News in July 2007
- 31 Jul 2007KFC slashes trans fats on UK menusKentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has slashed the amount of dangerous trans fats in its foods in the UK.
- 31 Jul 2007Daily drinking 'increases bowel cancer risk'Drinkers are being warned a large glass of wine or a pint of beer a day increases the risk of developing bowel cancer by around 10 per cent.
- 31 Jul 2007Cheaper life cover for vegetariansA new life insurance product was launched today offering lower premiums to vegetarians.
- 31 Jul 2007Barrister loses bank charges bidA barrister has lost his legal bid to gain compensation from a high street bank after it charged him around £2500 in bank fees.
- 31 Jul 2007Coffee plus exercise could have health benefitsCoffee and exercise may combine to guard against the dangerous effects of too much sun, new research suggests.
- 30 Jul 2007Sky and Sony to put TV on PSPSony PSP owners in the UK and Ireland will soon have the chance to watch Sky programmes on their consoles.
- 30 Jul 2007Insurers face £2.5bn flood repair billInsurers are expected to have to pay out up to £2.5 billion to cover the huge cost of the floods that have devastated parts of Britain.
- 30 Jul 2007Call for healthy meals during school holidaysPoorer children should be given free healthy meals during the summer holidays to cut rates of childhood obesity, a think-tank said today.
- 30 Jul 2007Holidays are the latest status symbolNearly a quarter of holidaymakers splash out on upgrades so they can brag to their friends, but many tourists still fib about their overseas trips, it was revealed today.
- 30 Jul 2007Cruise party in Legionnaires' scareA cruise liner on which it is feared a group of elderly holidaymakers could have contracted Legionnaires' disease is due to dock in Dover on its return to Britain.
- 28 Jul 2007BBC launches iPlayerThe BBC has launched its on-demand TV service – the iPlayer.
- 28 Jul 2007Bid to reunite people with forgotten savingsNational Savings and Investments today launched an advertising campaign in a bid to reunite people with £435 million of lost savings.
- 28 Jul 2007Sugar-free Coke set to outsell regular varietyCoca-Cola's sugar-free drinks are set to overtake regular Coke sales for the first time.
- 28 Jul 2007Worries over airport's £2 fast track chargeAn air passenger watchdog has expressed major concerns about an airport's new scheme to let travellers buy their way past security queues.
- 27 Jul 2007Traffic news comes to digital radioEnglish motorists with DAB digital radios in their cars can now catch up with the latest travel information 24 hours a day.