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Aviva : research shows GPs urging the nation to take more responsibility of their health
The way patients lack responsibility for their own health has triggered the concern of GP’s according to recent research from Aviva.
Aviva’s bi-annual Health of...
Good to know : uSwitch.com research on charges related to credit card use abroad for holidays
British holidaymakers risk running up over £422 million in stealth charges just for using their debit or credit card abroad, according to uSwitch.com, the...
Holidays : LV= releases their Cost of a Child Report for 2011
As the end of the school year approaches, the Cost of a Child Report from protection specialist LV= calculates that UK parents are set...
Gocompare.com highlights easy ways to save on energy bill
Gas and electricity prices will be rising as announced by Scottish and Southern Energy. John Miles from Gocompare.com gives some top tips on how...
Aon : Manchester United brings Premier League trophy to Chicago
The English Premier League Premiership trophy will be on display in Chicago at the Aon Center as part of Manchester United’s 2011 summer Tour.
Manchester...
Air transport : IATA, ICAO & IFALPA jointly announce FRMS implementation guide for operators
Commercial aircraft operators will now benefit from a Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS) Implementation Guide. This has been jointly developed by the International...
Moneysupermarket.com : distracted drivers cost up to 3.3 million pounds a year
Moneysupermarket.com sais distracted drivers are rife on UK roads. They face hikes in their motor insurance premiums if they are caught being careless behind...
Standard Life : despite difficult financial climate Brits still natural savers
Two-fifths (41%) of Britons have saved the same amount of money, or more, in the last year compared with the same period 12 months...
Direct Line : fear of crime maps hits reporting of crime
More than 5.2 million (11 per cent) people have not reported a crime because they were scared it would drive away potential purchasers or...
Moneysupermarket.com : Brits turn to credit 21 days after payday
New research shows Brits turn to credit once their cash runs low, and that is an average of 21 days after they’ve been paid...
Benefits of the European Health Insurance Card
With the summer upon us, many people are heading overseas to other European Union countries for vacation and pleasure, or perhaps business. It is...
2008 crisis spurred rise in suicides in Europe
The financial crisis that began to hit Europe in mid-2008 reversed a steady, years-long fall in suicides among people of working age, according to...
Gocompare.com : new research shows a third of Brits think companies cash in on inflation
New research commissioned by Gocompare.com shows that a ‘trust gap' is developing between companies and cash strapped UK consumers.
Responses of the 3000 adults...
uSwitch.com : research shows time Brits spend on the Internet
Brits are living two days of their week online according to new research uSwitch.com. By using the web for work, rest and play, they...
Europe drought leading to more property damage
Increasing occurences of drought have led to a jump in European insurance claims for damage to homes owing to subsiding soil, a study by...
Churchill : one in seven Brits hires domestic help
Numbers show that some 6 million Britons admit to paying for cleaners, gardeners, handymen and other forms of domestic help.
New research from Churchill...
Endsleigh : £800 worth of valuables to go to a festival this summer
Students will take over £800 worth of valuables with them to music festivals this summer according to a new survey published by the number...
Good to know / Nevr 2 L8: text messages double chance of quitting smoking
People trying to quit smoking are twice as likely to succeed when they get mobile-phone text messages to encourage them, according to a study...
uSwitch.com : graduates face 11 years of debt and a life on hold
Graduate debt is crippling graduates in their lives, asking them up to 11 years on average to clear. Research from uSwitch.com shows 56 per...
Moneysupermarket.com : the real cost of lunch
The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) indicate UK consumers are increasingly turning from credit cards to cash and debit cards, with...
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