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LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA? IMPROVE YOUR HOME’S RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE WHEN YOU’RE RENOVATING WITH THESE CHANGES

CREATE AN INVITING AND SOOTHING SPACE BY IMPROVING ITS FUNCTIONALITY AND FLOW

Plastic containers are super handy, but heating your food in them – especially in the microwave – can make tiny plastic particles and additives leach into your food. ‘A 2023 study measured the number

FOR OVER A CENTURY, CINEMA HAS EXPLOITED THE POWER OF FIRE TO BURN UP THE SCREEN, AND TODAY, FILMMAKERS AFTER THE REAL DEAL ARE TURNING UP THE HEAT. WE MEET THE FLAME-THROWERS ON THE FRONTLINES

→ After her sixth flood in three decades, Heather Shepherd has stopped trying to keep the River Severn out of her Shropshire home. “I just say, come on in,” she tells Big Issue. “Sit down, and let me