01 May 2012
Birmingham’s Duran Duran are set to perform a live concert in London’s Hyde Park to coincide with the beginning of this year’s Olympic Games on 27 July.. The show will include acts representing all 4 nations of the United Kingdom, Duran Duran will represent England, Stereophonics are to represent Wales, Paolo Nutini will perform for [...]
25 March 2012
The latest health food product that is set to hit the UK is chia seeds, which are said to be a dream for those considering dieting as they aid weight loss by making the stomach feel more full when they expand after mixing with liquids. Chia seeds are already popular in the United States, and [...]
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12 March 2012
Existing home-owners and first time house buyers are being offered incentives to finally get themselves onto the property ladder with the launch of the government’s mortgage indemnity scheme. Construction companies and the taxpayer are to be co-guarantors for new properties purchased. The government expects that the NewBuy scheme, which is being supported by Nationwide, Barclays [...]
28 February 2012
Middle-aged males living in London or the West Midlands are the least happy individuals in the UK, whereas pensioners take the most pleasure from life, according to research from the Office for National Statistics. In the study of 80,000 individuals and their happiness, the ONS learned that adult men between 45 and 49 years of [...]
28 February 2012
Dutch satellite navigation device manufacturer TomTom has experienced a 76% fall in profits during the fourth quarter, as the firm is struck by decreasing demand for their devices such as TomTom One and TomTom Go. Net profit plummeted to 12m euros from 52m a year previously. Total income fell 31% as consumer sales dropped 40%. [...]
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27 February 2012
Wearing red tends to make women more attractive to men through subtle signals that suggest they may be receptive to sexual advances, according to new research. The researchers from the University of Rochester in New York, reveal that men genuinely do prefer ladies in red as they are feel they are less likely to suffer [...]
27 February 2012
The property market experienced encouraging signs in February as potential home buyer numbers reached the highest level in 5 years, according to a new report. The amount of potential buyers signing up with estate agents rose by 18%, the greatest interest witnessed since the 23% increase back in February 2007, as reported by Hometrack. Buyer [...]
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27 February 2012
The foremost mobile phone manufacturers yesterday commenced the introduction of the newest smartphones and tablet computers in Barcelona, Spain prior to the official opening today of Mobile World Congress. The annual trade fair began with HTC unveiling their newest high-end smartphone, the HTC One X that enables users to purchase products and services via a [...]
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23 February 2012
A cutting edge treatment designed to cure advanced skin cancer greatly improves survival times, as outlined by a major international study. Physicians say that 132 sufferers throughout Australia and the US who had been given the Vemurafenib drug lived for several months longer. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine discovered that [...]
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22 February 2012
Medication which can relieve the suffering of countless rheumatoid arthritis patients has been given the green light to be prescribed for more NHS patients throughout England and Wales. The drug – RoActemra – is now being advocated for sufferers that have not responded to normal treatment methods, and this is the first time it has [...]
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