25 h. ago UK households told to leave loft hatch open for next seven days

A heatwave is set to hit the UK this week, with temperatures soaring into the 30Cs - as Brits battle to keep cool in the sweltering conditions

Politics

31 h. ago UK households told to place plants in two places to create maximum shade

Brits are now being told to put their plants in these specific two areas of their homes to create and maximise a shading area to combat the hot summer temperatures

Politics

48 h. ago UK households told 'do not' hang laundry outside during third heatwave this weekend

A warning has been issued as the pollen count is set to be high this weekend

Society

67 h. ago Households urged to put A4 paper in fridge within the next 24 hours

As the UK braces for another heatwave this week, experts have revealed a simple trick to check if your fridge is working properly - and it involves using a single piece of A4 paper

Politics

68 h. ago UK households told to leave loft hatch open for the next seven days

Simply opening your loft hatch can make a huge difference in summer

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Free of human logic’: the modern artists inspired by surrealism’s 100

A century after André Breton invented Exquisite Corpse artists are using it to tap into something unexploredSome time in the winter of 1925-1926, the French author André Breton and his comrades Yves Tanguy, Jacques Prévert and Marcel Duchamp invented an old-fashioned parlour game. You write a word on a piece of paper, then fold it over so the next person can’t see what you’ve written, and you end up with a strange sentence. The game is now known as Exquisite Corpse, after the result of their first go: Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau (The exquisite corpse will drink the new wine).Exquisite Corpse gave Breton so much joy because it summed up the essence of the surrealist school of art he was trying to articulate at the time. In his first 1924 manifesto, he told budding surrealists to put themselves in “as passive, or receptive, a state of mind” as they can and write quickly. Forget about talent, about subject, about perception or punctuation. Simply trust, he writes, “in the in...

Politics

4 d. ago UK households told to keep windows and doors shut as bug invades nation

The UK is set to be hit by an influx of flying ants this month in a phenomenon which is good for nature but potentially annoying for households

Events

6 d. ago ‘The lawsuit was my life. Of course I’m writing about it’: Hard Life – formerly Easy Life – on being sued by easyGroup and starting afresh

When the Leicester band were forced to drop their old name after a legal threats from a certain budget airline, it could have been curtains. But frontman Murray Matravers’s trip to Japan has prompted a bold new outlook – and an upbeat new albumWhen writing songs, “95% of the time” Murray Matravers starts with the title. It’s a tactic he picked up from Gary Barlow: a producer once told him the Take That man tends to arrive at sessions touting a load of prospective song titles “cut out on little pieces of paper, and he’d put them on the table and you could just choose one. I was like: that’s fucking brilliant. Ever since I’ve always had loads of titles in my Notes app. It actually changed the way I wrote music,” he says with genuine enthusiasm. “Shout out to Gary Barlow!”Names are clearly very important to the 29-year-old – but in recent years they have also caused him untold stress. By 2023, Matravers’ band Easy Life was thriving, having s...

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8 d. ago Households told to sprinkle £1.10 item around red flag plants immediately

A seasoning you probably have in your kitchen already is said to be a perfect remedy to plants who attract endless pests, especially during the summer months

Economics

9 d. ago UK households told 'keep your doors and windows shut' as swarms of bugs take over

Flying Ant Day is an annual event when millions of winged male and female ants fly out of their colonies to mate in the air, and UK households are being warned to keep their windows and doors shut

Events

9 d. ago UK households told 'do not' throw away bruised apples and pears in July

The RSPB is encouraging people to leave them on their lawns or on bird tables instead

Politics

1 week ago UK households told to follow Met Office's 'rule' at 11am this week

The government agency has issued fresh advice to Brits as the 'tropical' heat will continue for the rest of the week

Society

1 week ago Households told to do one thing before cutting tree down in your own garden

If a tree is causing you problems in your garden you need to be careful to check this one detail first - otherwise you can risk causing problems with your neighbours

Politics

1 week ago UK households told to shut windows and curtains facing one direction on Sunday

Britain is set to see yet more temperature spikes this weekend, but the nation can do one simple thing to keep the burning UV rays out of their home

Politics

1 week ago UK households told 'do not' bin old CDs and hang them in your garden instead

It turns out there is a strange but simple way to make use of your old CDs whilst tackling a common gardening problem

Politics

2 w. ago As UK told to 'prepare for war' households urged to stockpile these items as 'sensible precaution'

After the chilling warning from the government, households should prepare but not panic

Events

2 w. ago UK households told 'do not' throw away leftover coffee grounds

They can be beneficial in your home and garden

Politics

2 w. ago UK households told to 'take action' if you spot blackbirds in your garden

There are small changes you can make to help protect the beloved garden birds

Politics

3 w. ago UK households told to take a hot bath to cool down during heatwave

This unlikely tip is said to leave you feeling much cooler

Society

3 w. ago Households told to put A4 piece of paper in fridge before this weekend

A lot of Brits may be caught out by the sweltering conditions and the knock-on effect on your home and its appliances which could end up costing you money.

Politics