So, even though Water bills in the UK have risen faster than energy bills since 1990, the water companies, mostly owned by foreign companies, are pushing for large and unwarranted rises in customers water bills.
Cynical it is that they have submitted their plans to the water regulator, toothless body that it is, while customers eyes [...]

London has plans to outdo the fantastic Beijing Olympic opening ceremony in 2012. The crowning centerpiece of these ceremonies is the lighting of the official Olympic torch which shines over the main Olympic stadium for the duration of the games.
Plans for the 2012 London Olympic opening ceremony have been leaked by an official, revealing the amazing [...]

Sky TV offers a nice sounding package for Sky subscribers called Sky Talk, for a nominal monthly payment you can call 30 or so international destinations free of charge - up to 1 hour talk, then hang up and dial again to avoid extra charges.
There’s a problem with Sky Talk they don’t tell you about though. If [...]

Do you remember the stories of salesman in the wild west in the 1800’s who travelled around offering panaceas for all medical conditions from the back of a wagon? Snake oil salesman they were called, salesman who peddled unproven potions. Well they’re alive and kicking in the 21st century, only at this time they are [...]

Nice to see the Japanese, companies like Nissan, are at least taking the issue seriously. Here we are, oil prices rising exponentially, demand from emerging economies rocketing skywards, oil companies clapping their hands with glee as they count their profits and, as they have for decades, pay to dissuade alternatives as viable transportation fuels.
So who’s trying to [...]

So there are to be no culls (except in Wales), of Badgers to the disgust of farmers nationwide. but is the government right? And what about the practice of badger baiting in the countryside? In a pilot scheme in a hot spot where Bovine TB was spreading from Badgers to Cattle rapidly, scientists reported that a [...]