Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “You look at it and suddenly think: oh my God we’ve got a piece of Vietnam in here,” says Marcelo Carvalho, a ...

The quality and functionality of your kitchen units will make a huge difference to their longevity – and the price of installation. From granite or laminate worktops to chipboard or solid wood ...

Whether you blame Covid lockdowns, recipe box subscriptions, or the latest high-tech kitchen appliances, everyone’s spending more time in the kitchen. Meanwhile, popular open-plan spaces remove the ...

Strong yet elegant, quartz kitchen worktops have become a staple in millions of homes. But the trendy countertops could soon join the ranks of asbestos as a banned building material amid growing ...

Designers agree laminate is the best kitchen worktop on a budget — but it’s not always the right choice. Here’s what to ...

There are several types of worktops available for different types of kitchens. However, each has its pros and cons, so make sure you know exactly what worktop fits your requirements and lifestyle ...

The fashion craze for trendy quartz kitchen counter tops is putting workmen at risk of a disease that can lead to chest infections, heart failure and lung cancer. The illness, known as silicosis, is ...

TRENDY fake stone worktops should be banned to prevent more deaths among young people, unions have demanded. The engineered surfaces have already been linked to more than a dozen UK cases of a lethal ...