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The latest AI and emerging technology to help you live independently in your own home for longer. Clear UK reporting on tools that support safety, connection and wellbeing — with a focus on healthy life expectancy: more years lived in good health.
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Heating support you may be entitled to this winter
Pension Credit, Warm Home Discount and council schemes change often. Here is the current picture and how to check eligibility in one sitting.
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Video calling without the frustration
Simple set-up choices — larger buttons, saved contacts, automatic answer — that make weekly calls with family reliable rather than stressful.
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AI hearing aids that separate speech from background noise
Restaurants, family gatherings and busy cafés are where most hearing aid users struggle. The latest devices use small neural networks to pick out the voice in front of you and turn down the clatter around it, often adjusting automatically as you move between rooms.
We look at which models offer it, how they compare on price through the NHS and privately, and the questions worth asking before you commit — from battery life to trial periods and aftercare.
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Home blood pressure monitors: what actually matters
Validated cuffs, correct posture and honest record-keeping matter far more than app features. A clear guide to getting readings your GP can use.
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AI hearing aids that separate speech from background noise
Restaurants, family gatherings and busy cafés are where most hearing aid users struggle. The latest devices use small neural networks to pick out the voice in front of you and turn down the clatter around it, often adjusting automatically as you move between rooms.
We look at which models offer it, how they compare on price through the NHS and privately, and the questions worth asking before you commit — from battery life to trial periods and aftercare.
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Home blood pressure monitors: what actually matters
Validated cuffs, correct posture and honest record-keeping matter far more than app features. A clear guide to getting readings your GP can use.
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AI hearing aids that separate speech from background noise
Restaurants, family gatherings and busy cafés are where most hearing aid users struggle. The latest devices use small neural networks to pick out the voice in front of you and turn down the clatter around it, often adjusting automatically as you move between rooms.
We look at which models offer it, how they compare on price through the NHS and privately, and the questions worth asking before you commit — from battery life to trial periods and aftercare.
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How to spot an AI-generated scam call or message
Voice cloning has made phone fraud harder to detect. Six practical checks that work, plus what to do if you have already replied.
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