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  "id": 497416,
  "title": "Drought Grips Almost Three-Quarters of England And More Heat Is Coming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/drought-grips-almost-three-quarters-of-england-and-more-heat-is-coming",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T18:47:07.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/drought-grips-almost-three-quarters-of-england-and-more-heat-is-coming-11892049"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said most of England is experiencing a \"flash drought\", which develops quickly and is the result of very low rainfall and high temperatures.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Drought declared in ‘almost three-quarters’ of England, government says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/drought-declared-in-almost-three-quarters-of-england-government-says",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:16:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}