News in 2006
- 01 Dec 2006Government report backs road pricingRoad charging should be used to pay for better bus and rail services according to a Treasury backed report.
- 30 Nov 2006Family restaurants dish up junk food to kidsMany of the UK’s biggest family restaurants are failing to offer healthy food choices to children and parents, a report claims.
- 30 Nov 2006BA planes grounded in radiation scareBritish Airwayshas been swamped with thousands of calls from passengers after revelations that "low levels of radioactive traces" have been found on two of its aircraft at Heathrow airport.
- 30 Nov 2006Getflashing.com under investigationWhich? is alerting readers not to use online retailer Getflashing.com after concerns were raised about the site.
- 29 Nov 2006Motorists still sceptical over road pricingMost motorists don't believe that road pricing will sort out the problem of Britain’s heavily congested roads, a new poll has revealed.
- 29 Nov 2006Passengers too wide for aircraft seatsAir passengers are getting too wide to fit comfortably into some aircraft seats, a new survey has revealed.
- 28 Nov 2006EasyJet to sell 'board first' ticketsPassengers on no-frills airline Easyjet will now have the chance to jump the queue at boarding on flights for a charge of between £2.50-£7.50.
- 28 Nov 2006Cosmetic surgery on creditMore than £5 million will be taken out in personal loans this year to fund cosmetic surgery, a new report claims today.
- 28 Nov 2006MPs demand new safeguards after Farepak collapseThe collapse of Christmas savings firm Farepak has highlighted a ‘serious lack’ of protection for consumers, an influential group of MPs warned today.
- 27 Nov 2006'Ethical' shopping overtakes booze and fagsThe amount spent on ‘ethical’ products in the UK has outstripped sales of beer and cigarettes for the first time, a report out today says.
- 27 Nov 2006iTrip transmitters for iPods legalisedTransmitters that allow iPods and other MP3 players to be played over car stereos and home entertainment systems will become legal from next week.
- 27 Nov 2006NHS cot locator service launchedA new service to find the nearest vacant hospital cot for critically ill and premature babies is launched today.
- 24 Nov 2006 Expert slams 'vile' alternative cancer treatmentsCancer patients should be protected from ‘vile and cynical exploitation’ by the alternative therapy industry, says a leading expert.
- 24 Nov 2006Motorists switch from cars to busesHigh petrol prices and concerns over the environment means more motorists are switching from their cars to buses, it was claimed today.
- 23 Nov 2006Kids bombarded with junk food marketingFood companies are resorting to increasingly sophisticated and underhand marketing to push unhealthy foods to children, a new Which? report reveals.
