2 h. ago UK households told to sprinkle coffee on their garden as September begins

Now that it is September, gardeners are being urged to sprinkle their garden with coffee to deal with the arrival of snail and slug season

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25 h. ago ‘A common enemy beyond ideologies’: Spain’s PM announces plan to tackle climate crisis

Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate actionSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning that “if we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener”.Sánchez said August’s heatwave-fuelled wildfires – which killed four people, burned through an area six times the size of Ibiza, and required “the biggest human and technical deployment” ever seen in Spain – showed immediate action must be taken to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago UK households told to boil lemon peels in water during September

Spider season is just around the corner, but there are several ways to deter the eight-legged creatures from entering your home - and it involves using lemons

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4 d. ago UK households told to make simple but important check before October

Households across the UK are being told to check around their houses to avoid paying out hundreds in repairs this winter

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4 d. ago UK homeowners urged to make one check before October for important reason

Households across the UK are being told to check around their houses to avoid paying out hundreds in repairs this winter

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5 d. ago The 50p solution to tackle UK households' 'most common' bathroom problem

It can save you time and money

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6 d. ago UK households told to sleep with tennis balls taped to backs to tackle common problem

It might sound bizarre, but the advice is backed by the NHS

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6 d. ago UK households told to make important boiler check with energy price cap set to rise

The latest energy price cap increase is higher than many anticipated, however checking your boiler and making a potential change could help you offset the rising cost and then some

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6 d. ago A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews review – a memoir of great scope and intimacy

A meditation on loss, literature and the unspoken, from one of Canada’s most admired writersAsking himself “Why I write”, George Orwell gave four reasons: aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, political purpose and sheer egoism. Asked the same question ahead of a literary conference in Mexico City, Miriam Toews mentions the teenage letters she sent from Europe to her sister Marjorie (Marj or M as she calls her) as the reason she became a writer. Sorry, that won’t do for an answer, she’s told. Try again.In a frenetic household set-up in Toronto, keeping an eye on her mother one moment, entertaining her grandchildren the next and warding off angry neighbours in between, she struggles to get her act together and makes a to-do list: “Wind Museum. Deranged skunk. North-west quadrant with ex. Conversación in Mexico City.” The skunk has distemper and keeps getting trapped in the window well. The Wind Museum is the collection she’d love to create, commemorating winds from all ...

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6 d. ago A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews review – a searingly intimate memoir

One of Canada’s most admired writers delivers a triumphant meditation on loss, literature and the unspoken Asking himself “Why I write”, George Orwell gave four reasons: aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, political purpose and sheer egoism. Asked the same question ahead of a literary conference in Mexico City, Miriam Toews mentions the teenage letters she sent from Europe to her sister Marjorie (Marj or M as she calls her) as the reason she became a writer. Sorry, that won’t do for an answer, she’s told. Try again.In a frenetic household set-up in Toronto, keeping an eye on her mother one moment, entertaining her grandchildren the next and warding off angry neighbours in between, she struggles to get her act together and makes a to-do list: “Wind Museum. Deranged skunk. North-west quadrant with ex. Conversación in Mexico City.” The skunk has distemper and keeps getting trapped in the window well. The Wind Museum is the collection she’d love to create, commemorating ...

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7 d. ago September outbreak alert as UK households told to 'seek a pharmacist'

As school returns next month, parents are being advised to be on the lookout for the parasites

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7 d. ago September outbreak alert issued with UK households told to 'see a pharmacist'

Next month is expected to trigger a UK-wide surge in infestations

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1 week ago UK households told to leave orange peels lying around homes for next two weeks

As spider season commences, they are known to dislike strong citrus scents

Society

1 week ago UK households told to close windows from 7pm for the next month

Households in the UK should close their windows from 7pm in the evening as a simple preventative measure, experts have said, as the temperature drops this weekend

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1 week ago Universal Credit households told to check bank accounts now for surprise payment

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that benefit payments that were due this Monday bank holiday (August 25) will be paid today (August 22) instead

Economics

1 week ago UK households told to spray bed with two ingredients to keep spiders away

One cleaning influencer has shared a 'go-to' solution to help keep your room insect-free

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1 week ago Households told to clean everyday item as they are dirtier than our toilet seats

Experts have issued advice over remote controls which they say are filthy because they're constantly handled by multiple, often unwashed, hands, making it a minefield of dirt germs

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2 w. ago UK households told to leave sunflower seeds out in gardens this August

People are being encouraged to do their bit by helping wildlife this summer

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2 w. ago How injecting small amounts of this very common household item could be the secret to tackling breast cancer... as researchers suggest stunning plan could also fight other tumours

A colourless liquid with a sharp odour, hydrogen peroxide occurs naturally in tiny amounts in human tissue (as a by-product of cells burning energy) and is also found in plants, bacteria, the air and water.

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2 w. ago UK households told to put dishwasher tablets in microwave for 'game

The unlikely cleaning method has been hailed as 'game-changer'

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