Homes and Gardens

The Sex Education property that is now on the market for £1.5 million

Sex Education: Home of Otis and Jean hits the market for £1.5 million

(Photo: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Iceland products to be made available online as Amazon expands reach

We all apparently swallow up to eight spiders in our sleep each year - but is that true?

Do spiders crawl in your mouth at night when you sleep? Myth debunked

Spider season is here but is it okay to remove spiders from your home and put them outside?

Should you throw house spiders outside in UK? When is spider season

Cleaning up on awards: Aldi’s £3.95 washing power beats the big brands

Beach huts are the latest in trendy eating and sleeping venues - and thousands are seen in UK seaside resorts.

Fortnum and Mason join beach hut trend but at what cost?

Gardens

North Front, Seaton Delaval Hall (Paul Buckingham)

What has the National Trust spent record £179.6 million on?

The common blue is one butterfly species which saw numbers drop in this year's Big Butterfly Count (Butterfly Conservation/PA Wire)

Wet summer helped UK's butterfly numbers boom

English Heritage staff prepare for the relaunch of Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens, a magnificent historic house in Northumberland, as the charity completes a two-year conservation project (English Heritage)

Country home modelled on Greek temple is restored to former glory

Plenty of summer rain has created the perfect conditions for lungworm-carrying slugs and snails (Photo by Yaroslav Shuraev/tails.com)

Deadly dog parasite cases could rise after wet UK summer, vet warns

Landscape designers say with a little creativity, it is possible to balance EV charging with green front yards (Joe Pepler/PinPep/Supplied)

Survey suggests EV charging could put the UK's front gardens at risk

Duke of Northumberland Ralph Percy wants to replace allotments with dozens of new homes on his Syon House London estate (NationalWorld/Getty Images)

Allotment holders could lose gardens even if they win against Duke

Duke of Northumberland Ralph Percy wants to replace allotments with dozens of new homes on his Syon House London estate (NationalWorld/Getty Images)

Duke accused of plan 'bulldoze' allotments to 'line his pockets'

Property

A £3.5m Scottish mansion is up for grabs in a breast cancer fundraising prize draw. The six-bedroom home is the first-ever Scottish house to be available in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw Ð which is raising funds for Breast Cancer Now.

Home worth £3.5m with golfing simulator will be raffled off by Omaze

No1 The Thames, a 168-year-old gun tower, in the mouth of the River Thames in Kent (SWNS)

Property with No 1 The Thames address is snapped up for under £200k

Amy and Wes on their boat.

Couple swapped house for £47k narrowboat in bid to ‘quit rat race’

Appliances

Thousands of creepy-crawlies are set to invade UK homes as spider mating season begins in September.

14p ingredient could be secret to keeping spiders away from your home

In order to take part, you’ll need to have a smart meter installed and your energy supplier must be signed up.

Millions will be paid to cut energy to avoid blackouts in winter 2023

11 brands whose names we use every day (images: Adobe/Getty Images)

11 companies whose brands have become terms we use every day

Kitchens

Best non-stick frying pans: easy to clean pans for stress free cooking

Which is the best non-stick fry pan? Our Place, Ninja, or Lakeland?

Best fridge freezers UK 2022: integrated models and American style

Best fridge freezers UK 2023: integrated models and American style

Best kitchen knife sets: high quality chef knives

Best kitchen knife sets: high quality chef knives

8 of the best slow cookers from Lakeland, Morphy Richards

8 of the best slow cookers from Lakeland, Morphy Richards

Best food processors: compact, large, and budget models

Best food processors: compact, large, and budget models

Dwayne Johnson’s love of pancakes during his cheat days has been well documented - but do you know other celebrities are celebrating Pancake Day today? (Getty Images/Dwayne Johnson on Instagram)

Will these celebrities once again celebrate Pancake Day this year?

Home Interiors

The best sideboards for maximum storage and style

Stylish, practical sideboards for house storage

Best mattresses for back pain: Simba, Emma, Nectar or Tempur?

Best mattresses for back pain: Simba, Emma, Nectar or Tempur

Should I buy a Simba boxed mattress or an Emma? Best boxed mattresses

Emma, Simba, Nectar or Dreamcloud: which is the best boxed mattress?

More Homes and Gardens

Gomersal Park Hotel and Spa in West Yorkshire is up for sale.

Fancy owning a footballer’s spa home?

Former home of legendary Slade guitarist Dave Hill up for sale

Take Me Back 'Ome: Legendary rock star’s former home up for sale

A couple have transformed their home into a pink paradise which includes a mermaid bathroom. Photo by SWNS.

'Colour is happiness': Couple transform their home into pink paradise

Celene Francis, pictured, has transformed her house for £3,000 using bargain buys from Primark and B&M. Pictured are before and after images of her house. Photo by SWNS.

Woman renovates her whole house for £3,000 using B&M and Primark buys

(Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Top tips for prospective tenants in a competitive rental market

The iconic house from CBBC show Tracy Beaker has gone up for rent in Londo (Google Street View)

Inside Tracy Beaker’s Dumping Ground up for rent in London

Will Satherley, 40, has won a home in Cotswolds after entering Omaze draw

Dad who 'only ever won cakes' wins £3.5m Cotswolds home in raffle

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes house prices data every month (images: NationalWorld)

Explainer Are house prices falling near you? Check with our interactive tool

How to keep ants and spiders away (nicoletaionescu / Adobe)

Explainer Natural deterrents to keep spiders and ants out this summer

The Halifax HPI for October has been released (images: Getty Images/Adobe/NationalWorld)

Explainer First annual decline in house prices since 2012, new figures show

Nationwide publishes its latest analysis of the UK property market every month (images: Getty Images/PA)

Explainer Nationwide predicts property market downturn after mortgage turmoil

Zoopla’s House Price Index suggests the market will not slow as much as feared in 2023 (images: AFP/Getty Images)

House price inflation cooling at ‘slower rate’, Zoopla research finds

Recycling can be confusing given all the local variations with rules - but here’s a list of things that tend to be recyclable wherever you are (images: Adobe)

Explainer Household recycling rules amid government crackdown plans

Best battery-run grass trimmers UK 2023

Best battery-run grass trimmers

A Purplebricks 'sold' board pictured on a house in a row of terraced homes on a residential street near Oldham in 2022 (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Purplebricks sold to rival for £1 with job losses expected

TikTok users have shared their top hacks for how to save water.

Explainer 8 TikTok hacks for National Water Saving Week

Artwork of The Samaritans’ Listening Garden (Image: Darren Hawkes/PA)

From litter to weeds - what to look out for at the Chelsea Flower Show

People are buying and selling houses on social media sites such as TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube.

Explainer People are buying and selling houses on TikTok, Instagram and Youtube

UK house prices have fallen month-on-month but remain much higher than pre-Covid times(image: PA)

Rightmove House Price Index shows first-time buyers face record prices

Most of the top 10 most expensive coastal locations are situated in the South West (images: Adobe)

Top 10 most expensive seaside towns revealed by Halifax

Natea May-Griffiths says she fears for her unborn child after being forced to live in a “cesspit” flat (Photo: Natea May-Griffiths / SWNS)

Pregnant mum fears for unborn baby living in ‘mouldy cesspit’ flat

Best battery powered chainsaws UK 2023

Best battery powered chainsaws - cordless models tested and reviewed