Posts by Sean Poulter

Home wi-fi ‘could be hacked in five seconds’

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

If you work from home it’s disturbing news – wireless internet networks in millions of homes can be hacked in less than five seconds, a new study claims.

Sainsbury’s avoids landmark ‘excess packaging’ prosecution after making voluntary reductions

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Sainsbury’s has escaped prosecution for using excessive packaging after making significant voluntary reductions.

Banks killing off our free accounts

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Free banking is being killed off by stealth as interest-paying current accounts are axed and alternatives that carry a fee are given the hard-sell.

Why your family food bill keeps on rising

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Food prices are soaring at their fastest rate for 15 months with food price inflation hitting 4%, which is the highest since April last year, according to the British Retail Consortium.

Households face £769-a-year rise in power bills to ‘rewire the nation’ for green energy

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

A £200 billion plan to switch to green energy could cost households an average of £769 a year, it was claimed today.

Baby toys alert: Thousands of Fisher-Price items pose injury risk

Friday, October 1st, 2010

A safety alert has been issued over tens of thousands of Fisher-Price baby toys and high chairs in the UK.

Half of debt management companies face closure for ‘exploiting’ vulnerable families

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Watchdogs have warned a group of 129 debt management firms that they could be shut down amid alarming evidence they are exploiting desperate families.

House prices fall in every region of UK…Even London succumbs to mortgage drought

Monday, September 27th, 2010

House prices are falling in every region of the UK for the first time since April last year, figures reveal today.