A good shower is a beautiful, rejuvenating experience. Contrarily, a shower that’s either too hot or too cold becomes a harrowing trial of endurance. [Ben Holmen] has been musing on the way we control ...

Under new UK Government proposals, housebuilders will be obliged to install water-saving features in new homes, such as aerated taps and dual-flush toilets. The Environment Department (Defra) has ...