{
  "id": 447895,
  "title": "Could England and Wales ever run out of water?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/could-england-and-wales-ever-run-out-of-water",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T09:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/07/could-uk-ever-run-out-of-water"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Last month in England was the driest July since records began almost two centuries ago. How concerned should we be? Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought. But what does this mean and could taps eventually run dry? • The headline of this article was amended on 7 August 2026 to refer to England and Wales, rather than the UK. Also, the average usage of 139 litres of water a day…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}