Christine wanted to enjoy her retirement, but then the banks of a local brook burst and turned her and her neighbours’ lives upside-down, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major ...

Water rarely announces itself with a dramatic burst. In most homes, the disaster that ends in ripped-out drywall and a full ...

Very few of us probably actually enjoy cleaning. Sometimes, this aversion has to do with the design of our homes, rooms, and ...