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Level crossing tests should be made mandatory for potential drivers »

Considering the spate of accidents that have occurred in level crossings over the past year, it has been deemed necessary to have level crossings to reduce the number of deaths and accidents related to this problem.

Demand for £4.4bn causes stir in Mayor’s office »

The mayor of London, Mr. Boris Johnson, is currently contemplating legal action against Tube Lines. This comes after the recent declaration that the Underground maintenance firm Tube Lines’ cost of operations is going to increase to £4.46bn. This is significantly higher than the acceptable £4bn estimate.

Cyber Frauds rising; Consumers and Online Traders Warned »

Criminals using newer, sophisticated ways to dupe unwitting customers trading online have led to the increase in the frauds related to internet banking.
Banking fraud over the internet registered an increase of 14% in the year 2008, based on the numbers released by UK Financial Fraud Action. This has led people to worry about using this [...]

Norther Rock registers better performance »

Northern Rock, the nationalized home loan lender, reporting a steep drop in the losses for the year 2009, admitted that 4% of the total 22, 500 customers failed to make the monthly payments on their mortgage.
Though the bank has reported loss for the last year, the 4,500 employees, which also includes the 32 members of [...]

Scientists Unveils the Reason Behind Pain Sensitivity in People »

A new study has linked a new gene to the reason why some people are more sensitive and tolerable to pain.

NHS Budget For 2009-10 Revealed as £102.7 Billion »

The NHS budget in England for 2009-10 is revealed to be £102.7 billion, exceeding the value of every FTSE-100 company except for HSBC and Royal Dutch Shell; and approaching nine per cent of national income.

Hugh Grant Supports Marie Curie Fund »

The volunteers of the Marie Curie Nurses Appeal of Bolton has undoubtedly succeeded in getting the support of Hugh Grant and his backing seems to be the appeal as he is going to star in the video plea of the Great Daffodil Appeal which is to take place this month.

Slow Acceptance of New Computer Systems Damaging Healthcare »

It has been reported that the delays in coming to terms with the latest computer systems in Scotland for the NHS is taking its toll on the healthcare and is also compromising services.

Former Surgeon Of Royal Children’s Hospital Under Investigation »

It has been reported that a former surgeon at the Royal Children’s Hospital is currently under a lot of investigation after almost four of the babies that he had delivered at the hospital had died.

The Importance of Sleeping »

It has been discovered through many surveys that most of the people in Britain do not get their share of sleep of eight hours every day. It is announced that their amount of sleep was a very low six hours on average and the people in Aberdeen seem to be the people who are more [...]