News
Cold Water: The Quiet Hero of Your Wardrobe
Oliver James Whitfield
•
The washing machine finished with its usual beep, yet the real jolt came when Emma lifted out her favourite black...
News
Cross ventilation: how to keep your home cool during a heatwave without air conditioning
Oliver James Whitfield
•
As temperatures climb to extreme levels as early as May, some households still have no air conditioning. Fortunately, there is...
News
Mixing Baking Powder and Vinegar for Household Cleaning
Oliver James Whitfield
•
Mixing baking powder and vinegar is a familiar habit in many households and often sparks curiosity. Because both are simple...
News
Joybuy Summer Black Friday: Aiper, TCL, Samsung and Elegoo deals
Oliver James Whitfield
•
Joybuy is rolling out a fresh wave of deals across a range of big-ticket items, from a pool-cleaning robot to...
News
Using the Rule of Three to Transform Your Garden
Oliver James Whitfield
•
Last weekend I found myself in my neighbour’s back garden, doing my best not to gawp at her flawless borders....
News
Sodium-ion batteries: the next step towards cheaper electric cars
Oliver James Whitfield
•
Cheaper electric cars will depend on cheaper batteries. Right now, LFP batteries look like the strongest value option, but in...
News
How Cleaning Experts Wash Bedding to Reduce Dust Mites
Oliver James Whitfield
•
The bedroom looked immaculate - or at least it did at first glance. The bed had been made with care,...
News
Surface-mounted sockets vs flush-mounted sockets: what’s changing in homes
Oliver James Whitfield
•
A noticeable shift is taking place with electrical sockets, and it is having a real impact on how we fit...
News
New non-toxic mosquito repellent uses skin bacteria and L-(t)-lactic acid to protect for up to 11 days
Oliver James Whitfield
•
The most striking point is that it contains no toxic substances. Mosquitoes-formidable carriers of diseases such as dengue, malaria and...
News
A Practical Guide to Cleaning with Baking Powder and Orange Juice
Oliver James Whitfield
•
In many households, the combination of baking powder and orange juice is used as a straightforward option for light cleaning...
News
AliExpress halves the price of the Tineco Floor One S6 Stretch Lite to 189 euros
Oliver James Whitfield
•
AliExpress has slashed the price of the Tineco Floor One S6 Stretch Lite, a stick vacuum mop designed to get...
News
How the Vinegar and Water Bath Keeps Strawberries Fresh for Weeks
Oliver James Whitfield
•
The strawberries were flawless when you picked them up: plump, glossy red, and carrying a faint hint of summer even...
News
Garage 54: 308 AA Batteries to Start a Car Engine
Oliver James Whitfield
•
The Garage 54 YouTube channel has long been known for its oddball experiments - including a Lada 1500 fitted with…...
News
IKEA closes an iconic giant store for the first time in 40 years and cuts 1,600 jobs
Oliver James Whitfield
•
IKEA is shutting one of its landmark out-of-town megastores for the first time in 40 years - and in the...
News
How to survive heatwaves without breaking the bank
Oliver James Whitfield
•
With temperatures climbing and electricity bills soaring, here’s how to get through heatwaves without spending a fortune. Right now, it’s...
News
Mixing Baking Powder and Warm Water: A Simple Household Cleaning Trick
Oliver James Whitfield
•
Mixing baking powder with warm water is an easy household trick, used mainly for kitchen hygiene and for keeping different...
News
How a Lemon Replaces Three Household Cleaners
Oliver James Whitfield
•
A humble piece of fruit has suddenly taken centre stage - with unexpectedly useful results for both kitchen and bathroom....
News
Thorium-229 nuclear clocks take a major step beyond atomic clocks
Oliver James Whitfield
•
A decades-long push in chronometry has reached a milestone that could shift the boundaries of timekeeping. Physicists have now created...
News
October sowings that bring next spring’s harvest earlier
Oliver James Whitfield
•
While plenty of growers put everything away once the final tomatoes are picked, a determined minority stays out in the...
News
AliExpress Landmark Days: Tineco Floor One S7 Steam at -65% with code FRBB25
Oliver James Whitfield
•
With Amazon preparing to roll out its Prime Day event, AliExpress has been running one promotional push after another. This...
News
Mould in homes: what black mould and mycotoxins mean for health
Oliver James Whitfield
•
Mould in homes looks unpleasant and can leave musty odours behind. More importantly, mould exposure has been associated with a...
