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The Government has announced an initiative which will allow those on a low income or with poor credit ratings to take out loans. The scheme is called My Home Finance and has been set up with the Royal Bank of Scotland and a number of housing associations across the UK. The initiative will start with [...]
(Read More)30th Sep 10
Lloyds tops customer complaints list
by Katie Naylor
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has released a list of banks which have the highest number of complaints made against them by customers. Topping the list is Lloyds Banking Group. In the first half of this year, the FSA claims Lloyds received more than 288,000 complaints from its customers. Lloyds has hit out at the [...]
(Read More)30th Sep 10
Domino’s set for healthy profits
by Natasha Redman
Domino’s Pizza has announced a 10 per cent rise in sales and says it is on course for delivering healthy end-of-year profits. Much of this success is being attributed to the success of the pizza delivery service’s online sales. In the last quarter, the number of orders being made over the web was up by [...]
(Read More)30th Sep 10
Disney accepts religious headscarf
by Paul Russell
An agreement has been reached between Disney and one of its Disneyland Resort employees over the wearing of a religious headscarf. Noor Abdallah, a 22-year-old psychology major from the University of Illinois, was recruited by the park for a full internship earlier this year. However, when she arrived at the Californian resort wearing her hijab [...]
(Read More)30th Sep 10
Apple files lawsuit against Nokia
by Sally Davies
Apple has lashed out against fellow smartphone giant Nokia by issuing a lawsuit in which it claims the mobile company has infringed nine of its patents. Although it is not clear yet which patents Nokia is supposed to have infringed, many believe Apple is reacting to legal proceedings by Nokia in which the company accused [...]
(Read More)29th Sep 10
Doherty to face drug charges after girl’s death
by Harry Oldfield
Troubled Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty has been charged with alleged possession of class A drug cocaine after an inquiry was held the death tragic death of a young, female filmmaker. Robin Whitehead, 27, who was filming a documentary about the star’s former band, was found dead of a suspected overdose in Doherty’s London flat in [...]
(Read More)29th Sep 10
Chef slammed by Ramsey commits suicide
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A struggling US restaurateur, who was criticised by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey, has taken his own life by jumping off a bridge. Joseph Cerniglia was found in the Hudson River near New York city on Friday, according to police. Cerniglia, whose Italian restaurant was indebted and almost bankrupt, appeared on Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares in [...]
(Read More)29th Sep 10
Thomas Cook considers job cuts
by Adam Richards
Tour group Thomas Cook is warning that it may be implementing job cuts as it prepares for a system of “substantial” cost savings. The travel operator announced that it is considering scaling down its UK workforce of between around 15,000 suppliers and staff as the cash-saving initiatives are drawn up. The firm blamed the [...]
(Read More)29th Sep 10
Virgin Holiday’s champagne Jacuzzi ad banned
by Adam Richards
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a poster ad produced for Virgin Holiday’s ‘Rockstar’ campaign because it apparently portrays alcohol being used in an objectionable manner. The poster shows a woman pouring a bottle of champagne into a Jacuzzi full of revellers. A number of glasses and empty bottles of champagne can be seen around [...]
(Read More)29th Sep 10
Blackberry reveals Playbook tablet computer
by Harry Oldfield
Blackberry has launched its challenge to the Apple iPad in the form of a tablet computer it has called the Playbook. The new product was revealed at the company’s Devcon conference in San Francisco. Initial reactions to the device have been positive, and analysts say it will give Research In Motion, the company behind the [...]
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