British Showers Most Wasteful And Inconsiderate In Western Europe, Survey Sug...

Water-wasting and uncaring about gels, shampoos and soap going down the plughole: that's how the British emerge from a survey on showering habits of western Europeans. "Women in Britain are particularly guilty of wasting shower water and not caring about contaminants, says...

Nice guys finish first

Social responsibility is the new black.  It turns out that consumers actually do care if you're an evil bastard.  So be good.  It's good for business."NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- If you don't stand for a cause, consumers may stop buying your products. That's...

Majority win NI parking appeals

"Almost two-thirds of people who have formally challenged a parking ticket in Northern Ireland have been successful, the BBC News website can reveal. Figures obtained from the DRD show that of 7,919 challenges, 5,044 (63.7%) have been accepted and 2,875 rejected. A total of...

East European Migration Revealed

"More than 16,000 migrants from eastern Europe have registered to work in Wales in recent years according to new Welsh Assembly Government statistics. Two-thirds of these workers are Polish with migrants also coming from seven other ex-Eastern Bloc countries which joined the...

New Thai Constitution Drafted

Should this constitution be approved, elections can be scheduled. Revisions to the document (which is deemed "less democratic" than its predecessor) would delay elections accordingly."The first draft of a new constitution for Thailand has been agreed by a committee appointed...