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Broadband competition reaches new milestoneCompetition in the UK’s broadband market has reached another significant milestone. Competition in the UK’s broadband market has reached another significant milestone. The number of unbundled lines – where communications providers such as Sky or TalkTalk offer services over BT’s copper telephone network – has passed the 8 million mark. At... |
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Safer Internet Day 2012
Families across the UK are being encouraged to discover the digital world together as new research shows young people look to their parents for internet safety support. Families across the UK are being encouraged to discover the digital world together as new research shows young people look to their...
Malev Airlines ceases operations
Information for passengers booked with the Hungarian airline Malev....
Broadcast Bulletin
Viewers and listeners often complain to us about programmes they’ve seen or heard on TV and radio.Viewers and listeners often complain to us about programmes they’ve seen or heard on TV and radio. Those complaints are then assessed against the Broadcasting Code to see if they need investigating further. The...
Completion of Olympics environmental works secures green legacy
Eight kilometres of river restored, 4,000 homes protected from flood and two million tonnes of soil decontaminated ...
Outbreak of Salmonella Newport
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011. Cases of illness caused by the same strain have been confirmed in Scotland, Ireland and Germany....
Jump in UK broadband speeds
UK consumers are achieving 22 per cent faster broadband speeds at home than they were 12 months ago, new Ofcom research reveals. UK consumers are achieving 22 per cent faster broadband speeds at home than they were 12 months ago, new Ofcom research reveals. In November 2011, the average actual UK...
Audience complaints
Viewers and listeners in the UK have long enjoyed a rich heritage of broadcasting and quality programming. Viewers and listeners in the UK have long enjoyed a rich heritage of broadcasting and quality programming. But sometimes you may see something on TV – or hear a programme on radio –...
Taxes, fees and charges
While most charges are included in the price of your ticket, others may be payable during booking and check in....
Current alert level: Level 3 – Cold Weather Action in one or more regions of England
There is a 100% probability of severe cold weather between 1000 on Monday and 1000 on Friday in parts of England. ...
Plain English Guide to FOI launched
The Information Commissioner has today published a new plain English Guide to Freedom of Information to help public authorities better understand what the Act says and how to apply it. The guide takes a straight-forward look at the law and explains in simple terms what organisations need to do to comply,...
Midlothian Council handed penalty for five serious data breaches
The ICO has imposed a monetary penalty of £140,000 on Midlothian Council for disclosing sensitive personal data relating to children and their carers to the wrong recipients on five separate occasions. The penalty is the first that the ICO has served against an organisation in Scotland....
Too many consumers being denied access to their information, says ICO
Too many consumers are being denied the right to access the information that companies or public bodies hold about them, Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said today. ...
Using your mobile abroad
If you’re planning to head abroad over the next few weeks, make sure you you don’t return to a large mobile phone bill. If you’re travelling abroad over the next few weeks – maybe to go skiing or to head for warmer climes – why not take a few moments to watch our video on using...
