Sky Sports Viewers Hit with BT Vision Problems

August 10, 2010

BT has apologized to subscribers that were left unable to view Sky Sports channels due to technical problems with the new service during its first week of launch - Sky Sports 1 and 2 were made available ...

Carphone Warehouse Introduces Music Anywhere to rival Spotify and iTunes

August 9, 2010

Carphone Warehouse, the mobile phone provider, has launched Music Anywhere, a music service that may be a big rival for Spotify and iTunes in terms of streaming music to internet-enabled mobile devices. The service is only ...

North Wales gets Waste Plan Boost

August 9, 2010

It has been announced by the Welsh Assembly that they will be giving £143 million to North Wales over the next 25 years in order to help with the North Wales Residual Treatment Project. The region ...

Delta Air Lines Kicks Woman for Drunk Pilot Accusation

August 9, 2010

A Delta Air Lines passenger says that she believed she was doing the right thing by telling someone that she thought she smelled alcohol on a pilot's breath. However, instead of being thanked, she says that ...

Pedicures on the rise among males in UK

August 8, 2010

Pedicures are on the rise among British males, many of whom have learned the benefits of treating their toes through the leading pedicure web site, pedicurist.co.uk. The pedicurist.co.uk site has all the relevant information ...

Lloyds Banking Group posts profit during first half of 2010

August 8, 2010

Lloyds Banking Group has announced profits of £1.6 billion for the first half of 2010, a dramatic increase from the £4 billion loss posted by the firm during the same period a year prior. The 41 per cent British taxpayer-owned ...

Interest rate stays at .5 per cent

August 8, 2010

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced its decision to keep the interest rate in the UK at .5 per cent, extending the current streak at the same rate to 18 months. The decision to keep the rate constant comes ...

BT workers reach majority vote in favour of BT’s offer

August 7, 2010

BT workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a three year payout amounting to a 9.3 per cent increase and ending months of beleaguered negotiations. Staff members, who belong to the Communication Workers Union, voted in a 9-1 majority to take the ...

HSBC subject of US government anti-money laundering probe

August 7, 2010

American authorities have begun investigating the US arm of international banking firm HSBC after issues have been raised over compliance with anti-money laundering procedures. According to the regulatory filings, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) received subpoenas and various other ...

Online financial advice available

August 7, 2010

New data suggests that Brits are wasting nearly £150 million each year by failing to pay-off credit cards in a timely manner. As the country begins to emerge from a staggering recession, many are feeling the weights of debts accumulated during ...