Drought-hit Britain heads for worst cereal harvest in four decades

LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Britain’s cereal harvest is on track to be the worst since comparable records began in 1984, according to an analysis published on Wednesday, as crops wither after one of the driest and hottest spring-summer periods on record.

Andy Burnham’s government has approved a new data centre near London’s Brick Lane despite widespread local opposition, even as the city suffers its worst drought in decades. Housing secretary Angela Rayner last week overturned a July 2025 decision by Tower Hamlets council to scrap the project at the Truman Brewery, whi