UK Government Says High Speed Broadband Will Be A Legal Requirement By 2020
The UK government has announced that all businesses and homes across the country will be legally entitled to high speed broadband by the year 2020. […]
Regulation
Ofgem Chief Executive Apologises To Customers For Not Capping Energy Prices
Dermot Nolan, chief executive of the UK’s energy regulatory body Ofgem, has come under fire recently over the failure to take customers off expensive energy […]
Carphone Warehouse Under Fire For Their Latest Data Breach
In the news this week, popular electronics retailer Carphone Warehouse have been fined for what is being classed as a ‘striking’ number of failures that […]
Could Banning The Sale Of Codeine Help The Opioid Crisis?
Both the US and many European countries have already banned the sale of over the counter codeine products, and the UK has now followed their […]
The FDA Critics Force For New Guidance To The Food Industry Over Recall Disputes
The FDA has been pressured to issue brand new guidance to the food industry about what it will and will not be enforcing in this […]
Waitrose Bans The Sale Of Energy Drinks To Under-16s
Energy drinks like Red Bull which contain high levels of caffeine are becoming increasingly popular. Even though guidelines recommend that these products aren’t suitable for […]
eHarmony Banned From Using The Phrase “Scientifically Proven” In Advertising
The online dating site eHarmony has been claiming that it uses a “scientifically proven matching system” for some time. But, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) […]
NHS Hospitals Make Record Profits From Car Parks
Newly released figures show that NHS hospitals across the UK made record profits this year from its car parks, reporting that patients, visitors and staff […]
Could Automation Lead To A Rise In Poverty?
Automation in industry is rising rapidly, and it’s estimated that there will be over 1.4 million new robots in factories by 2019. But what does […]
Are iPhones Built To Fail?
In a shock revelation it turns out that Apple have been slowing down the functionality of older iPhones by ageing their batteries faster than normal […]