88 m. ago Sainsbury's issues urgent recall of three common household items amid fire fears

Shoppers can find ongoing product recalls on the supermarket's website

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4 h. ago Sainsbury's urgently recalls household products over glass and fire risk

Some food products as well as kitchen appliances have been deemed unsafe due to glass and fire concerns.

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6 h. ago Sainsbury's urgently recalls five common household items over glass and fire fears

Sainsbury's is urgently recalling five different household items, both perishable and kitchen appliances, over safety concerns from glass fragments to fire hazards

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9 h. ago Households urged to pour one 35p kitchen staple in dishwashers to get them sparkling

Cleaning expert's insider hack will ensure your appliance is grease and residue-free and looking and smelling fresh

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11 h. ago Households urged to pour 39p drink onto gardens immediately to repel slugs

Fill up a saucer with the slimy pests' favourite drink each night and watch them leave your precious plants and vegetables alone, says expert Diarmuid Gavin

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41 h. ago UK households urged to do 4 things before putting up a new garden fence

While it's tempting to rip down a rotting old fence that's been stood for decades, simply just going ahead with the task in hand could have repercussions

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55 h. ago Exact amount of cash all families should keep at home amid rise in bank outages

With digital fraud and banking outages becoming more commonplace, householders are being urged to have an emergency stash at all times.

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66 h. ago Gardeners urged to hang one household scrap to stop chaotic pest from entering

If your garden is being held ransom by meddlesome magpies then look no further than this easy expert tip which will help ward these pesky birds away from your home

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3 d. ago UK pledge to global vaccine effort falls £400m to £1.25bn amid raft of aid cuts

Campaigners warn reduction could cost lives – even if Britain remains of the largest donors to the international Gavi alliance

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3 d. ago Scientists criticise cut in UK funding for global vaccination group

Five-year £1.25bn pledge to Gavi is 40% cut in real terms, which experts say will cost lives in developing countriesThe UK has cut its funding to a leading global vaccination group by a quarter, a move that experts say will directly lead to the avoidable deaths of many thousands of children in developing countries.The Foreign Office billed the £1.25bn commitment over five years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) as a major boost to the group’s work as well as to the UK’s status as a developer of vaccines. A series of aid agencies praised the decision. Continue reading...

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3 d. 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

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3 d. ago Scots households urged to submit meter readings as Ofgem price cap falls

Homeowners and tenants should act to avoid being charged.

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3 d. ago UK told to prepare for war – here’s what Martin Lewis says every home should have

As the government urges households to prepare for a potential national emergency, Martin Lewis says stocking up on basic items like torches and tinned food is just common sense.

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3 d. ago Cuts to the fire service in Scotland could cost lives, says union

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is proposing the closure of up to 13 stations, new arrangements for night and weekend cover at others and the permanent withdrawal of 10 appliances nationwide.

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3 d. ago ‘Yuck factor’: eating insects rather than meat to help the planet is failing, study finds

People are disgusted by the idea of eating bugs despite their lighter planetary cost compared to traditional livestockRecent efforts to encourage people to eat insects are doomed to fail because of widespread public disgust at the idea, making it unlikely insects will help people switch from the environmentally ruinous habit of meat consumption, a new study has found.Farming and eating insects has been touted in recent years as a greener alternative to eating traditional meat due to the heavy environmental toll of raising livestock, which is a leading driver of deforestation, responsible for more than half of global water pollution, and may cause more than a third of all greenhouse gases that can be allowed if the world is to avoid disastrous climate change, the new research finds. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Make electricity cheaper so households benefit from heat pumps, advisers urge

The Climate Change Committee has called for policy costs to come off electricity bills in an ‘optimistic’ first report on Labour’s climate progress.

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4 d. ago UK households urged to take hot showers instead of cold during summer

Experts say Brits are making a key mistake during the hot weather

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4 d. ago UK households urged to do one task after coming inside from the garden

If you're sneezing and nursing a sore head after a day in the garden then experts recommend following this one easy tip to reduce the dreaded hay fever symptoms

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4 d. ago Households urged to move bird feeders immediately to one secure place

Garden-owners have been urged to move bird feeders as temperatures continue to soar across the UK - otherwise birds risk overheating in search of their next meal

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4 d. ago Gardeners urged to stock up on one household ingredient boosting 12 plants

If your looking to give your plants a boost then make sure to get your hands on this one popular ingredient which can result in longer blooms, brighter hues and stronger petals

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