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GCSE results: One in five achieve top grades
Hundreds of thousands of UK students received their GCSE results this morning. For those who worked very hard revising they have been rewarded with a pass. Well done..."A sharp increase in top grades at GCSE was... 993 views | 16 comments | 40 recommendations
Residential building land value drops 20pc
Falling UK land values are fuelling lower house prices with industry leaders asking the Government for urgent and immediate action....People are opting to rent rather than buy/sell and the North of England is the least expensive place to live...."Residential building land,... Bellway suffers 'avalanche' of cancelled sales
Britains house builder Bellway said the last two months had seen a 45% drop in sales over this time last year. With buyers wanting to wait and see what the Governments woolly approach over stamp duty would be, plus... 565 views | 5 comments | 15 recommendations
Students unable to manage finances
The UK National Union of Students is asking for more help to educate students in money management as research reveals that students finished their studies last year with over £17500 worth of debt, and this... 513 views | 12 comments | 17 recommendations
Brussels flies into row over pesticides
Removing harmful Pesticides from food production will undoubtedly lead to price rises, but what's more important is food safety, it seems we are already exposed to dangerous chemicals in our food which up to now have...206 views | 2 comments | 5 recommendations
Small businesses shift to home working
Working from home is fast becoming the norm for small businesses in the UK. The benefits are huge with office space savings, travel and time savings. Government departments could also be working from home in Eco...310 views | 2 comments | 5 recommendations
key packages to help home buyers and repossession families..
UPDATE; 03rd September 2008After months of continuing gloom on the UK housing front with more repossessions, more banks losing money and buyers waiting for the Government to decide what to do with stamp duty. The... NHS hospitals battling plague of vermin, Tories reveal
As I entered the hall in central London at 4am I was greeted by hundreds of rats. Within a blink of an eyelid they vanished from sight. They live along side millions of London's residents who are largely unaware of...482 views | 6 comments | 4 recommendations
3m homes now worth less than the buyers paid for it
Negative equity for millions of UK home buyers who purchased after the 2006/7 housing peak will see prices continue to decline. Mortgage defaults and lack of new buyers brings little good news to an already...322 views | 8 comments | 7 recommendations
How to turn water into rocket fuel – scientists unlock power of the sun
Combining Solar energy with hydrogen technology could be the future for domestic heating and light..."Scientists have devised a cheap and simple method of turning water into rocket fuel using solar power in a development that could generate a new source of green energy for...257 views | 8 comments | 4 recommendations
British Gas provokes fury with biggest ever price rise
The years of cheap gas prices are over as consumer groups call for urgent Government action on essential energy providers who are responsible for throttling the life out of the British economy...."British Gas ... 494 views | 11 comments | 27 recommendations
Security breach as 3,000 passports stolen from van
Update 31 July 2008"A man has been arrested after blank passports worth £2.5m were stolen from a van. He is the delivery man who accompanied the driver of the van, sources said.A spokesman for Greater... 485 views | 10 comments | 17 recommendations
Supermarket drives away trouble with classical music!
The soothing tones of classical music have a rather different effect on the hooded younger generation. I must admit I am a classical music fan, but there is just one composer that leaves me cold...Richard Wagner"A...375 views | 9 comments | 0 recommendations
Bent banana and curved cucumber rules dropped
Just how many man hours are spent on ridiculous EU rules is anyone's guess, but now a ray of common sense is fermenting in the Euro countries...."A majority of EU member states, including Britain and Ireland, have...1791 views | 42 comments | 10 recommendations
Asprox computer virus infects key government and consumer websites
More alarming news on the loss of personal details from Government internet sites are unfolding..."Eastern European hackers are suspected of placing the Asprox virus on more than a thousand British websites, including those run by the NHS and a local council, in the past two... 639 views | 11 comments | 19 recommendations
