Archive October 1, 2025

We all need to stay warm and comfortable during the wintertime without paying high energy bills, and this expert may have a cheap solution.

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Many of us are resisting the urge to turn on the heating because it is autumn and the energy price cap is set to go into effect starting in October, which can make getting a good night’s sleep challenging. Sleeping can be challenging if it’s too cold, but putting on too many layers can make you feel too hot in the middle of the night.

Phoebe Street, the brand marketing manager and sleep expert at Pretty You London, comes in handy because she has a lot of advice for better sleep as the nights get colder without turning on the heating. Additionally, one item includes an inexpensive $ 23 purchase from Amazon.

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While it may seem tempting to turn up the heating and open all the windows, research has shown that cooler bedrooms actually encourage better sleep. Generally speaking, nod off is at between 16 and 18 degrees Celsius.

The solution? Keep your bedroom cool while maintaining your body temperature. Before hitting the hay, Phoe recommends first inputting hot water into your bed or using an electric blanket for ten minutes. This helps you relax and warm your sheets without making your bed too hot at night due to the overheating environment.

Given that it has low running costs and an affordable price tag, this Cozytek Single Electric Blanket might be just the thing. This electric blanket adds an extra layer of warmth for cold nights thanks to its soft, luxurious polyester construction. A soft polyester finish and ultra-thin wires give it a comfortable night’s sleep.

Additionally, according to the current UK Energy Tariff, this electric blanket can run for as little as 2p per hour.

The Cozytek heated blanket quickly heats up and offers three different heat settings to help you choose the ideal body temperature. This will help you get a comfortable night’s sleep. Our small electric blanket has advanced overheat protection for your safety, and it has an easy-to-use LED controller.

The price tag for a double or king-sized blanket increases to £23.99 or £29.99, respectively, with the option for a single or king-sized blanket.

The Dreamland Intelliheat Warming Throw is available for less than £69.99 at Boots if you want to spend a little extra.

This electric blanket beams: “Heats up quite nicely and quickly,” according to one customer who received the 5-star rating. Not a bad price, either. Minimum cost, that’s beating my drum, and I can still use it in warmer weather and simply put “number one””

This customer adores the customer even more, asking, “Wait, we ever do without underblankets?” It far outshines hot water bottles. They continued, “We have been turning it off once it has settled because it was too warm for us to sleep when it was left on the highest setting even when it was minus 3°C outside,” adding, “We have been putting it on the highest setting (3) for an hour or so before going to bed. You could use it at full power for 12 hours, according to a quick calculation based on the 80-watt rating, which is currently about 50p per hour in the UK.

A third chimes in, “The cost of living crisis has stopped a lot of people from turning on their central heating as much as they did in the past, me included.” I went to bed last year with a hot water bottle, but I’m still feeling cold in the room. I’d first try to warm up my body before my feet. Because I was cold, it took me a long time to fall asleep. Fast forward a year after I said, “No way am I doing that again.” There was a need to be done. I purchased a single electric blanket for my double bed, anticipating that when I get hot, I’ll just move to the other side.

They continue, “It takes about 20 minutes to get completely warm, but my goodness, it’s fantastic when it does.” It’s toasty when I get in bed because I apply it before brushing my teeth, etc. I find it hard to believe I never received one. This product is highly recommended. No longer do I look back. Although I’m not sure how much electricity it uses, Much superior to a hot water bottle.

Despite Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations, Bill Burr and Jimmy Carr are just two of the many comedians who have faced backlash from their respective colleagues and the general public.

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Pete Davidson, Kevin Hart and Jimmy Carr are among the many big-name comedians under fire for agreeing to participate in the Riyadh Comedy festival. Their decision to perform is being criticised by fellow comics and the general public given the Saudi government’s human rights abuses.

The inaugural Riyadh Comedy festival is running from September 26 to October 9, with a lineup that features Dave Chappelle, Louis CK, Bill Burr, Andrew Schulz, Whitney Cummings and Aziz Ansari among about 50 others. The comedians will all take their fees directly from the Saudi government.

The festival has been perceived by organisations like Human Rights Watch as an effort by the Saudi regime to “whitewash” its abuses – not for the first time. In a news release, the organisation wrote: “This whitewashing comes amid significant increase in repression, including a crackdown on free speech, which many of these comedians defend but people in Saudi Arabia are completely denied.”

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Those who have signed on to the festival have received public criticism from prominent fellow comedians including WTF podcast host Marc Maron and Arrested Development star David Cross.

In a video posted on Maron’s Instagram channel, the comedian took aim at his industry colleagues while citing the Saudi government’s role in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “The same guy that’s gonna pay them is the same guy that paid that guy to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a f***ing suitcase. But don’t let that stop the yucks, it’s gonna be a good time!”

On Tuesday, September 30, David Cross shared an open letter accusing the festival’s headlining comedians of greed. “I am disgusted, and deeply disappointed in this whole gross thing,” wrote Cross on his website. “That people I admire, with unarguable talent, would condone this totalitarian fiefdom for … what, a fourth house? A boat? More sneakers?”

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While some headliners claimed they had not received any content guidelines from the festival’s organizers, comedian Atsuko Okatsuka who turned down the festival’s offer, posted the proposed contract online, which forbade material that “may be considered to degrade, defame or bring into public disrepute” to The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s leadership, public figures, the Saudi royal family, or even the legal system.

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After appearing at the festival on Friday’s opening night, Bill Burr claimed the festival had relaxed the limitations on what comedians could say. They “just negotiated it down to just a few things,” according to the statement, “Don’t make fun of royals]and] religion.”

As reported by The Guardian, the event’s producers include Sela (a live events company owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund) and the kingdom’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA). The GEA is chaired by Turki al-Sheikh, a royal adviser accused of human rights violations.