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A woman and a man standing next to each other in a workshop, with the man pointing towards his hand

Alan Carr the 'massive hand' model

Alan Carr holds a spray can in the air with one hand as he dances, while a woman watches on

'Shake it': Nobody spray-paints like Alan Carr

Simon King, a man in his 50s with short, cropped brown hair, smiles for the camera. He is wearing a navy polo shirt. He is holding a large hardback copy of Collins Complete DIY Manual.

Are Britons losing their DIY mojo?

The BBC asks if the days of Frank Spencer and people trying to fix their own problems have gone?

Stacey Solomon, wearing a pink jumper, puts her hand on the inside of a window.

An easy way to transform your old windows

Zoe Sugg and Stacey Solomon stand in a living room

A cheap and clever way to display your art

Four people - two women and two men - in casual clothes sit on cardboard boxes

How to plump up your saggy sofa

Samira is wearing a black and white checked shirt, a hi-vis yellow vest and red ear protectors. She is holding a drill and drilling into some grey masonary in front of her..

The migrant women learning DIY skills to take control of their lives

Women who've fled war and violence have been offered basic DIY training to help them settle in new homes and communities.

Glasgow & West Scotland

A woman in sunglasses holds up a power drill.

TikTok handywoman empowers others to learn DIY

Former bomb disposal expert Sarah Leslie makes videos teaching basic DIY skills.

North Yorkshire

Emma Meese in a red jumper and plastic apron, holding construction equipment

Rising costs see homeowner take renovation classes

One homeowner facing rising costs enrols in a construction course to work on her house herself.