15 h. ago The £1 ice hack that will keep UK homes cool 'all day' and 'feels like air con'

You can create 'DIY aircon' to help you get through the summer heat

Society

21 h. ago The £2.99 Home Bargains buy that keeps you cool in the hot weather and cost just pennies to run

Temperatures are set to soar across the region

Economics

25 h. ago ‘I was angry at the world’: Damon Hill on pain of his father’s death and how it fuelled his rise

Former F1 world champion’s gives a moving insight into dealing with his grief as a 15-year-old, and reflects on driving with Senna and against Schumacher“It was awful and to this day I feel the tension that I experienced,” Damon Hill says of the moment he heard on television in November 1975 that his father, Graham, the two-time Formula One world champion, had died in a plane accident. Hill had to leave the living room to find his mother and tell her what had happened.“It was like having a nuclear bomb and I dropped it on my mum. Of course it was accentuated by the fact I was 15, which is when you haven’t got the defences to deal with it.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Love Island winner admits 'it didn't feel right' to quit day job after fame

The ex-islander felt strongly about continuing her career, even after leaving the villa with the shiny £50K prize

Politics

5 d. ago These surprisingly good hostels might be the best budget stays in Wales and they’re not what you’d expect

Wales is home to some seriously cool hostels that are perfect for budget-savvy travellers

Politics

7 d. ago Next's packable raincoat 'brightens up a rainy day' and makes shoppers 'feel special'

The colourful raincoat folds into a pouch making it ideal for taking on days out and holidays

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8 d. ago ‘I feel completely drained’: young professionals swamped by ‘infinite workdays’

For many, work starts before sunrise and stretches late into the night, with nearly 270 notifications a day, report findsIt is 10pm in Seoul, South Korea, but Hyun Jin Lee is not heading home. The recent college graduate – an employee in the IT industry – is at a mandatory team dinner.“I end up working late almost every day,” laughs Lee. “By the end of the day, I feel completely drained, like I’ve used up all my energy [and] I can’t really do anything on weekdays after work.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Common item found in car can help keep homes cool during heatwave

Brits have been told they can use an item commonly found in their cars to cool their houses as temperatures in parts of the UK soar past 30C, and some can't believe they didn't think of it sooner

Society

9 d. ago My cultural awakening: I watched Sleepless in Seattle and realised I had to cancel my wedding

As the big day approached, I tried to brush aside feelings of uncertainty. But the 90s romcom reminded me that I didn’t have to settle for anyoneWhen my boyfriend proposed, I said yes – not because I was madly in love with him, but because it seemed like the correct thing to do. We’d been together for eight years and all of our friends were getting engaged; my life felt like a constant cycle of hen nights. I knew something was wrong but I suppressed it. Sometimes I’d get these flashes of anxiety. I’d worry about the fact that I no longer felt excited when my boyfriend walked into a room, or that we didn’t have sex any more – but I was 28, which at that point felt ancient to me, and I was frightened of being alone. I told myself I was experiencing nothing more than a classic case of pre-wedding jitters. I threw myself into buying the big white dress and designing the invitations. I planned to stash a bottle of gin in the church, so I could have a shot to calm my nerves before I walke...

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1 week ago Fries with everything: fans swelter on Headingley’s Test return as Jaiswal tucks in

Queues for water refills and ice creams surpassed even those for beer at a sun-baked ground offering unseasonably hot sustenanceAfter two years without a Test here, 23 in which India’s red-ball side had visited only once, seven months since the last tickets for the first three days were snapped up and six in which the sum total of England’s action in this format had been a low-key three-day win over Zimbabwe, it is fair to say that Leeds was ready for this. Or at least, in classic Yorkshire fashion, that it would be ready in its own sweet time.Play started with the stands barely half-full and television commentators feeling they had to remind viewers the day was actually a sellout. That much was swiftly evident, but as India’s batters settled in for the long haul there was no need for anyone to hurry. Continue reading...

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1 week ago How to cool your home in a heatwave: expert tips for short and long term temperature control without air con

These engineer-approved quick fixes and climate change future proofing will help you combat high temperatures in your home now and in heatwaves to come

Society

1 week ago Unexpected thing you should open to cool your home in hot weather, it's not windows

If you're struggling to keep your house cool in the hot weather, here are a few tips and tricks you can try

Society

1 week ago UK households urged to close all curtains and blinds this weekend

Many people are looking for ways to keep their homes cool during the heatwave

Politics

1 week ago Get a fan and shut curtains: how to keep your home cool in a heatwave

Opening (and shading) your windows is vital to keeping the heat at bay. And turn things off and take a cool showerIt’s tempting to throw the windows open all day in the hope of a breeze, but when it is really hot outside, you only let in hotter air. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Heatwave shoppers 'ditch' fans for 'more effective' air conditioning unit reduced to £39 from £150

One way of keeping your home cool during a heatwave is to invest in an air conditioning unit, but this can sometimes be an expensive solution

Economics

1 week ago Ascot 2025: Royals feel the heat as they face 32C temperatures at Ladies' Day on hottest day of the year so far

New royal favourite Harriet Sperling joked with the King on the hottest day of the year so far as she joined the family at Royal Ascot for the second time this week.

Events

1 week ago ‘Surprisingly quiet’ fan that keeps homes cool during heatwave slashed from £90 to £50

"I live in a very insulated building which gets very hot summer and winter. The Pro Breeze fan keeps me cool all day. I would recommend this fan to anybody"

Society

1 week ago Is it true that I ‘don’t get angry’? Or am I actually dangerously suppressing it?

Anger is rarely thought of as positive – but the emotion itself exists to protect us, says author of Good Anger, Sam ParkerMy friends and I sometimes rank the seven deadly sins in order of personal relevance. For me, “wrath” always comes last. (I shan’t say what’s first – too revealing.)Anger doesn’t feature in my day-to-day life. I even struggle to feel wrathful when it’s appropriate. World events make me fatalistic and depressed; when my gym instructor says to “let loose” on the ski machine, my effort remains constant. The time I visited a rage room, my main takeaway was that the Metallica song I selected as the soundtrack sounded fantastic on big speakers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wowcher slashes price of 'brilliant' and 'compact' air cooling fan by £110 ahead of heatwave

The 80W Black Oscillating Air Cooler Unit is currently available for £39, rather than its usual price of £149.99 - saving you a massive £110 and keeping your home cool in the heatwave

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Brilliant’ air cooling fan that keeps homes cool during the heatwave slashed from £150 to £40

With another heatwave imminent, now is the ideal time to get your hands on a fan to help bring the temperature down in your home, and Wowcher has just slashed one from £150 to £40

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