The most obvious way of keeping cool is going somewhere air conditioned as quickly as possible. In countries which are well prepared for the weather, everything from public transport to shops can be refreshing places to go, but as we all know, the same cannot be said for the UK!

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If you are able to

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But actually, it depends on how hot it is getting.

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Once the air outside gets hotter than inside your house, then opened windows are just letting hot air in. So on those scorching heatwave days, our tips are: