Licence Fee Needs Updating, BBC Boss Argues

BBC boss Tony Hall has warned the corporation is at "a crossroads" and that the licence fee should be updated. In a speech, the director general argued that adapting the levy for the internet age is "vital". Mr Hall highlighted a recent report by...

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Ikea's Furniture Wirelessly Charges Your Phone

Ikea is launching wired-up desks, tables and lamps which can wirelessly charge your phone. The company is releasing a new collection which will use Qi wireless technology to charge devices that are placed on the new furniture. The Home Spot range...

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Unions Protest As East Coast Line Goes Private

Rail unions are planning to stage protests along the East Coast Main Line later - marking the day before the route is re-privatised by the Government. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union is organising gatherings in London, Doncaster and Edinburgh...

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First-Time Buyers 'Get 20% Discount On Homes'

First-time buyers aged under-40 will be given the chance to buy a starter home at a 20% discount under a new Government scheme. Planning rules for under-used brownfield sites will be relaxed from Monday in return for developers using the land to build...

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Customers 'Duped' By Energy Switching Deals

Energy price comparison websites have been "duping" customers into switching to deals that are not the cheapest on the market and should pay them compensation, a group of MPs have said. The Energy and Climate Change Committee said some sites had used...

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Cutting Edge: Samsung Lifts Lid On New Galaxy

Cutting Edge: Samsung Lifts Lid On New Galaxy We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok. Close Play video "Hands On With The Samsung S6" Video: Hands On With The Samsung S6...

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Tidal Lagoon Plants Could Power 8% Of UK

Plans for a vast tidal lagoon power plant which could provide enough energy for all the homes in Wales have been launched. The lagoon, between Cardiff and Newport, would include 90 turbines set in a 14-mile breakwater and could provide enough electricity...

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Will Galaxy S6 Tempt iPhone Owners? Probably Not

If you had a flagship Samsung Galaxy S5, you could do things an iPhone owner couldn't. You could swap batteries out, increase the storage with a micro SD card, drop it on the floor and watch it bounce rather than shatter thanks to its plastic casing,...

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China Box Office Overtakes US For First Time

China's box office takings have beaten those in the US for the first time after new year celebrations brought a bumper February. The world's second largest film market took $650m (£422m) in the month, helped by a movie called The Man From Macau...

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Two-Thirds Of 'Cheshunt Nine' Leave Tesco

By Makr Kleinman, City Editor Two-thirds of the executives suspended over Tesco's £263m profits overstatement scandal have left the supermarket giant. Sky News understands that William Linnane, the head of buying for impulse purchases, is to leave...

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