As the UK swelters through some of its hottest June nights on record, people have been looking for more creative ways to stay cool. While some stick to tried-and-tested methods, others turn to unorthodox methods. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing BBC News.

Bethan Earley, from Rugby, puts foil blankets on the outside of her windows before closing them. "The house does still get warm, but it takes much longer to warm up," she told BBC Your Voice.

John Turbefield, 38, from Chichester, placed white bed sheets on the outside of windows in the hottest rooms. Over the weekend he bought survival blankets and placed them on remaining windows. "They're designed to reflect heat and they are large, so they're ideal for taping to the window frame," he says. He also froze two-litre plastic bottles of water and placed them near five fans around his house.

The UK Health Security Agency advises opening windows only when outside air is cooler than inside, and turning off non-essential electronics.

Stephanie Reed, 39, from Chorley, says extreme heat triggers her epilepsy. At night, she wets a hand towel and lays it across the end of her bed. "It helps to regulate body temperature and it does stay cool all night," she says. She also sprinkles her seven-year-old daughter's bed sheet with water and puts it in the freezer for about half an hour before bedtime.

Gordon Cooper, 73, from High Wycombe, hangs a wet bath towel in his bedroom and places a fan nearby.

Anabelle Holschuh, 30, from London, found it so hard to sleep in her attic bedroom that she slept on the floor in the hallway. Now she sleeps on her north-facing living room sofa.

Aimie Ludgate, 29, from Bradford, uses an air fryer instead of an oven or hob. She even boils eggs and cooks steak in it. She also freezes a big bottle of water overnight to take to work.

Dietitian Kate Hilton drinks more iced water and eats cool, hydrating foods like cucumber, tomatoes, melon and frozen smoothies. She warns that caffeine and alcohol can have dehydrating effects.

Oren Brown, 27, from County Durham, works downstairs as his terraced house is "horribly stifling upstairs". Gillian Cooley, near Peterborough, set up her office in her bedroom as it's the coolest room.

Jess Jepson, 31, from Manchester, wears loose-fitting, light and airy clothes and opts for paler colours. "I wore black the other day and really regretted it," she says.