowed to take more water from rivers as heatwave continues
Environment secretary holds drought summit with farmers to address series issues of crop failure and lack of fodder for animals
Farmers will be allowed to take up more groundwater to irrigate parched crops during the ongoing heatwave, after a "drought summit" between farming leaders and the environment secretary, Michael Gove....
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