1+ week, 3+ day ago   (524+ words) From installation and running costs to winter warmth, noise and hot water, one family reveals what they learned after replacing their gas boiler with a heat pump The Independent Home Channel is powered by Octopus Energy. Swapping a gas boiler…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (658+ words) Over £2.5bn has been earmarked for local mayors by the government The areas in line for a multi-billion pound boost in housing funding have been revealed as the government promises the “biggest council housebuilding revival in decades”. Around £10bn has been pledged…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (658+ words) Over £2.5bn has been earmarked for local mayors by the government The areas in line for a multi-billion pound boost in housing funding have been revealed as the government promises the “biggest council housebuilding revival in decades”. Around £10bn has been pledged…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (332+ words) Tropical Birdland in Desford said that ‘sudden heavy rainfall’ after the heatwaves had caused the mob’s tunnels to collapse Several meerkats have died after they became trapped under a collapsed tunnel at a wildlife park in Leicestershire. Rescuers were only…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (855+ words) A recent study found that some social renters had been driven to sleeping on balconies and in gardens or using makeshift solutions like taping damp sheets to windows Across the UK, households have struggled to adapt to the stifling heat…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (550+ words) Ancient techniques once suited to the Mediterranean now hold lessons for modern Britain At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that “in 30 years' time, the climate of London will feel like Marseille’s today…...