They’re in pans, fruit, dust – and even tap water. But can I eradicate toxic forever chemicals from my home?

Health & wellbeing, PFAS, Pollution, Water, Environment, Health, Society, Fashion, Life and style, Homes, Food safety Business | The Guardian ​Invisible toxins that leach into the body are almost unavoidable. Could I get rid of PFAS from my kitchen, bathroom, wardrobe and more?• What are forever chemicals and do we need to worry about them?I’m cooking…

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Airbnb and Booking.com allowing illegal social housing sublets, say English councils

Housing, Airbnb, Social housing, Society, Communities Business | The Guardian ​Social housing providers claim platforms are refusing to cooperate with requests to remove illegally listed holiday lets Airbnb and Booking.com have been accused of facilitating fraud by refusing to take action against social housing tenants who illegally sublet properties to holidaymakers.Local authorities and social housing providers…

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Turin retreat: a home full of intimate spaces

How an Italian designer turned a tired one-bedroom art nouveau flat in north Italy into a modern but cosy home for her teenage family Manuela Merlo’s house hunt finished almost as soon as it had begun. At her second house viewing, she found a 1920s ground-floor property in Turin that worked its magic. The one-bedroom…

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