Met Office issues drought update as heavy rain finally returns to Greater Manchester

But forecasters warn it won't be enough to end the country's drought situation

Remember when it used to rain in the UK? Us neither (Picture: Getty) The UK will see showers over the coming days, but the rain is ‘not going to solve the drought situation overnight’. Some areas in the country will have the first meaningful rain for a long time this week, the Met Office said, after a summer of heatwav

Parts of the country could see heavy rain today following weeks of high temperatures and dry weather that has left many areas in drought.

After months of drought, the Netherlands is finally getting some significant rainfall, and that is expected to continue for the next two weeks.