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Building regulations in the UK are set to be changed in October this year to improve the energy efficiency of new build and refurbished homes.

The following changes to building regulations will be made to Parts L, F and J to make homes 25% more efficient:

Do you ever dream of slipping between the sheets, and drifting off to a perfect night’s sleep cushioned by pure sumptuous indulgence? Well that dream may come true thanks to Rest Assured, who is giving away a king size Pocket Memory Northwood 1200 bed, exclusively sold at Argos worth £1039.99.

The UK’s No.1, award winning consumer show for design and inspiration for your home, Grand Designs Live, returns to London for the sixth year running, across nine days from 1st – 9th May 2010 at ExCeL in London’s Docklands. ProblemSolved has 10 pairs of tickets to giveaway.

To be in with a chance to WIN, click on the link below. The competition closes 15th April 2010.

A fake cosmetic surgeon used a type of silicon mix used by builders and plumbers to seal around the edges of bathtubs and sinks to enhance women's backsides.Officials believe the mix included silicone, petroleum jelly and hardware-grade filler.

Six unofrtunate women in the New Jersey area are now hospitalized thanks to the plumbing siliconce in their bottoms.

Doing your own tiling can be a great way to save money when renovating a kitchen or bathroom. But what happens when you get to those tricky corners? We've included a handy video below about how to tile around corners. Scroll below to see other DIY videos and links to other useful resources.

Consumer website energyhelpline.com has revealed that millions of customers are on unfair fixed-rate energy tariffs and could be saving as much as £500 a year.

A number of gas providers have recently announced that they are cutting prices (by around 8%), but these cuts won't be passed onto any customers that have signed up to fixed term deals. The gas providers have claimed however that fixed term deals do offer customers "peace of mind".

BiGDUG is the UK’s number one for low cost shelving. Its blue and orange shelving bays can hold a whopping 150kg per shelf, the equivalent of one hundred and fifty bags of sugar. Each bay measures 1780mm h x 900mm w x 450mm d and has five levels. This 3 bay deal also includes 15 blue, polypropylene plastic boxes with snap-fit lids. BiGDUG is giving ten lucky people the chance to win this 3 bay shelving unit with 15 boxes worth £163.33.

The Homebuilding & Renovating show is Britain's number one self build show and takes place at the NEC Birmingham from 18-21 March 2010. ProblemSolved is offering it's readers complimentary tickets (usually £10) for the event.

Part time plumber Tom Bush has been called into the Leeds Rhino squad before today's Engage Super League game against Harlequins.

20 year old bush is an apprentice plumber and looks set to make his Super League debut as a replacement for winger Scott Donald. After hearing of the news, Bush said:

Builders from Southampton were shocked to discover an unexploded German World War II bomb at a building site that they were working on.