The average British shopper thinks they throw away nearly 10% of their weekly grocery shop, according to a poll carried out by Sainsbury's and WRAP.
Research conducted by the supermarket and the anti-waste campaign group found the average household could save around £50 a month - £12 billion a year across the country - by ...
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Smartphone owners have been warned of the danger of rogue apps and told to do more to protect themselves from malware.
Get Safe Online, a joint initiative between the government, law enforcement agencies, leading businesses, and the public sector to help computer and phone users avoid cyber crime, said attacks on smartphones increased by 800% in the last ...
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Technologies such as chip-and-pin helped to reduce debit and credit card fraud by 9% in the first six months of 2011, according to data collected by the UK Cards Association.
Fraud detection software and updated the rollout of chip-and-pin systems abroad helped push the amount lost to card fraud in the first half of this year ...
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- Thursday, September 29, 2011, 11:21
- Household Finances, Personal Finance, Tips
Vulnerable elderly and disabled people are being ripped off by unscrupulous door-to-door salespeople charging over the odds for mobility scooters and stair lifts, according to research by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
The watchdog launched an investigation into mobility aid traders after it received some 4,000 complaints about unfair doorstep sales practices and ...
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- Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 11:07
- Featured, Oddly Enough, Personal Finance, Tips
Lovestruck Brits may have been conned into handing money over to fraudsters on internet dating sites, according to a new study.
Joint research carried out by the universities of Leicester and Westminster - believed to be the first formal academic study into the scale of the problem - found that 52% those surveyed had heard of online romance scams, and that one in every 50 (2%) ...
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The prospect of spending half a lifetime paying off tuition fees could be putting teenagers off taking a gap year before starting university, a new survey suggests.
A poll by Post Office Travel Insurance found that only 19% of students are currently considering a gap year or extended break this year, compared to a quarter of ...
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- Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 10:49
- Oddly Enough, Tips
Tardy Bedford residents have been warned they could face a fine of up to £1,000 if they leave their bins out for too long.
Bedford Borough Council has fired off letters to 65,000 homes telling residents they will face the penalty if they leave their wheelie bins in the street after they have been emptied.
The fines ...
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- Friday, March 5, 2010, 18:42
- Personal Finance, Tips
Research by Saga Home
Insurance shows that 32% of over 50s know their neighbours well and regularly socialise with them, with only 4% not knowing them at all.
However, the tradition of knocking and walking straight into the kitchen has long gone, ...
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