Priced out of the property market, first-time buyers are opting for cheap and cheerful alternatives to home ownership. Narrowboats, campervans and even self-built cabins are among the wacky vessels that increasing numbers of young people are calling home. Just one search of #tinyhome on Instagram reveals reams of colourful pictures of boats and vans – … Read more
Car insurance costs reverse to lowest level in SEVEN years with premiums dropping a record 15% so far this year West Midlands has seen the largest fall in premiums in the UK The average cost of cover fell by £73.32 to £417.06 in the first three months of this year It means typical annual … Read more
Your Thursday night dinner sorted: Nutritionist shares her go-to delicious pasta recipe using just FIVE simple ingredients Nutritionist creates a quick and easy chickpea pasta using just five ingredients Jessica Sepel, revealed how she makes the her favourite ‘quick’ meal in minutes You need chickpea pasta, Napoletana sauce, ricotta, parmesan cheese and basil By Cindy … Read more
Demand for city centre living is on the rise, with renters now looking to take advantage of discounted rents as the nation prepares to exit lockdown. With an end to restrictions in sight, rental enquiries have been surging in some city centres according to new analysis by Rightmove. The research looked at the uplift in … Read more
If you want to impress your dinner party guests with expensive wine that you can’t afford, lie to them about the price of cheap plonk. According to a team of experts at Basel University in Switzerland, cheap wine is perceived as more pleasant when we’re told it’s expensive. The researchers tested volunteers with three Italian red … Read more
Amazing hack for creating cheap shepherd’s pie BOATS and you can serve up dinner in less than 15 minutes An Australian woman has shared her recipe for budget potato and cheese pies The pies take less than 15 minutes to assemble and cook making it very easy The home cook said it is best to … Read more
Devon village bans sale of cheap polystyrene body boards that break up in the sea and harm wildlife after landslide referendum vote Westward Ho! near Bideford in Devon has self-imposed polystyrene board ban Polystyrene boards can harm wildlife which confuse plastic particles for food Andrew Cross of Plastic Free Torridge hailed the efforts of shops … Read more
A first-time buyer who got excited after finding a ‘cheap’ property online has told how he realised ‘something wasn’t right’ when he looked it up on Google Street View – and spotted a policeman outside. Scottish comedian Darren Connell said he’s been saving for a house for some time and was intrigued when he found the … Read more
A drug used to treat head lice could cut the risk of death for hospitalised Covid patients by up to 80 per cent, a study suggests. Ivermectin, a prescription-only drug that can cost as little as £1.50 for a course of treatment, was also found to potentially halve the time critically-ill patients needed care for. … Read more
Savvy shopper shares clever hack for slashing your grocery bill as she reveals how to check if more expensive products are from the same batch as cheaper versions Maneet Kaur, 29, from Leicester, has revealed a clever hack to save on essentials Revealed batch code helps you find out whether pasta come from same supplier … Read more