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December 2021

Summer essentials

Make the most of this summer with our guides to staying safe in the sun, outdoor living and help navigating the post-Christmas sales. Our articles, reviews and buying guides have you covered.

Beat the heat

Thermometer in sand at the beach.

4 ways to cool your home in summer

Air con being used at home.

Heat pumps

Test
Ceiling fan in use at home.

Use your ceiling fan for cheaper heating

Person checking heat pump out.

How to maintain and clean your heat pump

Dyson Pure Cool Me personal fan on bedside table.

Dyson Pure Cool Me personal fan review

Sun safety

sunscreen bottle with SPF numbers

Sunscreens

Test
Photo of John hanging out in the sun.

John’s seasons in the sun

Campaign
Girl in-swimwear lying on sand-with sunscreen on face.

Consumer survey finds majority want a mandatory sunscreen standard.

Outdoor living

Photography of meat and veggies cooking on a barbecue.

Getting your BBQ summer ready

Research report
Close-up of young tourist applying mosquito spray on arms.

Mosquito repellents

Test
Aerial view of man with yellow lawnmower.

Most reliable outdoor appliances

Survey
Meat kebabs, red peppers and tomatoes on barbecue.

Barbecues

Test
Man using a lawnmower in backyard.

Garden tools & mowers

Topic
Person cutting tomato on wooden board.

Outdoor food safety

Research report
waterblasting a car

Waterblasters

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Boxing day sales

Vacuum cleaner.

Standard vacuum cleaners

Test
Woman removing laundry from washing machine.

Washing machines

Test
Person using mobile phone sitting outdoors.

Mobile phones

Test
Espresso machine making two coffees.

Espresso coffee machines

Test
Woman using tablet in the living room.

Tablets

Product review
Speaker in living room.

WiFi and Bluetooth speakers

Test
Two people wearing Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones.

First Look: Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones

Photo shot of Logitech G435 Lightspeed in magenta and blue.

Two perspectives on the Logitech G435 Lightspeed wireless gaming headset

Review
Apple iphone 13 review hero

Apple iPhone 13 review

Review
Person using stick vacuum cleaner on hard floor.

Stick vacuum cleaners

Test
Photograph of JBL Clip 4 hooked to a table.

First Look: JBL Clip 4

Review
Photograph of four Microsoft Surface Laptop 4.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4: versatile and dependable

Dyson V15 Detect Total Clean being used in living room.

Dyson V15 Detect Total Clean review

Review
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