1.3 million Jobs to be Lost due to UK Budget

July 1, 2010

It's being reported that the UK budget will result in 1.3 million jobs being cut over the next 5 years. Apparently, the Treasury's private assessment, which was leaked, found that spending cuts will cost as much ...

Ryanair Cuts Winter Capacity due to Air Passenger Duty

June 30, 2010

Budget airline Ryanair has announced plans to reduce their winter capacity by an overall 16%. An airline spokesperson said that their intention is to move planes previously based in London to other bases around Europe, where ...

G20 Summit Approves of UK Budget

June 29, 2010

Prime Minister David Cameron is insisting that the G20 summit is backing the UK's strategy to cut the budget deficit. He said that they, as well as G8, agreed that the timing and speed of deficit ...

Poorest Families to be Hit by UK Budget Cuts

June 28, 2010

There may be an investigation launched by the Treasury into the impact that a new 20% VAT rate will have on poor families. This comes after 4 Liberal Democrat MPs have noted their unease about the ...

O2 teams up with Orange and Vodafone for broadband pilot

June 26, 2010

Mobile phone service providers, Orange, O2 and Vodafone will partner to test a new mobile TV technology that allows the operators to use existing 3G technology to broadcast live TV. The technology will enable the companies to offer mobile TV capabilities ...

UK Budget: Travelers’ Holidays to Cost More with Insurance Premium Tax

June 25, 2010

Insurance premiums on vehicles have been increasing steadily over the past year, but it had started to level off. So the industry angrily reacted when an insurance premium tax (IPT) was announced in the budget for ...

JetBlue Airways Adds Food to Longer Flights

June 24, 2010

JetBlue Airways announced on Tuesday that they will be adding snack boxes for passengers to buy during long-haul flights. This will be an addition to their existing free snacks. The 5 snack boxes are much ...

BT Offers Unlimited Wi-Fi Access

June 24, 2010

BT subscribers of Total Broadband are now being offered unlimited access to BT Openzone and BT FON Wi-Fi hotspots. Customers had previously been given a quota of minutes, which depended on the service options they chose ...

Budget Rent A Car Expands Operations in Abu Dhabi

June 23, 2010

Budget Rent a Car, which is one of the leading car and van hire agencies in the world, has stepped up their operations in Abu Dhabi. This comes with the opening of a new location at ...

Barclays and HSBC Hit by Budget Banking Levy

June 23, 2010

UK banks are set to get hit with a levy from the budget that is suppose to raise over £8 billion during the next 4 years, according to Chancellor George Osborne. This levy is part of ...