I recently moved into a new home. The kitchen worktops are quartz - essentially fake marble - which first of all isn't to my ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

A popular type of worktop seen in kitchens up and down the country should be banned due to its deadly effects on lung health, union leaders have demanded. Trendy quartz worktops have been linked to 18 ...

A 48 year-old stonemason told he has weeks to live after developing an incurable lung disease linked to kitchen worktops is taking legal action against his former employers. Father-of-three Marek ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “You look at it and suddenly think: oh my God we’ve got a piece of Vietnam in here,” says Marcelo Carvalho, a ...

According to the experts, when a bag for life gets wet, its dye can transfer onto worktops, seeping into the surface and causing lasting marks. They say the 30p shopping bag has the potential to cause ...