A lot of us get frustrated with pesky flies annoying up in our homes all summer long. However, cleaning experts have revealed a little-known tip to keep pesky flies out of your home while enjoying a welcome breeze through your windows. They say one simple house plant enough to ensure the nuisance visitors 'buzz off'. READ MORE: Mum shares no-scrubbing hack to clean tile grout that she discovered by accident And the good news is that it won't break the bank, with it available cheaply from Aldi and Tesco. Basil repels flies as they hate the strong smell so by putting a pot of basil on your windowsill, flies are less likely to come into your home. Mint is also said to keep flies away, which is also available in supermarkets for less than £2. You can pick up a pot of basil in Aldi for just 67p while Tesco charge £1.30 for a medium size basil or mint pot. The cleaning experts at Tap Warehouse also told Yorkshire Live how to prevent flies from lingering … [Read more...] about House plant costing just 67p can keep flies out of your home all summer long
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Single-sex toilets ‘to be mandatory’ in all new public buildings
New public buildings will be required to have separate single-sex toilets under government plans, it has been reported. Schools, hospitals, offices and entertainment venues over a certain size will be among the spaces impacted, in a bid from ministers to stop venues from having solely gender-neutral facilities. It’s believed the move is being pushed by Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch who thinks it is both legal and necessary to have single-sex space for both men and women. It is understood to have been quietly approved by ministers last month. It comes after transgender rights campaigners previously argued that gender-neutral toilets can reassure transgender people who fear discrimination in binary bathrooms. The change will see planning and building regulations require new buildings to have a self-contained space for women-only facilities, and partitions in current unisex bathrooms. Buildings undergoing refurbishment, where consent is required for the works, … [Read more...] about Single-sex toilets ‘to be mandatory’ in all new public buildings
George Clarke refuses to watch Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer’s Location, Location, Location
George Clarke has revealed he’s never one to tune into Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer’s Location, Location, Location. The Channel 4 presenter, who fronts George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces, actually isn’t a fan of watching property shows and doesn’t even watch his own projects on the network. ‘No disrespect to Kevin McCloud, or Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer, but that’s the last thing I want to watch when I get home,’ George confessed. ‘I won’t even watch my own shows – I know what I’ve filmed and I see snippets when recording voiceovers. ‘But I do find myself checking out the Georgian architecture in Bridgerton or the swish New York apartments in Billions.’ Giving an insight into what his own home looks like, George continued to Radio Times : ‘It’s in Notting Hill in west London, but it’s actually quite similar to my mum’s modernist town house back home in Sunderland. ‘It was commissioned by the GLC [Greater London Council] in the 1960s when they allowed … [Read more...] about George Clarke refuses to watch Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer’s Location, Location, Location
For easy summer makeup, sheer and balmy textures are the way to go – here are our top buys
Summer is around the corner and with the hot weather comes the reality of a sweatier, oilier face. So our makeup tends to get lighter in consistency, with foundations swapped out for skin tints and heavy powders ditched. Makeup in sheer or balmy textures becomes a blessing. While it’s not the most mask transfer-proof finish, a sheer texture is quick and easy to top up. Usually only a quick blend with the pad of a finger (over a brush and sponge) is all you need. Dominic Skinner, global senior artist at MAC Cosmetics tells Metro.co.uk these textures also allow you to experiment with playful colours in a failsafe way. Using blusher as an example, he says: ‘Bold looks always find a way to filter to the high street. ‘So a bold, yet sheer, pop of blush has its origins in fashion week but made more wearable.’ So as well as being quicker to apply and less heavy on the skin, you can afford to go brighter or more statement than you normally would, in the knowledge … [Read more...] about For easy summer makeup, sheer and balmy textures are the way to go – here are our top buys