UK weather: Hot Scots make June warmest ever

Last month saw the hottest temperature ever recorded in Scotland and was the driest June on record in parts of England.Some areas received only 6% of expected rainfall, with Middlesex getting just 0.7mm, Essex 1.7mm and Dorset 2mm.A temperature of 33.2C was recorded in Motherwell, Scotland, on June 28 - comfortably breaking the 32.9C set in August 2003 at Greycook, on the borders.