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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Samuel Gibbs, Miles Brignall, Zoe Wood, Sarah Marsh, Shane Hickey and Rupert Jones

Winterproofing: how to get you and your home ready for Britain’s cold months ahead

A mother and daughter lie on a sofa, warmly dressed and with blankets, with candles in the foreground.
As winter looms, households weigh up turning on the heating or trying other ways to keep warm. Photograph: Jochen Tack/Alamy

The clocks change this weekend, and suddenly there’s no escaping that winter is on its way.

Over the next few months it will be darker and colder, the heating will need to go on, and you may feel more nervous about leaving your home empty in the evenings.

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