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This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. As new smoke alarm laws come into ...

We put smoke alarms and heat alarms through rigorous tests in accordance with the British Standard to find the best and safest for your home. Smoke alarms need to sound quickly when they detect smoke ...

The only way to know your smoke alarm is functioning and ready (except for letting your turkey burn in the oven) is to test it. And tests don't just confirm that smoke detectors have power -- they can ...

This pint-sized smoke alarm isn’t smart, but it can communicate with up to 24 networked units. It doesn’t detect carbon monoxide, though. The X-Sense Mini isn’t a smart smoke alarm, but it is very ...

Scotland has become the first UK nation to legally require every home to have interlinked smoke alarms. The legislation was introduced in 2019, external following the Grenfell disaster but was delayed ...

Experts are calling for a change to smoke alarms and to their packaging after research found children will happily sleep through the sound of standard units sold in the UK. BBC Watchdog Live carried ...

New laws due to come into force making interlinked smoke alarms in homes mandatory should be halted. That's according to opposition politicians at the Scottish Parliament and at South Lanarkshire ...