by Jacob Whitmore | Jun 26, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
Before you leave something running all night, it helps to know what it adds to the bill. The gap between a fan and a portable air conditioner is big enough to change which one you reach for. Here is what each costs to run, with the simple sums so you can check your...
by Jacob Whitmore | Jun 26, 2026 | Kitchen & Appliances, Trending
Heatwaves are great for one business in particular: home ice cream machines. They sell out every July, and this year the viral Ninja that turns a frozen tub into soft serve has been the one flying off the shelves. We compared the makers worth buying in 2026, from a...
by Jacob Whitmore | Jun 26, 2026 | Sports & Outdoors, Trending
Picnics, festivals and long drives to the coast all come down to one dull question: will the food still be cold when you get there? Cool boxes have quietly got good at answering it. We compared the ones Which? and regular campers rate, from a £45 box that runs off...
by Jacob Whitmore | Jun 26, 2026 | Home & Garden
They are all over TikTok and selling out on Amazon: bladeless fans you wear around your neck like a pair of headphones. UK searches for portable cooling fans jumped sharply in late May 2026 as the first heatwave landed. So are they actually any good, or just a...
by Jacob Whitmore | Jun 26, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
Fans are the cheapest way to get through a UK heatwave, running on pennies an hour where air conditioning runs on pounds. The trick is matching the fan to the room, because a quiet bedroom fan and a fan that can cool an open-plan living room are rarely the same...
