News in January 2008
- 31 Jan 2008Energy firms criticised over complaintsEnergy companies must be made to take customer complaints more seriously, says a consumer watchdog.
- 31 Jan 2008Currys axes patio heatersElectrical chain Currys has announced it’s to stop selling patio heaters.
- 31 Jan 2008Hundreds die each year as they won't buckle-upHundreds of people are being killed in road crashes every year because they're not wearing a seat belt.
- 31 Jan 2008EU backs GDA food label schemeWhich? has slammed the European Commission over plans to back a food labelling scheme that we've proven is flawed.
- 31 Jan 2008Banks raking in £111 a second in chargesUnfair overdraft fees are continuing to swell bank coffers by £111 every second – while a High Court test case questions the charges.
- 31 Jan 2008Site launched to help you find lost savingsThe banking industry has launched a new website to help reunite people with savings languishing in forgotten accounts.
- 30 Jan 2008Renault offers longer warranty on EspaceRenault has announced it is extending the length of warranty on its latest Espace MPV and new Laguna.
- 30 Jan 2008British Gas rapped over 'misleading' green claimsA British Gas television ad has been pulled for containing misleading green energy claims.
- 30 Jan 2008Tesco to stop taking chequesTesco will no longer accept cheques at its tills from next month.
- 30 Jan 2008Apple overhauls iPhone tariffsCall and text tariffs for the Apple iPhone are being overhauled less than three months after its UK launch.
- 30 Jan 2008More eBay sellers must offer PayPalInternet auction site eBay is forcing more of its users to offer PayPal as a payment method when they sell goods online.
- 30 Jan 2008Teenager finds blade in Warehouse bagA mother spoke of her shock after her teenage daughter found a blade inside a new bag.
- 30 Jan 2008Skype comes to the PSPSony has released a new upgrade which will allow PSP users to make phone calls using the internet.
- 29 Jan 2008Amazon MP3 store to hit UKOnline store Amazon has confirmed it will roll-out its MP3 music store across the globe this year.
- 29 Jan 2008New jab could help fight hospital bugBritish scientists are developing a new jab which could help in the fight against the hospital bug Clostridium difficile.
