Families warned over the use of this popular hot weather item that could 'detach' a child's finger

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Families have been warned over the dangers of buying dodgy fans online to cope with the heatwave as children risk cutting their fingers off.

Trying to get a baby to sleep at night is hard at the best of times, let alone in the middle of a heatwave and while many ask is it bad to sleep with a fan on? Others worry about the cost of running a fan.