by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 18, 2026 | Coffee
The cheapest bean-to-cup coffee machine from a mainstream brand on Amazon UK on 18 September 2026 was the Bosch Series 2 VeroCafe at £249. That is below the lowest Amazon price the tracker camelcamelcamel has on record for it. Several better-known machines on the same...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 18, 2026 | Coffee
A £295 bean-to-cup machine pays for itself against Nespresso Vertuo mug pods in about five and a half months, at two cups a day. Against cheap compatible pods for a Nespresso Original machine it takes about two and a half years, and against Tassimo’s Kenco...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 18, 2026 | Energy, Trending
Key takeaways From 1 October 2026 the government has removed VAT from household electricity bills. The 0% rate is funded for six months, to 31 March 2027. Ofgem’s headline says the cap rose 4% to £1,723 a year, but that figure already has the electricity...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 18, 2026 | Heat Pumps, Trending
Key takeaways Every air source heat pump sold in the UK carries two efficiency figures: a SCOP measured at 35°C flow (W35) and one at 55°C (W55). The number in the adverts is almost always the higher W35 one. Across five popular models the W35 SCOP averages...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 17, 2026 | Sports & Outdoors, Trending
Key takeawaysUK law (Highway Code Rule 60) says lit front and rear lights are not the whole story: your bike also needs a red rear reflector, and amber pedal reflectors if it was made after 1 October 1985.Flashing lights are legal. On roads with no street lighting the...
