The Passivhaus standard is growing in popularity as UK homeowners adapt to hotter summer temperatures.

The organisation says it could be a blueprint for other local hydropower projects to follow.

When it comes to scandal, seeing is believing – which is why these images caused such a stir

Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got Bass, barley wine, and bambini.

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On the Wednesday afternoon, my second full day in hospital after the accident, I put some pictures up on Facebook. Nothing special, just a picture from my bed of Dorrell Ward, my left foot poking o…

I scored low for agreeableness in a personality test for the ‘big five’ traits – does this mean I’m doomed to be disagreeable? I looked into how I can change who I am

Servings of 250ml and 175ml are becoming rarer in restaurants and bars as customers opt for smaller tastings

I never had a television in my bedroom growing up, unlike my sisters. I'm a music person at heart and this was a connection I made early on, leaving the TV to play second fiddle. But things evolve and having lost a big part of my hearing over the past twenty years, I think my cultural stimulation is found more equally through the box these days.

Who hasn't had a friend wax lyrical about an album? "You've got to listen to this!" Alas, I'm very stubborn when it comes to recommendations, despite my agreeable nature. This said, I do make a mental note of recommendations and I do intend to listen but I'll do it in my own time. And, in my own time can be anything from later the same day to years into the future.

Andy Williams of Seven Trees Cider. Photo by Zoë Andrews. You wouldn’t know this, because the road is quiet and suburban, but Tilehurst is home to Seven Trees Cider, tucked away just off the number 17 bus route. The name comes from the little orchard in the lovely garden of Andy and Ann Williams, both horticulturalists by trade. Each of the trees bears a different variety of apple, all of them were grafted by Andy and all of them are carefully nurtured and respected.

Ireland’s best-selling brew has found new favour among women, the young, and celebrity drinkers. Now a shortage of supply in UK pubs has opened the door to competitors

What does Dry January tell us about our relationship with alcohol? I did Dry January once in 2015 and, in honesty, I found it utterly miserable. I faltered at the last hurdle, which was pay day wee…

Brando, Ava Gardner, Anita Ekberg and other A-listers are featured in a memoir about the glamour of the 1950s film industry

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Natasha May was determined to sleep better and become a morning person. Could she do it in just nine weeks?

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On ‘Mad Friday’, many festive revellers are choosing low- or no-alcohol drinks on pub crawl touring Hull’s city centre

The move from X to Bluesky – a lesson on how progressives can take back control

DJ Love celebrated car horns, Kenyan metalhead Lord Spikeheart traversed trap and doom, while 82-year-old Milton Nascimento joined forces with Esperanza Spalding

Chip takes minutes to complete tasks that would otherwise take 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years

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