In this article, we will take a look at just five reasons why employees prefer an office environment to the surroundings of home.

The UK Treasury has taken steps to boost the stagnating housing market by rising the threshold for stamp duty to GBP175,000. But what other challenges face first-time buyers?

Thousands of UK consumers are victims of web fraud every year after booking bogus flights or holidays online.

A report published by Chiumento - a leading UK human resources company - has shown that the number of UK employees taking a regular lunch break away from their desk has significantly diminished as worries over job security has grown.

With news stories focusing on human rights abuse, terrorism, air pollution and doping, it seems that the Olympics are not what they once were. The long-awaited Beijing Olympic Games finally begin this Friday but can they transcend the politics? Can we still be touched by the Olympic spirit?

The forthcoming trial of former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for genocide and crimes against humanity is the latest high-profile, international case to be conducted in The Hague. At a time when the world's media descend and set-up camp in the Dutch city, this article takes a brief look at the seat of government for the Netherlands.

He may well be the President in waiting, but how much is known in the UK about Democrat candidate Barack Obama? Following his fleeting visit to these shores in July, this article takes a brief look at the rise of the Senator from Illinois.

British Gas. The very name can elicit mixed emotions in customers up and down the land. Unsurprisingly, the company has once again excelled in alienating themselves from their customers.

Escalating oil costs have seen airlines announce severe losses in profit. The news may not be a surprise to many, but who is likely to suffer most? As always, it seems to be the average customer who will miss out.

Forget knitting and false teeth, the new generation of grandparents are out and about and living it up. A few years ago, retired American tourists started displaying bumper stickers that declared, "We're spending the kids' inheritance". And what started as a joke has become a reality.