Farmers around the country are facing the prospect of reduced crop yields due
to the recent dry weather.

A number of counties, including Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and
Northamptonshire, have been officially declared as drought areas.

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The Labour leadership are playing down reports of a plot to oust Tony Blair
after the 2005 election.

The Daily Telegraph has received documents suggesting that Gordon Brown's
attempt to remove Mr Blair was supported by Ed Milliband and Ed Balls.