Households want fewer surprises from the fridge and fewer pounds in the bin. A quick water test, costing roughly 20p in tap ...

The reaction says less about lingerie and more about the social life of sensors. People trust a fingertip to open a bank app, ...

Reality is messier than a 20‑second clip. Burglars often check handles in seconds, and many operate when no one is home. The ...

Iron changes the surface conditions that moss relies on. It acidifies the immediate zone, dries out the fleshy moss and ...

A viral method shared by @amycrosslegacy claims to hold bananas at a usable, yellow stage for up to 16 days. The approach ...

Two truths can hold at once. Botanically, the potato comes from a plant, and we eat its tuber. That places it in the ...

Clearing empty bottles to the edge of the table shows you read the room. You spotted a queue of orders, full trays and a ...

Sweet potatoes are rich in beta‑carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A, supporting mucous membranes in the nose, throat and lungs. A medium baked sweet potato (about 200 g) can provide more ...

Watering at 7am to mid-morning gives roots the full day to drink and move moisture through tissues. Leaves dry quickly after any accidental splashes, which reduces the window for fungal diseases to ...

Pret A Manger has shut its Brentwood High Street site. Council filings propose a conversion to a Hotel Chocolat Shop and Velvetiser Café, with no launch date confirmed.

Shake half a cup of bicarbonate of soda into the empty drum. Pour one litre of white vinegar into the detergent drawer. Run a medium-temperature long cycle. The reaction loosens grease, softener jelly ...

The discounter has switched on Lidl Pay, a digital wallet inside its Lidl Plus loyalty app. The feature lets you authorise a contactless-style payment by scanning the Lidl Plus barcode at the till. In ...