Fairy lights and family photos: how to decorate your student room on a budget From starter packs to fake plants, here’s how to turn your uni accommodation into a stylish and functional living space The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023
‘Surprising’ study finds hotels generally cheaper than Airbnb Consumer group Which? compares cost of thousands of hotel rooms with 300,000 one-bed listings on popular accommodation rental websites The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2023
Study finds hotels are usually cheaper than Airbnb Consumer group Which? compared the cost of thousands of hotel rooms with 300,000 one-bed listings on popular accommodation rental websites. The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023
Calls for investigation as supermarkets accused of using price trick on loyalty offers Consumer group analysed 141 Clubcard and Nectar card prices at Tesco and Sainsbury’s, tracking them back six months The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023
Supermarket loyalty card prices ‘not as good as they seem’ – Which? Which? said 29% of the 141 member-only promotions it analysed were at their so-called ‘regular’ price for less than 50% of the six month period. The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
Flights diverted due to staff shortages in air traffic control at Gatwick Dozens of arrivals and departures were affected on Thursday evening, with passengers advised to contact their airline. The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
Motor and buildings insurance complaints to ombudsman hit five-year high From April to June, the Financial Ombudsman Service received 3,869 complaints about car and motorcycle insurance and 1,776 buildings cover cases. The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Revealed: UK’s best towns and villages Locations were rated on their levels of peace and quiet, scenery, food and drink scene and more The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023
Medieval city of Wells named as UK’s top tourist destination Somerset city scores five stars for attractiveness and tourist attractions as it tops Which? survey of inland towns and villages The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023
Consumer worry about housing costs hits ‘highest recorded level’ – Which? Which?’s Consumer Insight Tracker found 79% of mortgage owners and 81% of renters are worried about housing costs. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
OPINION - How spying smart home harvests your data: Tech and Science Daily podcast How spying smart home harvests your data Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2023
UK owners of smart home devices being asked for swathes of personal data Which? said firms are gathering far more data than needed for products to function The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
What are your banking options if your local branch shuts? More than half of Britain’s bank and building society branches have disappeared from the high street in less than 20 years, the latest data shows. The Week · Sep 4, 2023
Recommended serving sizes are a joke. No wonder we’re all confused about how much to eat Marks & Spencer’s tiny salads are now ‘for two’ and six people should share a tube of Pringles, apparently. Are they trying to gaslight us? The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023 Dorothy Goodman obituary American educationist who helped to found the consumer magazine Which? in the 1950s while she was living in London
Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023 Best and worst airports in the UK revealed in Which? survey Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Manchester Airport at opposite ends of the table for customer satisfaction
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023 The UK’s worst airports revealed The annual Which? survey has found the most disappointing places to jet off from
The Conversation · Aug 29, 2023 How to get help or your money back after travel disruptions – experts explain The summer of 2023 started well for airlines, after a tumultuous few years following COVID lockdowns in most countries. Passenger numbers were up 30% in the northern hemisphere in June 2023, versus the previous year. But air travel in July and August has been disrupted once again, not only by…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023 UK food prices as big a concern for consumers as energy bills, Which? finds Pace of food inflation continued to slow in August, data shows, but trust in supermarket sector at decade-low
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023 Trust in supermarkets at lowest level since horsemeat scandal, Which? finds Food prices, which continue to outstrip overall UK inflation, are now on a par with energy bills as a source of concern to consumers, Which? found.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023 More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaces Fears over safety as analysis by Which? shows ‘autobesity’ epidemic means cars getting wider and longer
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023 Drivers warned of copycat websites overcharging for Ulez fee Which? advises drivers paying London ultra-low emission zone fee to make sure they’re using official TfL website
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023 Ofcom urged to investigate Virgin Media broadband contracts Terms and conditions allow firm to raise bills at any time and by an unlimited amount, Which? claims
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Which? calls for Ofcom investigation into Virgin Media over ‘egregious’ pricing Which?’s complaint to Ofcom highlights a clause in Virgin Media’s terms and conditions, which states the firm can ‘change our charges at any time’.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023 Energy bills: 13m British homes ‘did not turn on heating when cold last winter’ Which? survey finds about half of households with annual income of under £20,000 made such a decision