The unprecedented monopolisation of grocery shopping by big stores and international names over the past 20 years has changed our shopping habits and the way we spend our weekends. Whether you are the type of shopper who follows a list, compares prices between stores or just throw things in a basket and hopes for the best, … Continue reading
How better to spend a romantic Valentine’s day, than discussing the business of internet dating? Valued at anywhere between $1billion and $4billion each year and with an ever growing number of specialist sites, apps and offerings, it is perhaps surprising that only 1 in 10 singles are engaging in online dating opportnities. I joined the team at Arise News to … Continue reading
Scams are on the up. From lo-tech to online, the statistics say that fraud offences have increased by 183% since 2008, and 34% since 2012. Scammers are using any means possible to convince you to part with your money, but it is not always easy to tell who you should believe and who should be … Continue reading
By the time you read this it will be a new year. Once again there will be new starts, new resolutions and new gym memberships. It’s time to wipe the slate clean and start over again (as I suspect the Law Society will want to do after the year it had) and to make a … Continue reading
A London man has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to three counts of disseminating a terrorist publication and one of inciting murder. His wife has previously pleaded guilty to disseminating a terrorist publication. Both now await sentencing. The case follows the murder Fusilier Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London in May 2013. Royal Barnes, 23, posted videos on … Continue reading
Recent news stories have reported that parents have been fined for taking their children out of school and away on holidays when prices are more affordable. But holiday price hikes during school holiday periods mean that sticking to the rules is more expensive than ever. Since 1 September 2013, changes to the 1996 Education Act … Continue reading
Facebook, or The Facebook as it was originally known, has become so engrained into our everyday lives that it hard to believe that it has only been around for ten years. In that time, it has grown from a campus website into a true global phenomenon, reaching 1.23 billion active users each month. Facebook is … Continue reading
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