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UK swelters in hottest June day on record
The UK recorded its highest June temperature on record at 36.1C in southern England, surpassing the 1976 record of 35.6C. This marks the second consecutive month of broken temperature records, with scientists linking the trend to climate change increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather.
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