Cooking with gas hobs or ovens releases benzene — a chemical that has been associated with a higher risk of leukaemia and other blood cell cancers. This is the warning of a study by researchers from ...

11:34, Fri, Mar 7, 2025 Updated: 11:35, Fri, Mar 7, 2025 A warning has been issued to anyone with a gas hob in their kitchen after it emerged that more pollution comes from a gas hob than from one of ...

Consumers have been warned by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to stop using particular gas hobs due a safety issue. In a statement, the CCPC said an issue was identified with ...

Cooking on a gas hob can generate higher levels of indoor air pollution than those found on the UK's busiest roads, according to a new investigation by consumer watchdog Which? The group handed out ...

A warning has been issued to owners of gas hobs over fears certain models could pose a fire risk. An investigation by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has promoted nine gas hob ...

A nationwide safety alert has been issued over as many as 100,000 gas hobs that are at risk of exploding. The government's safety watchdog and 11 leading brands, including Belling, Cooke & Lewis, and ...

Verity's been grilling appliances for over 15 years, and is the Which? cooking expert. She scrutinises nearly 100 ovens, cookers, cooker hoods and hobs every year, to see which can take the heat.

Oxford City Council are going to ban gas hobs and boilers in new homes from 2025 in a bid to become more environmentally friendly. The city is planning to hit net zero by 2040 and says this move will ...

One city has banned gas hobs and boilers from all new homes from 2025 in a bid to tackle the climate change crisis. The new rules are set to be introduced as part of a wider scheme to hit carbon net ...

Gas hobs and boilers are to be banned in all new homes in Oxford from 2025 under council plans. Oxford City Council has said the new rules for builders, part of a wider scheme for the city to hit net ...