Bed sheets in the freezer, ice packs under our pillows, foil blankets over the windows to prevent the build-up of high temperatures in our bedrooms: as Britain braces itself for the third heatwave of the year – with temperatures set to reach 35C (again) – everyone without the blessing of aircon has been taking drastic measures in a bid to get a full night’s sleep.
It’s unsurprising that drowsy delirium has set in. The last heatwave, from which we have barely recovered, led to “mass sleep deprivation” across the UK, with two in three people struggling to get proper shut-eye due to the sweltering, sweaty nights, according to a recent poll of 2,135 adults, conducted by YouGov for Greenpeace.
