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8 Science-Backed Ways To Sleep Better in Hot Weather

By: Amin Al-Habaibeh and Francesco Luke Siena · Nottingham Trent University

15 July 2026 at 21:21

Struggling to sleep in the heat? The good news is that a handful of easy cooling tricks can help your body stay comfortable and make hot nights far more bearable. When temperatures rise, sleep often suffers. Hot nights can make it harder to fall asleep, increase waking during the night, and leave people feeling less [...]

Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises

The Guardian - Energy

By: Aletha Adu Political correspondent

14 July 2026 at 19:05

Government to launch campaign to help people cope with events such as weather emergencies or cyber-attacks

The British public should begin taking “small but important steps” to secure and protect water, power supplies and basic phone signal in case of further severe weather emergencies, national crises or cyber-attacks, Downing Street has said.

Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, told MPs “the risks we face from climate change cannot be underestimated”, and warned of the “significant and prolonged disruption to essential services” extreme weather events could cause.