33 h. ago Plumber issues verdict on whether you should leave heating on low all day

It is a common debate amongst UK households during the winter months as energy bills rise

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43 h. ago Stop turning on central heating when device that costs 10p a day keeps you warm

Households are facing high energy bills this winter, but here are a few money-saving tips from Vonhaus that will keep your home warm without turning on the central heating.

Events

57 h. ago Beth Mead: ‘If we don’t adapt to climate change, football becomes a privilege, not a right‘

The Arsenal and England forward is backing new global campaign because talent and teamwork should decide the game – not the climateI’ll never forget stepping out on to the pitch in Switzerland for the Euro 2025 tournament. The air felt heavy – not with pressure or expectation, but with heat. It was more than 30C (86f) that day. It makes your lungs sting, makes you feel like you’re running through water.In the England camp, we had done everything to prepare. Ice vests before training, hydration breaks, modified warm-ups – things that just weren’t part of football life a few years ago. At our base in Zurich we even had cryotherapy and Slush Puppies to cool our core temperatures. During training, there were ice-cold towels, extra rest moments and constant reminders to hydrate. You could feel how carefully the staff planned every detail. But when the whistle blew, no protocol could change the fact that the climate itself has changed. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Is it better to keep central heating on low all day? I asked 5 experts who all said the same thing

There is a widely-held belief that keeping your heating on low all day saves money

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4 d. ago Is it cheaper to have heating on low all day? I asked 5 experts who all said the same thing

People will be doing all they can to lower their central heating bills

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4 d. ago Is it cheaper to have heating on low all day? 5 experts all said the same thing

Some people think it's cheaper to keep the heating on all day — here's the truth

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4 d. ago ‘I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t breathe’ – This is climate breakdown

As summer went on, the temperature climbed and climbed. Every day became harder. This is Neha’s storyLocation Manesar, IndiaDisaster Indian heatwave, 2024Neha is 25 years old and works for a large multinational company at a warehouse in Manesar, Haryana state, so she can send money back home to her family. In 2024, her working conditions worsened after a deadly heatwave spread across northern India. Climate breakdown is increasing the frequency and intensity of heatwaves in India by warming the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Make radiators hotter by doing plumber's 3 easy tasks in November—makes them heat up faster

If your radiators aren't heating up your home effectively, there are three simple steps you can take to resolve the issue - and you won't need to call out a plumber

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1 week ago Welsh households urged to follow plumber's 3 tips to make radiators heat up faster and feel hotter

If your radiators aren't heating up your home effectively, there are three simple steps you can take to resolve the issue - and you won't need to call out a plumber

Society

2 w. ago The Guardian view on worsening extreme weather: the injustice of the climate crisis grows ever clearer | Editorial

The increasing ferocity and frequency of tropical storms imposes an unbearable burden on countries including JamaicaThe geographically uneven risks from increasingly extreme and dangerous weather grow ever starker. As Jamaica and other Caribbean countries clear up after Hurricane Melissa, and Typhoon Kalmaegi heads west after killing nearly 200 people in the Philippines and Vietnam, the case for more international support to countries facing the most destructive impacts from global heating has never been stronger.Last week’s five-day rainfall in Jamaica was made twice as likely by higher temperatures, according to initial findings from climate attribution studies. The current death toll across the Caribbean is at least 75. The economic and social costs are hard to quantify in a region that is still recovering from 2024’s Hurricane Beryl. Crucial infrastructure has been destroyed before the loans used to build it have even been paid off. Andrew Holness, Jamaica’s prime minister, esti...

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2 w. ago Tommy Robinson arrives at court as he learns trial verdict over terror offence charge after 'refusing to give police access to his phone' when leaving Britain

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was on his way to Benidorm when he was stopped at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone by officers on July 28 last year.

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2 w. ago ‘How did we get here?’: documentary explores how Republicans changed course on the climate

In The White House Effect, now available on Netflix, archival footage is used to show how the US right moved from believing to disputing the climate crisisIn 1988, the United States entered into its worst drought since the Dust Bowl. Crops withered in fields nationwide, part of an estimated $60bn in damage ($160bn in 2025). Dust storms swept the midwest and northern Great Plains. Cities instituted water restrictions. That summer, unrelentingly hot temperatures killed between 5,000 and 10,000 people, and Yellowstone national park suffered the worst wildfire in its history.Amid the disaster, George HW Bush, then Ronald Reagan’s vice-president, met with farmers in Michigan reeling from crop losses. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, consoled them: if elected, he would be the environmental president. He acknowledged the reality of intensifying heatwaves – the “greenhouse effect”, to use the scientific parlance of the day – with blunt clarity: the burning of fossil fuels contr...

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2 w. ago Tommy Robinson to learn trial verdict over terror offence charge after 'refusing to give police access to his phone' when leaving Britain

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was on his way to Benidorm when he was stopped at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone by officers on July 28 last year.

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2 w. ago Energy expert issues verdict on whether it's better and cheaper to leave heating on low all day

It's a common belief that keeping your heating running low can help save money

Science

2 w. ago Strictly fans issue same verdict as Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola leave show after Halloween special

It comes after Ellie and Vito found themselves in the BBC One show's dreaded dance-off for the first time

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’

Red Cross anticipates ‘shattering and long lasting’ impact as Cuba’s president says ‘extensive damage’ already causedHurricane Melissa – live updatesHurricane Melissa has slammed into Cuba after leaving parts of neighbouring Jamaica broken and reeling from ferocious winds and extreme rainfall.The most intense tropical cyclone to hit Jamaica in nearly two centuries, Melissa is one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes observed since record-keeping began. Climate scientists say human-caused global heating has contributed to the rapid intensification of modern-day storms. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert gives clear verdict on leaving heating on all day

As the cold weather sets in, many people will be turning their heating on for the first time this year - but should you leave it on all day or not? Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert has the answer

Economics

4 w. ago Expert gives keeping heating 'on all day' advice 'there are three exceptions'

Some people wonder if it's more efficient to keep the boiler on low all the time

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last month "I had an interview...": Barry Ferguson leaves Rangers door ajar and shares verdict on Danny Röhl

Former Rangers interim boss Barry Ferguson has refused to close the door on a return to Ibrox.

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last month Sydney set for ‘blistering’ weather as record heat shifts east and BoM warnings for winds to blast Melbourne and Victoria

Temperatures forecast by Bureau of Meteorology to reach 39C in the CBD as rain and damaging wind gusts up to 130km/h expected along Victoria’s south-west coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe weather bureau has forecast a “blistering day” for Sydney on Wednesday, with record-breaking heat shifting towards the east coast, while damaging winds whip through southern states.On Tuesday, both New South Wales and Queensland recorded their hottest-ever October temperatures, the highest since records began in 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading...

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