News in March 2007
- 20 Mar 2007Eco-friendly Sky boxes to turn themselves offConsumers can cut their household energy bills with the introduction of a new feature that will automatically switch inactive Sky HD and Sky boxes into standby mode overnight.
- 20 Mar 2007Ofcom to probe pay-TV marketBroadcast regulator Ofcom is to launch an investigation into the pay-TV market following the public row between BSkyB and Virgin Media.
- 20 Mar 2007'Shameful' parking fees make hospitals £95mNHS Trusts raised almost £100 million from car parking fees last year despite calls from MPs and campaigners for charges to be cut back, according to new figures revealed today.
- 20 Mar 2007Call for green labels on electronic goodsA new report has found that shoppers are in the dark about the energy used by TVs and other electrical goods.
- 19 Mar 2007Greater risk of death in collision with modern carThe sheer bulk of modern cars has actually resulted in greater risk of death to drivers of older models in two-vehicle collisions, according to a Government-commissioned report.
- 19 Mar 2007Study links computer games with real life crashesComputer games featuring the thrills and spills of car racing could be contributing to the cause of real-life road accidents, a study suggests.
- 19 Mar 2007Sprouts binned from national 'shopping basket'Broccoli and recordable DVDs are edging Brussels sprouts and blank video tapes out of the average British shopping basket, data out today shows.
- 19 Mar 2007Which? calls for protection of informationWhich? has strongly criticised proposed changes to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that would make it much harder for campaigning organisations to request information from government bodies.
- 17 Mar 2007Cost of mobile calls in Europe could be cappedThe cost of making mobile phone calls across Europe looks set to be capped at less than 35p a minute.
- 17 Mar 2007Google to make data anonymousGoogle is to anonymise personal data it collects when people use the internet search engine.
- 16 Mar 2007Diabetes in young children on the riseThe number of very young children with Type 1 diabetes has risen dramatically in 20 years, according to research out today.
- 16 Mar 2007'Unfair treatment' of PPI customersA significant number of consumers with payment protection insurance (PPI) were not treated fairly when purchasing the product, according to the City watchdog.
- 16 Mar 2007Shoppers developing taste for gameShoppers are developing a taste for meat such as venison, pheasant and grouse, a report out today says.
- 16 Mar 2007Sales of latest 'superfood' soarPomegranates are the latest fruit to enjoy a sales surge after being dubbed a 'superfood', a retailer said today.
- 16 Mar 2007'Ethical' babies cost £700 more in first yearParents who make 'ethical' purchases for their youngsters spend an extra £700 in a baby's first year, research out today shows.
