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Users of Nokia's N-Gage gaming services have reacted angrily after discovering that games they have bought do not work on other handsets.
The games are locked to the mobile phone they are bought from, rather than being tied to a user ...
Written by Ben Lloyd · Filed Under Recreation | Comments Off
The value of mortgages agreed by Nationwide fell 40% last year. The building society agreed mortgage loans worth £6.7bn down from £11.2bn the year before, as conditions get tougher in the banking sector. It has described its lending policy as ...
Written by Joeseph Connor · Filed Under Business | Comments Off
Travel insurance claims are up 40% this year as British Airways faces a baggage crisis.
Norwich Union has said its travel insurance claims have risen by 40% for lost luggage. Online travel insurer Insure-andGo said its claims had risen 85%.
BA has ...
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A survey has revealed that most Britons throw away damaged or broken household electrical items instead of attempting to repair them.
The study showed that 86% of people would immediately discard broken electrical items, despite pressure to cut down on landfill ...
Despite a global credit crisis people are still booking their holidays in their thousands. There had been fears off a spending squeeze but according to Thomas Cook many are not willing to sacrifice a holiday.
Thomas Cook who are Europe's second ...
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The watchdog that looks after the telecommunications industry is to remove strict controls on how BT sells broadband in 70% of the market, after it found that BT faced competition in many areas.
BT has faced restrictions on the way it ...
Written by Joeseph Connor · Filed Under Business | Comments Off
Royal Bank of Scotland has dropped to the UK's fourth biggest bank. The bank lost its former second place due to a slide in its share prices, which fell a further 12.5p to 241p ahead of the completion of its ...
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Retail sales showed unexpected resilience in April. This is because of a rush to buy computer games, according to official statistics.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS ) said retail sales fell for the second month, down 0.2% from March, this ...
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According to Energywatch British consumers are "getting it in the neck" from energy suppliers because of a lack of competition. The watchdog's findings were shown to a group of influential MP's.
Chief Executive of Energywatch Allan Asher told a regulatory reform ...
Written by Richard Shepherd · Filed Under Business | Comments Off
According to research for the Government, three out of four people do not know how much alcohol it is safe to drink.
The research also said that 77% of people questioned do not realize how many units are in ...
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