Why time may be up for the jumbo jet


Recognisable by its four engines and multiple aisles inside, the jumbo jet has been a mainstay of long haul travel for decades.


The arrival of double decker Superjumbos in recent years, the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747-8,...

Shellshock: 'Deadly serious' new vulnerability found

A "deadly serious" bug potentially affecting hundreds of millions of computers, servers and devices has been discovered.
The flaw has been found in a software component known as Bash, which is a part of many...

Debt collector Roxburghe in administration

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 19th September 2014 15:16.

*Debt collection agency Roxburghe (UK) Limited has entered administration, resulting in 35 redundancies.* Roxburghe had been trading at a loss due...
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Hi, We are considering a trip to the USA next year. We intend flying into XX and doing a loop around USA, flying back from original destination. We need to hire a car, and have been told that this will be difficult without a credit card. We don't have one, and we wouldn't get one. Has anyone had...

Hi, i had a CC with Virgin (opened August 2007) , and defaulted and went on token payments 2010. I recieved the transfer of assignment like many others i read on here, infact identical letters on same date.(15/1/2012). I've been paying my token payments to AIC. They've left me alone to be honest, and...

I've just realised I can't go to the final on Saturday at Lords (Somerset v Surrey). I paid £85 for the tickets (2), and thought I'd get on here to see if anyone wanted them. I'll take much less and donate 20% of whatever I get for them to AAD.

I'm guessing not. Ugh!!!

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Took business lease 09/98 in personal name. Became ltd co in 2000 but did not transfer lease. Co closed 04/10 Son & Daughter started new co in same premises. I was not a director or employee, helped in advisory capacity. Co struggeled and could pay me rent, I was not earing so could not pay landlord...

I paid Eastleys Solicitors in Paignton to challenge the enforceability of my loan with Northern Rock. They claimed there were breaches in my original loan agreement, however, they also said this about a HSBC loan I had but were actually proved to be incorrect by Niddy.

Here is a copy...

A couple of months ago, I set up a website for my friend to start a small business. It was her birthday and it was my present to her.

I decided to pay via paypal, however they did this thing where they generate an invoice and then directly charge the paypal account.

Unfortunately,...

King Edward II - 14th century English king. His 14th century attempt to conquer France led to the Hundred Years' War, and the cost of this scheme put him £30 (approx. $60) in debt - over $7,000,000 in today's cash.)

Rembrandt 1606-1669 - the famous Dutch painter. He filed for bankruptcy...