Stay Cool Britain

Yellow heat health alerts, warning of impacts on vulnerable people, are now in force with temperatures expected to hit 34C (93F) in the UK this weekend and are valid until at least 15 July .
Good luck trying to get to sleep in that but you could try a fan if you can stand the whirring noise or throw open a window if you don't mind an insect party in your bedroom.
I go for the pillow case i the fridge for 60 mins before bed tactic which works fine if you drop off in the first 30 minutes or so and a cold water bottle helps but something i hear a lot but never understood is drink a  hot cup of tea to cool down.
A while ago I asked some people from hot countries if they drink hot drinks to cool down and the resounding answer from people who should know was WTF...ARE YOU MAD !!!!
The science behind it, as it is, is that by drinking something hot, you bodies core temperature increases so you sweat and sweating cools you down but as the sweating only cools you down to the temperature you were before drinking the tea elevated your temperature in the first place, it's quite pointless and if someone hands you a hot cup of tea when your hot, you would be better off waiting for it to cool down and pouring it over yourself.
So it's Factor 50, a cold water bottle and emptying out my husbands tins of beer from the fridge to make room for my pillow it is then.