Top tips for sleeping during a heatwave

'Hottest day on record'

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Sleep expert Neil Robinson shares some useful advice to get us through sweltering summer nights

With the current UK heatwave prompting warnings to stay at home and speculation rife that tomorrow could be the hottest day on record (39C!), Sealy UK's chief sleep officer Neil Roberts has provided six tips to getting a good night's rest this summer. 1. Sleep separately "One in 10 Brits already opt to sleep separately from their partner [1], and it seems that they may have the right idea - especially in the hotter weather," he said. "Not only are partners more likely to disturb you in the night, the extra body heat can make it even harder to get to sleep in the summer months. "Sle...

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