Burning wood indoors could cause damage in a similar way to cigarette smoke, researchers have warned, after a new study linked the growing popularity of domestic wood burning to lung damage. Wood ...

But there is increasing concern about the potential health and environmental impacts of wood burning stoves. These impacts affect the air inside the home and local neighbourhoods. The exact extent of ...

The study, presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, showed those who used wood stoves lost lung capacity more quickly than non-users – even though they tended to be ...

Each year, as temperatures drop, the same promises resurface. A tiny heater that can warm your whole home for pennies. A ...

Wood-burning stoves are booming in the UK, a cozy response to high energy prices and cost of living pressures. But this comes ...

Wood-burning stoves and open fires are linked to 2,500 deaths a year in Britain – and banning them could save the NHS £54million a year, a study claimed today. Non-essential domestic burning of wood ...

Burning wood indoors could cause damage akin to cigarette smoke, researchers have warned, after a new study linked the growing popularity of domestic wood burning to lung damage. Wood burning stoves ...

When the temperatures outside begin to drop there's nothing we'd rather do than curl up by the fire, sip hot cocoa, and read a good book. But if your home doesn't have a traditional fireplace, this is ...

Burning wood and coal in homes contributes to about 2,500 deaths a year, a report has found. Open fires and wood burning stoves are one of the biggest sources of small pollution particles. This fine ...

Using wood burners to heat homes has been linked to 2,500 deaths in the UK per year, an eco-organisation has said. Air pollution from wood burning also contributes to serious health conditions, ...

09:49, Thu, Dec 4, 2025 Updated: 09:49, Thu, Dec 4, 2025 An update has been given by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs on a potential ban for some kinds of wood-burning stoves. This ...