- A woman is in critical condition after her clothes appeared to catch fire on a street in St Leonard's Street, Edinburgh, on Monday afternoon, with passers-by attempting to help her.
- Police Scotland confirmed they were called to the incident around 12.10pm on Monday, June 22, and stated that there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances, with inquiries ongoing.
- The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene, mobilising two fire appliances, and crews left around 1.07pm.
- The incident occurred as the UK experienced its hottest June day on record, with a provisional temperature of 35.7C in Charlwood, Surrey, breaking a 50-year-old record.
- This extreme heatwave, which has prompted a rare red warning from the Met Office and led to health warnings and transport disruption, is attributed by experts to climate change.
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