WET AND DRY: Shoppers are soaked in the west of Scotland, where 89in of rain fell last year, as a man walks on a muddy patch where the river Kennet usually flows near Lockeridge in Wiltshire. Pictures: Mark Gibson and PA
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MICHAEL SETTLE UK POLITICAL EDITOR
But England may have to beg Scotland for water to keep its village cricket pitches pristine and rose gardens watered.
Huge areas of the south and east of England are suffering their worst drought in almost 35 years, and its northern neighbour may be called on to help.
