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This week

  • A woman builds a pillow fort with two children on a living room floor

    Puddlesuits, movie nights and daytime baths: how to survive rainy days with small kids

  • Writer Alan Martin using the Dyson CameraJet toothbrush in a bathroom.

    Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?

More from this week

  • A smiling woman wears a black and tan checkered rain hat with a chinstrap outdoors

    From granny hoods to recycled macs: 13 more sustainable ways to stay dry when it rains

  • Four electric heaters shown together: a cylindrical infrared heater, a black panel heater, a white convector heater, and a dark stove

    The best electric heaters, from traditional stove-style units to modern smart models – tested

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  • Composite of four dehumidifiers, plus two smartphones showing an app for one of the devices on a green grid background

    The best dehumidifiers: 14 favourites to beat damp and cut bills, tested

  • A woman wears a white LED face mask, alongside two other LED skincare devices

    The best LED face masks – tested

Lifestyle

Our picks

  • Jane Hoskyn paying cash at a bar counter

    I couldn’t stop impulse buying – but these ‘buy less’ tricks helped me save hundreds

  • Three different portable pizza ovens displayed on green background

    The best pizza ovens for every budget, garden and skill level – tested

More lifestyle

  • Autumn Homeware Lead Image

    Put down the pumpkin! How to create a cosy home this autumn – without the cliches

  • Jonathan Van Ness smiles, surrounded by colourful illustrated food and cosmetic items

    How I Shop with Jonathan Van Ness: ‘The price you pay for impulsivity is years later’

  • A De'Longhi Magnifica Start coffee machine dispenses coffee beside milk and two filled glasses.

    De’Longhi Magnifica Start review: the perfect everyday coffee machine

  • Several soy sauce bottles with various colourful open caps sit on a green surface

    ‘A hefty umami punch’: the best (and worst) supermarket light soy sauce, tasted and rated

  • Bill Bailey in a blue beanie, surrounded by colourful illustrated shopping icons

    How I Shop with Bill Bailey: ‘Could be a life-saver in an apocalypse’

  • Laura Jackson smiles against a colourful illustrated background with flowers and tomatoes

    How I Shop with Laura Jackson: ‘Once you have a water filter, you can’t go back’

  • Millie Mackintosh smiles in black-and-white, surrounded by colourful illustrated flowers, jewellery, and objects

    How I Shop with Millie Mackintosh: ‘It reminds me to get enough sleep!’

  • Fred Sirieux in a striped yellow and blue polo shirt, surrounded by colourful illustrated food items.

    How I Shop with Fred Sirieix: ‘It’s nice to buy stuff from people you know’

  • Composite image of four different duvets set against a green-tinged grid-like background.

    The best duvets in the UK for every season and sleeper, tested

  • A cat sits with sleepy eyes facing the camera, atop the Simba mattress topper. there is a pillow behind them and their tail is out long. The cat is white and tabby coloured.

    The best mattress toppers in the UK for a more comfortable night’s sleep, tested

Keep cosy

  • A composite image shows a tiered clothes airer, a folding rack, and a heated drying pod with laundry

    ‘This gadget could genuinely replace your tumble dryer’: the best heated airers – tested

  • Four electric heaters shown together: a cylindrical infrared heater, a black panel heater, a white convector heater, and a dark stove

    The best electric heaters, from traditional stove-style units to modern smart models – tested

  • A smiling woman wears a black and tan checkered rain hat with a chinstrap outdoors

    From granny hoods to recycled macs: 13 more sustainable ways to stay dry when it rains

  • Hot-Water Bottles Composite image (of four products against a green grid-like background).

    We tested 20 hot-water bottles – these are the best for comfort and cosiness

  • brown paper parcel halfway through a gold letterbox in a dark grey door.

    More thoughtful than a card: 24 of the best letterbox gifts, from pub snacks to pamper kits

  • Gifts That Last composite

    ‘I’ve used it every day for 48 years’: 42 thoughtful gifts that last – and won’t end up in landfill

  • Gifts That Last composite

    ‘I’ve used it every day for 48 years’: 42 thoughtful gifts that last – and won’t end up in landfill

  • Group of people at a dinner party

    ‘The classiest gift I’ve heard of’: what to bring to a dinner party (that isn’t wine or chocolates)

  • Composite image of personalised gifts from gift guide on homes, hobbies, food and drink.

    The best personalised gifts: 39 favourites, from custom Monopoly to plant pots

  • A composite of a peach, a shine gel and a woman dressed in lingerie holding a red heart cushion

    Naughty or nice? The best sexy gifts for Christmas

Fashion

  • Jacob Elordi as Nate in series one of the tv show Euphoria. He leans against the bonnet of a car, wearing a white T-shirt.

    ‘The simplest, coolest item in your wardrobe’: 14 of the best white T-shirts for men

  • Five women model varied autumn outfits, including striped skirts, plaid, cargo trousers and a puffer coat

    52 women’s autumn wardrobe updates (some are even free)

Shopping

  • A person's legs in a long tan skirt and shiny black heeled ankle boots mid-stride

    20 of the best women’s shoes and boots for autumn, from ballet flats to knee-highs

  • A woman in a beanie and glasses examines a yellow jacket on a clothing rack

    Check the waistband – and beware sneaky jargon: the expert guide to buying clothes that last

  • BDAY-trail-landscape

    The Filter is two! 31 things we loved this year, from cloud-like duvets to the perfect running shoe

  • GGBK48 GOOD WILL HUNTING / Good Will Hunting USA 1997 / Gus van Sant Ein Professor des illustren Massachusetts Institute of Technologie (ROBIN WILLIAMS, r.) entdeckt ausgerechnet in dem jungen Hausmeister Will Hunting (MATT DAMON) ein mathematisches Genie. Doch Will zieht das Herumstreunen mit seinen proletarischen Kumpels einer akademischen Karriere vor. Damit sein Genie nicht ungenutzt in Bierbars verpufft, soll sich Will einer Thearpie unterziehen. Regie: Gus van Sant aka. Good Will Hunting

    50 men’s autumn fashion updates for under £100 (mostly) – some are even free

  • A model with slicked-back hair stands wearing a brown suit and beige trench coat, with cream shirt and high-neck patterned top underneath, plus pointy heels, rings and large hoop earrings

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: to nail this year’s British heritage look, just study Rivals

  • A model with dark hair in a ponytail and red lipstick, sitting on a stool wearing a grey crew neck, a white ballet wrap and brown trousers, and holding a brown bag on her shoulder

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: don’t want to get your Big Winter Coat out just yet? Try ‘onion dressing’

  • A model with dark hair in a ponytail, wearing sunglasses, red lipstick, hoop earrings, a boucle jacket, a check shirt, loose pale blue jeans and high pointed shoes.

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: this season’s vibe is lady who lounges - not lunches

  • Model with slicked back hair and hoop earrings sitting on stool wearing slouchy waisted black leather jacket, checked trousers and brown heels and holding a brown handbag

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: how to wear a leather jacket so it doesn’t wear you

Food & drink

  • Testing Recipe Boxes: Riverford

    The best recipe boxes and meal kits for time-poor foodies, tested

  • Mexican mezcal shots with a slice of orange fruit on a wooden background

    Sip, slam or stir: the best tequila and mezcal from our taste test of 40

  • Red and white bowls of fruit crumble topped with custard, sitting on a blue surface

    ‘Outrageously good’: the best (and worst) supermarket ready-made custard, tasted and rated

  • Several opened jars of miso paste.

    ‘If AI were asked to make miso, it would taste like this’: the best (and worst) supermarket miso, tasted and rated

  • Sliced wholemeal bread

    ‘A proud loaf with a deep, caramel crust’: the best (and worst) supermarket sliced wholemeal bread, tasted and rated

  • Triangular cheesecake slices with glossy yellow toppings and biscuit bases arranged on a green surface.

    ‘Wonderful, full-fat indulgence’: the best (and worst) supermarket lemon cheesecake, tasted and rated

More food & drink

  • Several bread makers of different sizes and brands sit together on a kitchen counter beside flour bags

    I thought testing bread makers would be easy. 36 loaves later, I may have lost the plot

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  • Four different bread makers in grey, silver, and black finishes displayed against a green background

    The best bread makers in the UK for easy homemade loaves – tested

  • A woman smiles with eyes closed, holding a lid while smelling a pot on a stove

    ‘I don’t know how I cooked without it!’: 15 everyday items that make your life a teeny bit better

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  • Sophie Wyburd testing casserole dishes

    ‘I may have turned into a sausage by the time you read this’: the best casserole dishes for stews and pasta sauces – tested

Beauty

  • A woman wears a white LED face mask, alongside two other LED skincare devices

    The best LED face masks – tested

  • Composite image of four different eye creams on a yellow background.

    The best eye creams to banish bags, puffiness and fine lines – tested

More beauty

  • A woman wears a white LED face mask while holding its lit controller device

    CurrentBody Series 3 review: a fully customisable LED mask that helps exactly where you need it

  • Four retinol skincare product tubes and jars arranged on a yellow gridded background

    The best retinol and retinal serums for smoother, firmer skin – tested

  • Multiple forearms show rows of concealer swatches in various shades, with hands holding concealer bottles

    The best concealers in the UK for camouflaging blemishes and dark circles – tested

  • A composite of three hairdryers on a yellow background with a faint white grid detail

    The best hair dryers for smooth, speedy styling at home – whatever your hair type

  • Teenage skincare bottles, earphones, a camera, photos and tickets balance on an arched red block.

    Sali Hughes on beauty: skincare for teens has had a glow-up

  • A closeup of three fingers with different shades of cream blush on the fingertips

    Sali Hughes on beauty: cream blush sticks for every skin type

  • Orange-framed sunglasses sit atop long straight hair, worn upside down covering the face

    Sali Hughes on beauty: worried about hair loss? Here’s a treatment that actually works

  • A round loose powder compact stacked upright on top of another one as powder bursts around them against a blue background

    Sali Hughes on beauty: loose powders have had a glow up

Home & garden

Our picks

  • Composite image of three different coffee machines against a green-tinged, gridded background.

    The best coffee machines for every home and budget, tested by our expert

  • Four different video doorbell devices with cameras are arranged against a teal and green background

    The best video doorbells: I spent 18 months testing – here are my favourites

More home

  • Four carpet cleaning machines, including an upright washer and a smiling Henry vacuum, displayed together

    The best carpet cleaners in the UK – tested on coffee, curry and red wine stains

  • Clear intentions: a designated basket can stop unwanted clothes from becoming another pile to deal with.

    Create a ‘donation station’ and never buy round containers: professional organisers’ tips for a tidy home

  • Three office chairs in grey, orange, and green shown against a green gradient background

    The best office chairs in the UK for all-day comfort and support, tested

More garden

  • Two people walk hand in hand along a leaf-covered path in Cannizaro Park, London

    Is tech the secret to a more analogue life? How gadgets, apps and tips could actually reduce your screen time

  • An unbaked pizza with cheese and peppers sits on a stone inside an outdoor pizza oven made by ProCook.

    ProCook outdoor pizza oven review: a budget-friendly model that brings the pizzeria home

  • A pizza topped with cheese, peppers, and tomatoes sits before an open Ooni pizza oven

    Ooni Koda 2 pizza oven review: serves up perfect pizzas in minutes

  • A woman reclines in a striped deck chair reading a book, a cat nearby, in a candlelit garden

    From outdoor rugs to mood lighting: how to transform a small outdoor space

Tech

More tech

  • Several Kindle e-readers display book covers, text pages, and an illustration of a figure under stars

    The best Kindles in the UK for every bookworm and budget – tested

  • Composite of the best fans including Shark and AirCraft

    The best fans to keep you cool in 2026 – tried and tested

  • A composite of four kettles on a green background with a white grid detail

    The best kettles in the UK to save energy and speed up your cuppa, tested

  • Four vacuum cleaners, including a red canister model and cordless stick vacuums, displayed together

    The best vacuum cleaners in the UK for hard floors, carpet and pet hair – tested

Reviews

  • An Apple Watch Ultra 4 on a wrist displays the time, Siri suggestion, and fitness rings

    Apple Watch Ultra 4 review: longer battery life but still awaiting new features

  • The Googlebook logo on the deck of a Asus Googlebook 14 laptop.

    Googlebook review: Google’s new laptops are woefully underbaked

  • A pair of AirPods 5 wireless earbuds and their charging case rest on a grey table.

    Apple AirPods 5 review: the best open-fit earbuds yet

  • A hand holds a black iPhone 18 Pro Max displaying a home screen full of app icons and widgets.

    iPhone 18 Pro Max review: Apple’s biggest, heaviest and longest-lasting superphone

Outdoors

Our picks

  • The writer wearing a Tierra jacket and Lowa boots on top of a hill

    The best women’s walking boots, tested by our expert hiker

  • Paddy Maddison uses one hand to balance himself as he hikes over a rocky hill

    The best men’s walking boots for every type of hiking adventure, tested

Keeping dry

  • Paddy Maddison testing the Arc’teryx Beta SL (now superseded by the Beta AR) waterproof jacket in Cumbria.

    The best men’s waterproof jackets to get outdoors whatever the weather, tested

  • A woman wearing a black waterproof jacket and an orange beanie on a hill walk

    The best women’s waterproof jackets for every type of adventure, tested

  • Young Man Hiking in Rain with Waterproof Jacket

    How to choose a waterproof jacket: prices, features and fabrics demystified

  • Pete stands on a windy hilltop with a black Davek Elite umbrella

    The best umbrellas for staying dry in the wind and rain – tested on a 517m hilltop

  • A small dog wears a spider costume with furry legs at a Halloween dog parade

    ‘It’s the last Halloween of my 30s and I want to show off my bod’: your favourite DIY costumes

  • Sian Lewis sits at a tent entrance using a camping stove, with hills in the background

    Free ice-cream, glowing skin and camping wins: Filter UK writers reveal the unexpected perks of product testing

  • A mushroom-shaped lamp, pink organiser tray, and red pen with box sit together

    Get cosy: a stylish scarf, a comfy mattress topper and other buys you loved in September

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  • Outdoor flea market with tables of antiques, birdcages, chairs, and a mannequin form

    Vintage Gucci, a £5 rug and a salt duck: your best secondhand finds

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