London Design Festival 2026: Nine Free Days, One £16 Ticket, and a Power Station That’s Been Shut for 13 Years
The most expensive thing at London Design Festival 2026 costs £16, and it’s optional. Everything else that matters – a
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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Author: Dan Whitfield
Best Electric Blanket 2026: VAT Comes Off Electricity on 1 October, the Bed Costs 2p an Hour to Heat – And the £35 One to Buy Before the Heating Goes On
On 1 October the government takes VAT off electricity bills for six months. Gas keeps its 5%. That one line
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Open House London 2026: The Booked Tours Went in 20 Minutes, but 800 Free Doors Still Open on Saturday
Everything you could book for Open House London 2026 went in about twenty minutes. That was 19 August, midday, and
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Why the Boot Room Became Britain’s Most Wanted Room in 2026 – And the £150 Hallway Version That Does the Same Job
The first full week of term is the week the hallway loses. Two school bags, a PE kit that never
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The Big Light Is Dead: How Living Room Lighting Became Britain’s Favourite Argument – And the £9 Fix Before the Nights Draw In
Britain has fallen out with the big light. How living room lighting became a national argument, what the sleep science actually shows, the £4 bulb that matters more than the lamp, and the £9 IKEA swap to make before the clocks go back.
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Best Mattress in a Box UK 2026: What a ‘Half Price’ Bed Really Costs Before Black Friday – And Four Honest Picks From £250
Emma Sleep gave the High Court binding promises over its endless discounts. Here’s what a fair price looks like – and the best mattress in a box from £250.
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Log Burner Rules in 2026: Three Fines, 10,600 Complaints, and Why August Is When You Book the Installer
Councils in England received more than 10,600 complaints about domestic smoke in the two years after January 2022. They issued
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Ofgem’s October Cap Lands This Month: The Energy Saving Gadgets That Pay for Themselves – And the £40 Plug That Doesn’t
Buy a £40 plug that promises to cut your electricity bill by 30% and you have bought a plastic shell
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Wild’s body wash refills are made by microbes – and eaten by the same microbes in your compost until nothing is left. How the Shellworks material works.
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Best Dehumidifier for Damp 2026: Buy in September, Not November – And What £120 to £250 Actually Fixes
The best dehumidifier for damp is the one you buy in September. Not because September is damp, obviously, but because
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