AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWater Crisis: England’s “flash drought” is pushing the water network toward breaking point, with 30 million facing hosepipe bans as companies truck supplies and seek emergency restrictions, including tougher limits at Southern Water’s hearing over protected chalk-stream flows. Cricket at Lord’s: Dan Lawrence’s unbeaten 50 on a rain-hit day three lifted England’s lead to 357 against Pakistan, leaving the visitors facing an almost impossible chase with play repeatedly delayed by drizzle and bad light. Coastguard Rescue: A vessel carrying five people is reported “in distress” in the English Channel off Plymouth, with a rescue helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft and RNLI lifeboats sent to the area. Scottish Football: Celtic bounced back from European disappointment to beat Falkirk 2-1, with Camilo Duran scoring twice as Martin O’Neill’s side steadied their domestic start. NHS Cancer Update: NICE has recommended China-developed serplulimab (Hetronifly) for routine NHS use in England and Wales for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. Weather Watch: Met Office forecasts scattered showers across Scotland and into England on Sunday, with heavy, thundery bursts possible around Leeds Festival and later showers for Reading Festival and Notting Hill Carnival.
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