Everyone urged to keep windows closed at night from Wednesday

It comes after an alert from the Met Office and the UKHSANeil Shaw Assistant Editor09:39, 27 Jul 2026As households look for ways to stay cool during the next heat wave, pest control experts are warning that leaving windows open throughout the night could make it easier for unwanted pests to find their way indoors. While opening windows is one of the quickest ways to reduce indoor temperatures, experts say it can also provide insects with easy access to homes, particularly after dusk when many species become more active.‌Parts of southern England will yet again meet their heatwave criteria on Wednesday, which could reach highs of 32C or 33C, and more will on Thursday. A yellow heat alert has been issued from 9am on Tuesday to 9am on Friday for the East and West Midlands, the south-east, sou