News in 2006
- 08 Dec 2006Airlines warn of tax-rise chaosHolidaymakers who have already booked trips abroad next year may be forced to stump up extra cash at the airport to cover a rise in passenger duty, it was claimed today.
- 08 Dec 2006Alert over babies asleep in child car seatsBabies lives could be at risk if they're left to sleep in car seats unsupervised for long periods, scientists warned today.
- 07 Dec 2006Top restaurants for Christmas Day treatThe Which? Good Food Guide has come up with a list of recommended restaurants open on Christmas Day for those who want to avoid cooking this year.
- 07 Dec 2006Queues form for Nintendo Wii launchThe hype surrounding the long-awaited new Nintendo console is reaching fever pitch as hundreds of games fans start queuing in London ahead of tonight’s midnight launch.
- 07 Dec 2006Sky broadband gets Google email and videoSky'snew broadband service has been boosted after the satellite broadcaster announced it was teaming up with internet heavyweight Google.
- 06 Dec 2006Mobile phones 'not linked to brain tumours'People who regularly use a mobile phone do not have an increased risk of developing brain tumours, a major study has found.
- 06 Dec 2006Channel 4 launches TV download serviceChannel 4has launched an online service which allows viewers to catch up with their favourite programmes by downloading them from the internet.
- 06 Dec 2006Chancellor doubles airline taxAir passengers and drivers are set to be hit in the pocket after Chancellor Gordon Brown today ended the freeze on fuel duty and doubled the tax for air travellers.
- 05 Dec 2006Lloyds TSB offers piggy bank schemeA scheme which allows bank customers to save their small change in the 21st century equivalent of a piggy bank has been announced by Lloyds TSB.
- 05 Dec 2006Sky expands movie download serviceSatellite broadcaster Sky has added pay-per-view movies and Sky One shows to its broadband download service.
- 05 Dec 2006Broadband customers fume over call centre delaysThe time people spend on the phone to their broadband provider is growing and is damaging customer satisfaction, a new survey claims.
- 04 Dec 2006BT intros TV over broadbandBThas launched its long-awaited next generation TV service which lets viewers watch films and programmes over the internet.
- 04 Dec 2006Kids warned of premium-rate phone chargesA new website will be launched today which aims to make children more aware of premium-rate services.
- 04 Dec 2006Manchester plans city-wide wi-fi networkPlans to provide Manchester with a free city-wide broadband wireless network have been unveiled by the city council.
- 01 Dec 2006'Economy' food ranges branded 'unhealthy'Shoppers who rely on economy range supermarket food could be getting unhealthier products, a new report claims.
