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Dry as dust ... majestic parks of London

‘Arid and scorched’

DISMAYINGLY brown and unsightly, these are the capital’s famous ‘green’ spaces that draw tourists and locals alike in their hundreds of thousands over the summer.

London’s normally lush grassy parks have been left parched by weeks of drought and punishingly hot weather.

Aerial photographs show Hyde Park and east London’s Wanstead Flats looking like the savannahs of Africa, with only trees providing the usual green shades. Even the Queen has not been able to escape the effects of the heatwave.

The grounds of Buckingham Palace, next to the now ironically named Green Park, are similarly arid and scorched.

Meanwhile, the groundskeepers at Lord’s, near Hyde Park, appear to have been using the hosepipe freely.

The hallowed cricket ground is still rich and verdant despite the shortage of rain in recent weeks.

Good Lord’s, that’s where all the water’s gone!

RUSHDIE STABBING HORROR

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