The start of the new year is the perfect time to double check your home's smoke alarms to be sure they're properly installed ...

Smoke alarms such as the Nest Protect are designed to pick up both types of fires. Even if you don't have a fire in your home, you can be suffocated by carbon monoxide. A good detector should also ...

It offers a wide variety of alarm types so homeowners ... Its products also have multiple sensor types — its ionization sensors detect invisible fire particles, while its photoelectric sensors ...

A spokesperson from the London Fire Brigade says: "Smoke alarms are important, as they can detect fires in their early stages and give people precious time to leave a property in safety.