{"id":388503,"date":"2026-10-16T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/government-statement-as-severe-droughts-declared-in-parts-of-england\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:00:26","slug":"government-statement-as-severe-droughts-declared-in-parts-of-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/government-statement-as-severe-droughts-declared-in-parts-of-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Government statement as severe droughts declared in parts of England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yepAEEwE99Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Government statement as severe droughts declared in parts of England\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yepAEEwE99Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Environment Secretary Emma Hardy delivers a statement in the Commons on the drought conditions in southern England after it was declared parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex and West Sussex were experiencing severe drought.<\/p>\n<p>Read more | https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/severe-drought-declared-in-parts-of-southern-england-13598962<\/p>\n<p>#Drought #Weather #England <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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