I was reading this interesting article about UK cosmetic surgery companies and how ethical they are. In the article a slim 27 year woman went to three London based companies for a consultation about Liposuction Surgery. The interesting thing about her case is that she probably didn’t need the surgery at all as at 5ft 9 and only 9 stone 5lb she was around her ideal weight. Two of the companies were prepared to do the surgery with only one recommending exercise rather than surgery. The article certainly makes an interesting read, and if you are considering cosmetic surgery you might want to go with Make Yourself Amazing, the company that advised against the surgery in this case.

Asda and Makro have issued a recall of lamb because of fears it might contain traces of drugs. The affected meat was distributed by Welsh County Foods based in Anglesey. The affected meat could cause sickness if eaten.

If you are looking for a new house you might want to try this website that specialises in North Fork real estate. They can help you, whether you are buying a property or selling your home. If you are buying a property you can fill in the form on the website and an agent will help you find your dream home. If you are selling they can help you find an agent, find an office or even help with looking for land. The website also has some useful information for sellers including the latest mortgage rates and some real estate resources.

I was reading this article that suggests around 40% of supermarket packaging cannot be recycled and ends up in landfill sights. This does not really come as any surprise to me. I recycle all of my bottles, cans, paper, cardboard and any food waste that can be composted. In addition any meat waste gets fed to four grateful cats. These measures have meant that the waste that actually goes in the bin for collection is greatly reduced. The problem is that the remaining waste consists mainly of plastic trays and shrink wrapping for which there are no recycling facilities in our area. This article suggests fining firms that use too much packaging, which seems like a good idea to me. I would be happy to buy the same product in packaging that could either be recycled or composted but it’s up to the supermarkets to address the issue.

If you are one of the increasing numbers of people that is interested in using Russian dating websites to meet a long term partner you might want to have a look at loverplanet.com. They have a useful section of the website that provides information on how to avoid scams as well as detailing many known scams. Some important tips here include never sending money to anyone you have met online and do not purchase travel tickets for them to come and see you as this may be a scam. The website itself does have a screening policy to cut down on the amount of scammers and also has a lot of success stories from people who have made a successful match.

Barclays may have penalised thousands of students with charges this week by accidentally removing their overdraft facilities. Usually at this time of year any graduates would be moved to a standard Barclays account but a processing error meant that around 20,000 people has the facilities removed by mistake. This could lead to costs of around £35 a day or £175 a week. Barclays have said that all the charges will be refunded but I doubt that any consolation for those graduates that have rent to pay.

We live in a university town so there is usually quite a high demand for properties to let. Despite that I have noticed that recently there seems to be a lot of empty properties and that the market seems to be flooded with properties to let in our area. Just around the corner from where we live, for example four larges houses have just been renovated and converted for letting. They have now been empty for quite some time and it seems the landlord can’t find any tenants. I'm assuming the properties were purchased with buy to let mortgages It makes me wonder whether the bottom has dropped out of the buy to let market. Perhaps, I’m wrong but number of the properties to let in the newspaper currently seems to be unusually high.

Tesco is to start transporting some of its goods by canal in order to take some of its lorries off the road and cut carbon emissions. They will use the Manchester Ship Canal to move crates of wine from the Port of Liverpool. The service will include three journeys a week and move an estimated 600,000 litres of wine. Currently the wine arrives in the UK at various ports and is driven to the bottling depot at Manchester. Tesco is now looking at transporting other goods by water.

If your garage is anything like ours, then you could really use some better storage solutions. I came across this website called Car Guy Garage that specialises in just that. They have a good range of garage shelving and also have a lot of different storage cabinets including hanging cabinets and rolling cabinets. They also sell sets that including seven or ten cabinets so whatever you are looking for, they are sure to have just thing for you.

Sainsbury’s are to give away one million energy saving lightbulbs on Saturday. The giveaway is timed to coincide with the clocks going back and so encourage people to save energy this winter. To get a bulb you have to take an energy saving pledge to help save energy by measures such as recycle bags and switching from baths to showers.

If you are looking for a loan but have bad credit you might want to try this US based company that specialise in bad credit loans. The website allows users to compare bad credit offers from a number of different providers so that you can find the one that best suits your needs. The website also includes solutions for people who are trying to repair their credit rating and rebuild their financial future.

Debt experts have said that around one million people use high interest credit cards to cover their mortgage or rent payments. Six per cent of householders have put their mortgage or rent payments on their credit card in the past year according to the housing charity Shelter. Credit card companies often charge interest of around 15 and 18 per cent which is up to three times more then most mortgage rates. The problem seems to be worst among 18 to 24 year olds. It certainly seems like a very risky way of managing your finances.

I came across this website called Trustedplaces that allows users to submit reviews of places they have visited. You can search by city, area or postcode so if for example you are looking for a London bar simply put that into the search criteria. The results will bring back a list of places to visit in the area and you can read real reviews from people that have already been there which takes some of the guesswork out of planning where to go.

Travelodge is offering rewards to members of the public that suggest new sites for development. To suggest a site you can visit their website and fill in a form with your contact details and your proposed location. If your tip results in a new opening they will then pay you £500 per bedroom up to a maximum payout of £150,000.

If you are looking around for an unusual gift you might want to have a look at this site that sells Funny Vanity Plates. They have a large range of plates to suit almost anyone. You can choose a design from some of their more popular plates and customise it with your own text or alternatively you can use the novelty and picture builder to create your own design. You can also add badges, slogans, surrounds and backgrounds to the plate.

If you want to customise your own plate then you can do that do. You can choose which background you want from a number of popular designs including popular football clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur and less popular football clubs like West Ham, or if you prefer you can simply leave the background blank. You can also customise the font by selecting a typeface, colour and size and entering your own text. If after you have customised the plate you can’t get it quite how you want it then you can also upload an image of your design with your order and describe which parts of your design you want to appear on the plate. They guarantee to dispatch your order within 1 working day and delivery is either next working day by courier or Royal Mail Recorded Delivery.

Tesco has had to suspend its property sales after the Office of Fair Trading ruled it was acting as an estate agent and would need to abide by the relevant laws. The site was launched in July and offered customers the chance to sell their home for £199. They have offered a full refund to all their customers and are now considering launching a full online estate agency in the future.