Red heat warnings enter third day after UK's hottest June day on record

The United Kingdom has just set a new record for its hottest June day, according to BBC News. Temperatures soared to thirty-six point seven degrees Celsius in Merryfield, Somerset, on Thursday, breaking the previous record that had stood for only twenty-four hours. Red heat warnings remain in effect for a third consecutive day as the country contends with the extreme temperatures.

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