climb up to 40C over the next two days, many Brits are trying to find the best ways to cool down on a budget.The UK is expected to be hotter than the Sahara today, while parts of the country could see Death Valley highs of 42C.The Met Office’s first ever red extreme heat warning has kicked in, as Brits are warned to “stay indoors, do as little as possible” and avoid public transport as the heatwave forces school and businesses to close.Extreme heat and a cost of living crisis could see families struggling to decide between keeping cool and cutting costs – despite a horrifying “threat to life” warnings from the Met Office.Energy and pricing specialist Uswitch revealed that keeping a typical 120w pedestal fan on all night could eat up around 3.4p an hour of electricity – this would be a not so budget-friendly amount of 33p per night if left on from 10pm to 8am.
However, Leeds Live has revealed a little known hack that can cool your house down with just a 68p roll of tin foil - sold in Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Aldi.
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