{"id":244041,"date":"2025-05-15T03:04:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T02:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-heading-for-summer-of-drought-after-driest-spring-on-record-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T03:04:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T02:04:35","slug":"uk-heading-for-summer-of-drought-after-driest-spring-on-record-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-heading-for-summer-of-drought-after-driest-spring-on-record-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UK heading for summer of drought after driest Spring on record | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/z2FYWXHr6xs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK heading for summer of drought after driest Spring on record | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z2FYWXHr6xs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>England could be facing a summer drought after suffering its driest start to spring in 69 years, with reservoirs low and farmers struggling to grow crops.<\/p>\n<p>Water companies are under pressure to cut leaks and help customers save water, as the Environment Agency warns of a \u201cmedium\u201d risk of drought this summer.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News speaks to climate scientist Dr Matthew Patterson.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follows ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England could be facing a summer drought after suffering its driest start to spring in 69 years, with reservoirs low and farmers struggling to grow crops. 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