Vacuum cleaners are not immune to technological advancement. You only need to look to the robot vac as evidence of their evolving functionality – these floor favourites now have mopping capabilities ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In 1980 at a trade fair in Lisbon the company Numatic was demonstrating its latest vacuum cleaner: a squat cylinder ...

Kitchen roll critic, cleaning gadget guru and loo roll expert, Hardeep has tackled 100-plus stains, and isn't afraid to make a mess and clean it up. A good-quality carpet cleaner can give your carpets ...

Sometimes a vacuum cleaner isn’t just a vacuum cleaner. The noisy Dalek-like machines we use to get pet hair out of the curtains and suck Wotsits from under the couch are great for cleaning up dry ...