Gas on glass hobs aren't new - but I haven't seen many that have touch controls - and this Caple C1081G model is particularly good looking. It's 1,000mm wide but only 400mm deep and it has 4 rings, including a really powerful 4kW burner and a little 1kW burner for simmering.

It comes with a safety lock on the controls, a flame safety device with automatic restart, and auto electronic ignition.

Where I think a hob like this would be really useful - is for fitting on an island where you want seating on the opposite side. It always worries me when a hob is close to a seating area - but a shallow hob like this one would be a good choice - as long as you have the width available to give you some worktop area both sides of the hob.

If you want a more conventional sized hob - but you like the idea of gas on glass with touch controls - then Caple have another model, the C981G - which is 790mm wide with 5 burners and the same safety features: