Brits are likely to experience hot weather conditions for the next 11 days as the weather maps show temperatures continuously oscillating between 22C and 24C across England. As the temperature levels rise, households have been advised to leave the loft hatch open during these days to cope up with the hot weather.
According to the BBC Weather forecast, areas around London are likely to experience warmer days, with the mercury levels peaking at 24C on May 13, 17, 19, 20, and 21. However, the other days will remain sunny, with the BBC forecasting temperatures around 22C-23C. As warm air rises inside your home, it can become trapped. If you have loft vents or windows, opening them can help release excess heat and improve airflow.
Households in England urged to leave loft hatch open (Image: Getty)
Temperature levels are likely to oscillate between 23 and 24C in the coming days (Image: Getty)
Failure to do so could mean hot air being trapped on the second floor of your home, where you are likely trying to sleep. However, opening the loft hatch enables air to rise further away from the bedroom.
Joanna O’Loan from the Energy Saving Trust explained that it is important to do this when the air temperature outside is cooler than inside, which tends to be overnight or for a couple of hours in the early morning.
In flats, which may have windows on one side only, open doors and use a fan to encourage airflow.
Joanna told the BBC: “If you’re able to invest, installing extra insulation in your home will help keep heat out in the summer as well as reduce your energy bills and usage in the winter.”
An expert from roofwindows4u.com said: “If you’re already lucky enough to have a loft room, you’ll know just how great they can be.
“Not only are they a good way to create more space in your home, but there are so many ways you can use the area, from creating a cosy loft bedroom to an office for working from home.
“But if you ever find that your loft conversion is too hot in summer and too cold in winter, you aren’t alone. In fact, struggling with temperature regulation is one of the more common complaints amongst people with loft rooms.
“As well as making your loft room much more comfortable, better temperature regulation can also make your home more sustainable and save you money on energy from heating an air conditioning in the long run.”
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‘Urgent action needed’ to ramp up UK’s nuclear arsenal amid soaring Russian tensions
Britain has been told by experts it needs to prioritise expanding its nuclear arsenal, warning “urgent action is needed”. They suggest the UK should look at diversifying its nuclear strike capabilities, with the Royal Navy’s ageing Vanguard-class submarines currently the only way Britain can carry out such attacks, if required.
In a column in The Spectator, journalist and author Paul Mason, senior lecturer Marc De Vore and think tank co-director James Rogers painted a concerning picture over the state of the UK and Europe’s nuclear capabilities. The experts said the pending publication of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) must “take seriously” evidence from those who have argued Britain’s nuclear deterrent might not be up to scratch, warning “the threat is real” and the UK is now facing a “twofold” problem. They explained how Russia and China’s growing “sub-strategic” nukes, which would cause a smaller nuclear explosion, gives the nations “an escalation ladder”.
The Royal Navy’s Vanguard-class are the only way the UK can fire nuclear weapons (Image: Getty)
France can use its Rafale jets, and submarines, to launch nuclear strikes (Image: Getty)
In contrast, the UK – which lacks this capability – only has an “on-off switch” with its Trident nuclear deterrent, they warned.
They wrote this would be fine if the US, which has also developed sub-strategic nuclear weapons, were a “100% reliable ally” but warned this is no longer the case under the Donald Trump administration as concerns continue over Washington commitment to European security.
The US provides a nuclear umbrella for Europe, with the UK and France the only nuclear powers on the continent.
Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz previously said he wants to speak to France and Britain about sharing nukes.
Unlike the UK, France can launch nuclear strikes from fighter jets, as well as submarines.
In The Spectator, Mason, De Vore and Rogers argued Britain could make a formal commitment to use Trident missiles for collective defence of European allies beyond agreements in NATO.
However, they warned for this to be “credible”, then “the technical form of the deterrent may have to change”.
They said: “The Vanguard submarines are, of course, capable of firing a single missile with a small warhead in response to a ‘tactical’ strike by Russia. But there are two risks associated with such a move: first, that Russia interprets the launch as a strategic strike and responds accordingly; second, that it gives away the position of the submarine firing it – requiring us to keep two submarines at sea, not one.
“Logic, therefore, points to the UK acquiring more diverse ways of delivering a nuclear strike, and altering its doctrine to allow for the use of what the French call ‘theatre-level’ nukes.”
