Architype demonstrates that simple forms and careful window choices are the way to build efficient, affordable homes. Architype Architects has completedCallaughton Ash, an affordable housing project ...

“Less is more” is a phrase that is often bandied about but how many of us actually live like that? National Simplicity Day is celebrated in the US on July 12 every year to honour the birthday of the ...

An easy-to-use computer that helps older computer users surf the internet has been unveiled. The PC, which has just six main buttons on the desktop, was unveiled by former Blue Peter Presenter Valerie ...

The new state pension launches this week, to give savers a more solid base for their retirement planning. It aims to sweep away complexities in the existing system and give people a clearer idea from ...

"Design is a word that's come to mean so much that it's also a word that has come to mean nothing. We don't really talk about design, we talk about developing ideas and making products," says Jonathan ...

Sometime in the winter, deer got into the nursery where Tom Stuart-Smith's hornbeam hedges were growing and had a good munch. Only after the hedges were delivered to Chelsea was the damage noticed.

Discount chain Poundland is rolling out new grocery pricing to all its UK stores, taking the retailer back to its roots. The move, which comes under plans to get Poundland back on track, will simplify ...