The Papers: 'Future looking droughtful' and 'Dinghy flotilla'

'Future looking droughtful' and 'Dinghy flotilla'Published1 minute agoImage caption, Several papers lead with declarations of drought across the UK, the third in five years. "Future looking droughtful for baking Britain", says the Metro, which reports that dry weather has impacted "more than half of the country", with millions more warned this is a "new normal". It also cites forecasts that it could be the "driest July on record", with England having had "just 7% of its expected rainfall" for the month.Image caption, The i Paper leads with official advice to "take a shorter shower to save water in drought" under a new Environmental Agency plea to "save every drop". The agency warns that households are "using water faster than nature can replenish it", as experts caution "another year of dry weather may trigger formal water rationing measures". Image caption, Parched brown fields cover the front page of the Independent under the headline "Scorched earth Britain", with the paper noting that Wisely in Surrey has seen "43 days with no rain".Image caption, The Sun leads with reports of a "dinghy flotilla in Channel", writing that the boats carried "up to 1,000 migrants headed for Britain". Next to a photo of Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the paper asks: "How's that plan going, PM?" It adds that French authorities "admit waving migrants through", despite receiving "more than £1billion from UK taxpayers to stop them". Image caption, "Still say your boats plan is working, Andy?" continues the Daily Mail, after Burnham says the government's plan to stop small boats is "working".Image caption, "Campaigners devastated after Burnham says law on assisted deaths must wait," is the lead for the Daily Express. Those impacted by the hold up to assisted dying legislati...