After losing a collective £7 billion in compensation claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance, one would think banks and building societies would take a more cautious approach to anything involving the sale of insurance policies. Yet as the furore over the biggest consumer scandal of the past decade finally dies down, another product seems to [...]

Already Greek debts amount to €340 billion (£302 billion). With the first rescue package of €110 billion (£97.9 billion) running out, and a second bail-out of €120 billion (£106.8 billion) as well as a €12 billion (£10.6 billion) emergency fund dependent on whether or not Greece can pass more draconian austerity measures, at what cost [...]

There seems to be an app for anything and everything – from random cures for boredom – turn your smartphone’s touchscreen into a virtual bubble wrap popper – to the most ingenious and useful – Google Translate – which provides real-time, spoken translation into a language of your choice as you speak. But for every [...]