News in 2007
- 04 Dec 2007Honey 'better than medicines' for kids' coughsNatural honey is a betterremedy for children's coughs than expensive over-the-counter medicines, researchers said today.
- 04 Dec 2007'Silent scream' launched by Lucie charityA 'silent scream' text message device has been launched by a charity set up in the name of murdered Tokyo hostess Lucie Blackman.
- 04 Dec 2007Drivers to get sat nav history tourMotorists can now get information on hundreds of historical sites across the UK straight from theirsatellite navigation (sat nav) system.
- 04 Dec 2007Cosmetic treatment firms must stop hard sellWhich? has today warned thecosmetic treatments industry to clean up its act or face a government crackdown.
- 03 Dec 2007Campaign to highlight charity bag theftsThe move follows a Which? report in August that revealed how charity doorstep clothes collections are increasingly being targeted by bogus collection firms.
- 03 Dec 2007Consumers confused over digital switchoverInformation about the digital switchover is not getting through to the people who need it most, according to a new report.
- 03 Dec 2007Virgin slashes PVR priceVirgin Media has announced it’s halving the price of itspersonal video recorder (PVR) - the V+Box – in the run-up to Christmas.
- 02 Dec 2007Lexus recalls 4,000 UK carsNearly 4,000 UK Lexus owners affected
- 30 Nov 2007Keeping your mobile number will be easierNew rules will make it easier for consumers to keep their mobile number when they switch providers, the communications watchdog has announced.
- 30 Nov 2007Gardening Which? rates eco pest control firmsGardeners are increasingly using living pest controls as an eco-friendly way to care for plants - but some companies in a Gardening Which? test sold duds.
- 30 Nov 2007Four in ten 'back zero limit' on drink-drivingFour out of ten motorists think people should be banned from drinking any alcohol if they plan to drive, a survey showed today.
- 30 Nov 2007New cars and hot deals, 30th November 2007RS 60 Spyder harks back to 60s racing Porsches
- 30 Nov 2007Family tree researchers get new resourceOnline family tree researchers will be able to delve 300 years further back into their histories, thanks to a new register of burials in England and Wales.
- 29 Nov 2007Mortgage arrangement fees 'have doubled'The averagemortgage arrangement fee has nearly doubled in the past two years, while home loans which charge uncapped fees have soared five-fold in 12 months, new figures show.
- 29 Nov 2007Mobile phone payment launchedMobile phone network O2 has launched the UK’s first pilot of a system that allows people to pay for goods and Tube journeys on their mobile phone.
