by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 27, 2026 | Care
The short version. An hour of homecare in England cannot be sold for less than £34.42 in 2026/27 and still pay the National Living Wage for every working minute, cover travel time and mileage, meet wage on-costs and leave anything for running a lawful business....
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 26, 2026 | Energy
The short version. One watt, left on all year, costs £2.31 at the October 2026 price cap. That single number prices everything in your house that never switches off. UK law caps how much a device may draw when it is doing nothing. Off mode and ordinary standby...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 26, 2026 | Sports & Outdoors, Trending
Key takeaways World Rugby’s own laws do not make a mouth guard compulsory. Law 4.2 recommends one, and Law 4.3(f) lists it among the items a player may wear in addition to standard kit. England Hockey strongly recommends shin, ankle and mouth protection across...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 22, 2026 | Tech & Gadgets, Trending
Key takeaways Any shop that sells more than 32kg of portable batteries a year has to take your dead ones back free, and it cannot make you buy new ones to do it. That is regulation 31 of the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009. The recycling cost is...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 21, 2026 | Energy, Trending
Instant £ per hour, night, week and month at 26.32p/kWh (Ofgem cap, 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026). Heaters, electric blankets, dehumidifiers. From 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, Ofgem’s price cap sets the GB-average Direct Debit electricity unit rate at 26.32p per...
