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Confused.com : car types according to Zodiac signs
Confused.com offers research revealing which vehicle brands are most popular according to Zodiac signs.
Aquarians, known for their eccentric streak, are 30% more likely to...
Aviva : Christmas is time for financial pressure
Christmas is well known to be a stressful time for many parents who want to give their children the latest ‘must-have' presents, but new...
Vomiting virus found in majority of British oysters
Three-quarters of British-grown oysters contain norovirus, a bug which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, according to new research published on Tuesday by the Food Standards...
Struggling families need a lifeline
Struggling families need to be prioritised in order to strengthen the economy and get the Government back on track towards meeting its target to...
Tiger.co.uk : research shows which cars are driven by which professions
New research released by car insurance comparison website Tiger.co.uk shows which cars are likely to be driven by which professions.
Nearly 20% of all Tiger.co.uk...
Aon Hewitt : employee engagement is at its lowest still
Recent data released by Aon Hewitt shows employee satisfaction or engagement continues to be “sluggish” and remains at the lowest level since 2008.
At the...
Good to know : EEG scan helped contact patients in vegetative state
Electro-encephalography (EEG) helped doctors realise that several patients diagnosed as being in a permanently vegetative state were in fact aware, according to a study...
U.S. : painkiller overdose ‘epidemic’
The United States is facing an epidemic of lethal overdoses from prescription painkillers, which have tripled in the past decade and now account for...
U.S. : 11 people charged over $1 billon pension fraud
New York prosecutors charged 11 people over a $1 billion US pension fraud in which retired workers claimed disability benefits despite regularly playing golf...
uSwitch.com : next generations could miss out as parents struggle with finances
Research released by uSwitch.com shows that parents’ finances will be pushed to breaking limits. Students who have started their degrees will be the last...
Good to know : binge drinking leads to deaths and big costs
Binge drinking in the United States results in 79,000 deaths per year and costs $745 per person, or nearly $2 per drink, according to...
Canada moves to update Chinese medicine rules
Federal health authorities in Canada have met with practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine as a first step towards modifying regulations covering the sale of...
IFB : ten people involved and sentenced in Crash for Cash conspiracy
Ten people have been sentenced for a ‘crash for cash’ conspiracy to defraud insurance companies. Ringleader Ali Askher, 45, of Silverwood Road, Peterborough was...
UK organ donors could get funerals paid for
Britain's National Health Service should pay the funeral expenses of organ donors to encourage more people to register amid a shortage in organs for...
Short News : end of a theft saga for the Church of Scotland
A gold ring engraved with a burning bush stolen from the home of the most senior member of the Church of Scotland. A mysterious...
Short News / Japan : tsunami psychological injuries need long term care
Doctor Shinsuke Muto runs an unusual health service in the tsunami-battered Japanese city of Ishinomaki. Patients come to his clinic to be treated for...
S&P: Affirms BB+ rating for C&GI
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has affirmed its BB+ long-term counterparty credit and financial strength rating for Congregational & General Insurance PLC (C&GI).
The move...
Which / MoneySavingsExpert.com : undercover research shows CMCs must improve their act
Which? has underwent an undercover investigation of claims management companies. The findings show misleading advice, unfair contract terms and a general lack of transparency.
Which?...
Moneysupermarket.com : Brits spend GBP 9 billion a month on debt
According to new research provided by comparison website Moneysupermarket.com, one in four people are using more than 40 per cent their wages to pay...
Friends Life : checklist for automatic enrolment
To help employers prepare for the new regulation which will come into effect in October 2012, Friends Life has launched a ten-point automatic enrolment...
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