Rhys Thomas

1 week ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Rhys Thomas

Book subscription services are magic. A few clicks of a form and a bunch of new books , selected by talented curators, turn up at your door – often with collectible perks such as special cover designs and art. In a world saturated by choice and trends, not only is the choosing done for you, but you’ll often have a less conventional, better rounded and precious bookshelf collection to show for it.

1 week ago | msn.com | Rhys Thomas

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

1 week ago | energycouncil.com.au | Rhys Thomas

Retailer certificate schemes (RCS) have been growing in popularity in recent years as a policy mechanism to help deliver the energy transition. There are legitimate economic reasons to use certificate schemes: retailers competing against each other can drive innovation and more efficient price discovery. But quite often their existence (and expansion) is for a less principled basis: it allows governments to pursue policies without committing funding in the budget.

1 week ago | birminghamworld.uk | Rhys Thomas

Birmingham's bin strikes are continuing, with fears of a risk to public health. Reports suggest that the army could be deployed to Birmingham to help tackle the mounting piles of rubbish left by the bin strikes. Uncollected rubbish presents a risk of widespread rodent infestations, with many in Birmingham fearing that rats and mice could enter their property. However, there are steps that can be taken to fight back against rodents seeking to enter your home.

1 week ago | nationalworld.com | Rhys Thomas

Garage and shed burglaries rose a staggering 110% last year, according to latest official data. Whilst home burglaries went down by 4% in 2024 according to police data, garage and shed burglaries skyrocketed nationwide last year. Several police forces responded to an Freedom Of Information request for data on local garage break-ins, and not only are garage burglary numbers increasing, but they’re also happening more commonly at unexpected times of the year.