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Pandemic supercharges Kingfishers digital business, attracting 10m new online customers over past year Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Kingfisher, the owner of B&Q and Screwfix, has reported a surge in sales and profits for 2020 as a locked-down nation turned to home improvements. Thierry Garnier, the chief executive of Kingfisher, said the company had seen extraordinary demand in the past year as people adapted and updated their homes and gardens to...

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Some households could be wasting �330 a year because of poor heating and insulation With storms and snow sweeping much of the country this week, many peoples thoughts will have turned to how to make their home warmer and more energy efficient. According to research from Nationwide building society, shared with Guardian Money, some households could be wasting as much as �27.50 a month, or �330 a year, because of inefficient heating and poor insulation. Nationwides data said homeowners in ...

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In March, our house was a cold, rubble-strewn building site. As supply chains broke down, it became clear we wouldnt be moving back any time soon My wife is a goal-oriented person. When she learns, it is deliberate. For her, lockdown presented an opportunity, so she began learning Danish. I didnt. I am deeply lazy: as I sit here writing, I am staring at an empty packet of Wotsits that has been sitting by my laptop for three hours; the bin is 6ft away. The notion of actively learning something...

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Its owner Kingfisher hopes the tide has permanently turned after decade of decline New fences, fresh floor coverings and plenty of paint: home improvement has become the national pastime during the coronavirus pandemic as the nation has spent more time at home - and rediscovered a passion for DIY renovations after a decade of decline. The closure of pubs, restaurants and sporting venues, financial pressures and the need to adapt houses and flats to cope with changed circumstances and working ...

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The discovery of Renaissance paintings on a bedroom wall at a Herefordshire farm raises fears about art lost in renovations A discovery of exceptional Renaissance wall paintings at a Herefordshire farmhouse has prompted a leading expert to warn that the chances of such treasures surviving in domestic settings in Britain are falling because owners are destroying them by modernising their homes. Stephen Rickerby, who is a consultant to the Getty Conservation Institute and works closely with the...

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Lockdown could be a good time to address domestic annoyances. Who better to canvas for ingenious solutions - from a knife rack to mask hooks - than Guardian readers I framed and hung the art, photographs and posters I had collected over years of travelling, but had never bothered to display (or had been unable to because I was renting). Not only did it make my flat a lot more personal, but I was also able to cover some of the dodgy plasterwork - a win-win. For ages, I was put off by the price ...

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Thames Water says design is more likely to leak as Waterwise warns 400m litres are being lost from UK toilets a day Toilets specially designed to save water are wasting more than they conserve, the UKs largest water firm has warned. Campaigners have warned for years that dual-flush toilets, introduced as more efficient alternatives that were expected to use less than half the amount of water per flush, are more prone to leaks. Related: England could run short of water within 25 years ...

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