Rising energy prices keep inspiring people to come up with unusual ideas. In Poland, a YouTuber has now attracted attention after trying to find out whether heavily discounted donuts could actually be ...

Among my favorite lathe projects is a lamp. They’re not difficult, but I recommend proficiency in using a skew chisel.

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Building a cozy fireplace setup—one that looks like it fell right out of a Pinterest board—can be made a reality with the best electric fireplaces on Amazon. Sure, a space heater may make your home ...

My father, Hugh Dunford Wood, who has died aged 76, was an artist who painted landscapes and portraits, set up a successful fashion business hand-painting silk ties, and collaborated with brands such ...

Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter’s night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But Northwestern University scientists have found residential wood burning is a ...

The rumour mill has been buzzing with talk that woodburning stoves are going to be banned in the UK. But is there any truth to the gossip? Woodburning stoves are hugely popular with those who enjoy ...

Jonathan Blades from Asthma + Lung UK discusses the rising concern and health impacts related to air pollution caused by domestic wood burning in the UK On a bitter December morning in 1952, a lethal ...

09:49, Thu, Dec 4, 2025 Updated: 09:49, Thu, Dec 4, 2025 An update has been given by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs on a potential ban for some kinds of wood-burning stoves. This ...

Wood-burning stoves are now one of Britain’s dirtiest hidden polluters and the government’s new Environmental Improvement Plan finally says it out loud. Domestic burners pump more dangerous PM2.5 into ...