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Autumn is well and truly here with the leaves on the trees starting to turn amazing shades of fiery orange. For many, it's been a long time coming after a summer of extensive heat waves - but for others, autumn is a season of intense anxiety, especially around the rising cost of energy bills.
With the recent 2% energy tariff cost cap causing most UK households to spend a bit more on staying warm this winter, plenty of billpayers will be looking for ways to stay toasty without breaking the bank. One tried-and-tested way to do this is to take advice from Martin Lewis of MoneySavingExpert and 'heat the person, not the home'.
Electric blankets are the most obvious gadget choice when thinking about heating individual people, but there's another alternative that's great for when