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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘We should adopt French working hours’: Readers share their hacks for coping with the heatwave

As Britain swelters through its third heatwave of the year, with temperatures forecast to exceed 30C again, Independent readers have been sharing the ingenious – and sometimes questionable – lengths they’re going to in order to survive the heat.

Lydia Spencer-Elliott’s report on the nationwide sleep crisis, which found nearly half of adults losing at least three hours’ rest a night, prompted a wave of comments from readers keen to share their own coping strategies, from bedroom fixes to full lifestyle overhauls.

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