News in January 2006
- 13 Jan 2006Firm fined for mishandling complaintsGuardian Assurancehas been fined GBP 750,000 by the City watchdog for mishandling endowment mortgage complaints.
- 13 Jan 2006Food shoppers sceptical of marketingShoppers are sceptical when companies use marketing terms such as 'quality', 'home made' and 'real' to describe food products, according to a new survey.
- 11 Jan 2006Court rules airlines must pay for delaysAirlines have been told they can't wriggle out of paying compensation to passengers whose flights are cancelled or delayed.
- 11 Jan 2006Apple launches faster laptopComputer giant Apple has unveiled a new laptop which it says is four to five times faster than its predecessor.
- 11 Jan 2006Sky launches movie download serviceSky customers can now download and watch hundreds of films and thousands of sports clips on their home computers.
- 10 Jan 2006Safety fears over World Cup stadiumsTests on the 12 stadiums hosting this year's World Cup have revealed that four have serious safety problems with fans' escape routes.
- 09 Jan 2006Cancer Research says obese people 'in denial'More than a quarter of overweight or obese people don't want to lose weight and many are 'in denial' about their size, a survey has found.
- 06 Jan 2006Equity release schemes cost homeowners dearOlder people who try to raise money by releasing the equity on their homes could be plunged into a financial nightmare, according to a new Which? study.
- 05 Jan 2006Scams have hit five million peopleFive million people across the UK have been duped into responding to scams, Which? reveals today.
- 04 Jan 2006ASA slams Colgate and GSK for dentist claimsWatchdogs have criticised toothpaste adverts for implying that dentists had recommended products for sensitive teeth.
- 04 Jan 2006Wi-Fi sky to cover nine citiesA UK company has announced a major initiative to bring wireless broadband blanket coverage to nine British cities.
- 04 Jan 2006AA refuses help to grieving relativesA grieving family has condemned the AA after it refused to move the car of an AA member who had died at the wheel.
- 04 Jan 2006DVLA launches tax renewal onlineThe DVLA has launched a service which allows motorists to renew their tax discs over the internet.
- 03 Jan 2006Former Which? Chairman diesTributes have been paid to former Which? Chairman Phillip Whitehead MEP who died over the weekend.
- 03 Jan 2006Russia pledges to restore gas suppliesThe threat to British gas supplies from the spat between Russia and Ukraine seems to be lessening but more price hikes are making it a miserable winter for energy customers anyway.
