Environment

The country has recorded its driest July since records began in 1836

NFUS issues plea to protect farmers and crofters' land management capabilities

The 79-year-old ex-gamekeeper spent 25 days tackling the Dava wildfire last year

It comes as new data shows 14.3% of England's surface waters achieved good ecological status

The Scottish gov announced a £3 million fund for those affected, but calls for further preventative methods still present

The fire could have escalated from 17 hectares to a landscape-scale incident affecting more than 6,000 hectares

Met Office says England and Wales on course to be driest for 190 years

Norfolk's Ben Goldsborough leads call for more reservoirs, better communication and flexible abstraction rights

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black