Hottest June on record killed 'unprecedented' numbers of fish in rivers

The Met Office confirmed last month was the warmest June since records began in 1884 - and said the heatwave had been made at least twice as likely due to man-made climate change.

And Mark Owen, from the Angling Trust, said: "The reports of the number of fish death incidents in rivers for this time of year has been unprecedented.The Met Office said the average temperature for June in the UK hit 15.8C - nearly a full degree hotter than the joint previous record of 14.9C in 1940 and 1976.

The Met Office’s provisional figures also suggest Scotland had its third sunniest June on record with 231.4 hours of sunshine.

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