Amazon's 'space heater' that could save you £1.27 per hour gets rave reviews

Hundreds of homes across Greater Manchester will have their eco-heaters upgraded with 5G technology to help monitor energy usage - and hopefully bring bills down. The government is putting £3m towards the innovative scheme.

This time of year can be a nightmare for your hair, with low humidity, stormy winds and lashings of rain all leaving your tresses feeling dry and damaged. With so many big events on the horizon over the festive period, you’re going to want your hair to be looking – and feeling – its best, which is why now is the perfect time to step up your haircare routine and give it a helping hand.

There's a new type of camera being rolled out on Greater Manchester's roads - and it can help police spot more dangerous driving than before. Motorists are used to traditional speed cameras which flash if a vehicle is driven past them above the limit.

Micheal Bonshor, professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield speaks to the profoundly healing power of song, “The neurological pathways which process sound affect the brain’s limbic system, which is responsible for emotional responses, memory and behavior. It can also reduce heart rate, lower blood pressure and reduce cortisol, [which is] the stress hormone.”According to Michael Spitzer, professor of music at the University of Liverpool, we’ve been making noise since time immemorial.The original instrument was the human voice, followed presumably by rocks and anything else our ancestors could beat a beat out of. Going back 40,000 years, we see the implementation of bone flutes made from the remains of vultures, the most heavy metal s–t I’ve ever heard.

Black Friday does not officially fall until November 24, but right now Amazon customers have the chance to nap an Echo Pop for free in a pre-sale deal.

King Charles is set to deliver his first King's Speech as monarch today which will include a list of legislation the Tories plan to deliver over the next Parliamentary term.

have taken a turn for the dark side, and opting for and coppers, , and even jet blacks.As for how to find the best dark hair color shade for you? That's where the pros come in.“Pay attention to what other tones you tend to gravitate towards in makeup and wardrobe,” says Madison Reed master colorist . “If you find that you like yourself in neutrals, black, gray, and cooler tones, you’ll likely feel best in [similarly cool] shades. If you like bolder colors, and tend to wear rosier cheeks and a pinker lip, you’ll often find that golden, champagne and warm tones bring the best out of your skin.”Another option? Determine your .

The National Living Wage could rise next year to well above what the UK Government has announced, according to a new report from the Resolution Foundation. It said stronger than expected wage growth means the figure could increase to around £11.46 per hour next April - well above the £11 suggested recently by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

It was quiet in Gorton Fire Station. And then the alarm went off. Very quickly, three men and one woman spring into action. They fly down the pole, throw on fire tunics, and brief themselves on the next incident.

John Mellencamp is going to sing a few “little ditties” in 2024.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee just announced 27 new concerts as part of his ongoing ‘Live And In Person Tour’ that began back in February 2023.Along the way, the “Jack and Diane” singer will drop into Rochester, NY’s West Herr Auditorium Theatre on Friday, March 8, Newark, NJ’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 10 and Schenectady, NY’s Proctors Theatre on Thursday, March 14.As of now, Mellencamp has lined up just one show in each city he’s set to perform in; last year, he played four back-to-back-to-back-to-back gigs at New York City’s Beacon Theatre in June.This time around, he’ll likely be playing all the hits you know and love — “Jack and Diane,” “Pink Houses,” “Hurts So Good,” “Small Town,” “R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.” to name a few — as well as tracks from his recently released album “Orpheus Descending.”Want to go to a ‘Live and In Person’ show?As of today, you can grab tickets for all 27 shows on the 72-year-old rocker’s tour calendar.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Nov.

A heartbreaking Christmas advert has been released - and it will bring viewers to tears. Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, has launched its festive campaign.

Martin Lewis has urged Brits to keep an eye out for a letter from HMRC which could be worth thousands of pounds.

Greater Manchester is home to its fair share of haunted locations, from pubs with levitating pint glasses to music venues with reports of paranormal activity. But there’s one place which is particularly creepy, especially at Halloween when ghostly beings come out to play.

to X (formerly Twitter) Azaria, 59, recalled how he and Perry, who was found dead at his California home on Saturday, would often spend many nights drinking and laughing together. “Matthew was the first friend I made in Los Angeles, when I moved there. I was 21, he was 16,” Azaria began in his lengthy tribute, adding that the pair met while filming a TV pilot for a show called “Morning Maggie.” “Matthew and I became really good friends,” Azaria continued.

Matthew Perry died at the age of 54 on Saturday of an apparent drowning. Just hours after the news broke, “Saturday Night Live” paid tribute to the beloved “Friends” actor during their latest episode in Season 49.Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted this weekend’s “SNL” with musical guest the Foo Fighters.During the NBC sketch series, a black and white photo of the actor and his name appeared on the screen.At the height of “Friends” in the mid-1990s, Perry hosted “SNL” for an October 4, 1997 episode.

Emily Longeretta “Saturday Night Live” paid tribute to Matthew Perry, hours after the news of his death broke. The broadcast showed a picture of Perry coupled with a moment of silence right before the episode’s goodnights segment. Nate Bargatze was the episode’s host.

People all across the UK could be owed a monthly payment of more than £500, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

As the crisp autumnal weather could soon turn snowy and -6C, shoppers will be looking for affordable ways to keep warm.

Halloween is almost upon us, meaning Bonfire Night is just around the corner.

Netflix sci-fi cop drama Bodies has proven to be a hit with critics, with many hailing it as one of the best projects of Stephen Graham’s career.Based on Si Spencer’s graphic novel of the same name, Bodies follows four detectives from four different time periods who discover the same mysterious body in the exact same spot.All eight episodes are now available to stream on Netflix, and if the reviews are anything to go by, viewers will be left “wanting more and more”.In a four-star review, The Guardian wrote: “The modern-day stuff is thrilling and tense; in the past, it is cartoonish and cod-historical. But as the first episode came to an explosive end, I immediately started the next.