Details from a recently published study has suggested that teenagers who are allowed under their parents supervision to drink moderate amounts of beer or wine at home could possibly face a greater risk of alcohol related anti-social behaviour or health problems later in life.
Over 1,900 teenagers aged between 12 and 13 [...]
Regulatory body Ofgem have now made sweeping changes to the way that customers of energy companies must be kept informed of any price rises that the companies intend to change.
The new rules that have now come into force means that in future all customers must be informed by their energy company of any price [...]
A warning has been issued to all users of the PlayStation Network advising them that their personal information could have been stolen by an “unauthorised person” after its online service was subject to a hacking attack.
The network owned by the giant technology company Sony is regularly used by up to 77 million gamers.
Details of [...]
Despite reporting a huge jump in sales Amazon, the online retailer, have recorded a severe drop in their overall profits for this years first three months trading quarter.
Heavy investment by the company in a German e-bookstore, remote server data storage applications for their cloud computer systems and Kindle e-book software [...]
Data recently released in the AA British Insurance Premium index show that the last 12 months till the end of March have seen a major rise of 40 per cent in the cost of car insurance premiums.
In the January to March period of this year premiums have risen by 5.9 per [...]
Following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan in March the Japanese government have announced a disaster relief emergency budget of 4 trillion yen (£29.6 billion) which could be brought into use this May subject to approval by their parliament who will debate the matter within the next 7 [...]
A minimarket in Foleshill Coverntry has taken on the major supermarket chains with it’s pricing strategy and is planning to stop the areas domination that the superstores have on the grocery buying publics weekly shopping bill.
The opening of the new Kalma Foods minimarket got off to a hectic start as thousands [...]
The UK is getting ready to enjoy a double bank holiday period and it looks like many people have decided to jump in their cars and drive to their favourite holiday destinations to make the most of the glorious sunny weather the country is presently experiencing.
The AA has already predicted that [...]
Millions of homeowners are blissfully unaware that interest rate rises being considered by the Bank of England could have a crippling effect on their finances. The Bank of England is being pressured to raise interest rates in a bid to combat rising inflation, but home owners could see their mortgage payments rise by over [...]
A judicial review focusing on UK banks and Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) was held today after the banks had challenged rules by the Financial Services Authority that required them to review all their past sales, regardless of any complaints made by customers, to ascertain exactly if the customer really needed such a policy and [...]
