Flaming June is the driest on
Shame of wedding ‘crasher’
THIS shameless sunbather spoiled wedding photos – by refusing to move.
Newlyweds Mark Ling, 49, and Mandy Cripwell, 35, went into Tessier Gardens after tying the knot next door at Furrough Cross Church in Torquay on Saturday.
But Mark’s son Marcus, 24, said: “I went up to her, asked her to move and she pretended to be asleep.”
“She would have known. Half of Torquay have their wedding photos in that garden.”
The woman eventually agreed to move – but left her towel and belongings. BRITAIN had its driest June on record as water firms pumped billions of extra gallons to keep pace with demand amid growing fears of a shortage.
And the longest heatwave to hit the UK since 1976 is likely to continue for the rest of July, forecasters said yesterday, as temperatures reached highs of 85F for the eighth day in a row.
Last month saw just six per cent of expected rainfall across counties like Essex and Dorset, the Met Office said, while Scotland enjoyed its highest ever temperature, nearly 92F, recorded in Motherwell on June 28.
Meanwhile, utility companies have been trying to cope with a 30 per cent higher demand for water.
Weather forecasters were expecting very little rain and high temperatures throughout this month.
A high-pressure system over Britain will keep temperatures in the high 70s and 80s, with computer models suggesting there will be no widespread rain through the first half of July. In 1976 there were a record 45 days without rain.
Met Office forecaster Helen Roberts said: “We could see 91F in the second half of the week.
“Next week looks much like last week and could come close to 95F.
“Lots of very warm, dry, sunny and settled weather is ahead and humid nights mean it will be difficult to sleep,” she warned.
Thames Water is funnelling an extra 99 million gallons a day as it deals with “record levels” of demand and many suppliers are warning customers to use water sparingly. Southern Water asked customers on Thursday to spend no longer than four minutes showering and to use rainwater to water plants.
Severn Trent Water in the Midlands and United Utilities in the North-west have asked people to not use hosepipes and sprinklers.
Northern Ireland introduced its first hosepipe ban in 23 years last Friday and in the Republic of Ireland, a monthlong ban took effect yesterday in the