It has emerged that some phone companies are charging customers as much as £195 reconnect their phone when they move house. Previously phone companies could charge people to connect their phone when they moved to a newly built property. Now many customers can sign up for a land line service from a firm who rents the line from BT. The problem with this is that when customers want to switch companies when they move house they are charged £125 to make the switch at the local exchange. Some so called exit fees work out as much as £195.

This is an interesting concept but so simple it make me wonder why all pizza places don’t already do it. Papa John’s restaurants in the US have started taking pizza orders by text. You first have to register online to create an account; you can then set up several favourite orders that you can text in, anytime you are feeling a bit peckish. I wonder whether this will take off in the UK.

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If you need a new tuxedo but don’t have a great deal of cash you might want to head down to Asda. They have recently introduced a tuxedo that retails at £35. It is pre Christmas special and is on sale as part of the supermarkets George range. If you need a shirt and bow tie you can purchase those separately for an additional £8. Bargain.

If you still haven’t managed to get your hands on a Wii and were hoping for one for Christmas you may be disappointed. Nintendo has warned that there is a chronic shortage of consoles. High street retailers have been struggling to keep up with demand of the ever popular console which has been in short supply since it was released. Websites such as wii-consoles.co.uk have even been set up to let people know when stock does become available. Without sounding too smug, I am very happy with my Wii.

In a new idea the next Jersey Royal potato crop could be washed in rainwater collected on the island. A Bartlett and Sons have applied for permission to water a treatment plant to collect rainwater from the plants roof which they would then use to wash the potatoes. The soil from the potatoes would then go back onto the land. They claim that rainwater will give the potatoes an even better taste and say that by washing and packing the potatoes on the island they will be much fresher when they reach the plate of the consumer.

A new fleet of hydrogen powered buses has recently been purchased for the London transport network. The fleet will include 10 buses in a deal worth around £10m. They will come into service in 2010. The buses produce no pollution or carbon dioxide and are clean and efficient. The mayor hopes that by 2015 around 5% of all public sector fleet vehicles will be hydrogen powered.

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The price of bread has hit an all time high with experts warning that the era of cheap food could be coming to an end. Bad weather such as the flooding in August has contributed to the rises. The average bread price is now £1.12 per loaf.

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More than 90% of Londoners back a plastic bag ban. During a consultation carried out by London Councils around 60% of people supported a complete ban with proposals to introduce a 10p charge on bags also being popular. The survey ran for six weeks and covered 2,000 people. 58% of people wanted a ban on disposable shopping bags, whilst 65% thought the action should only apply to plastic bags.

I have always been a bit cautious about taking out loans mainly because I worry about whether I am going to be able to pay money back. Despite that it does seem there are times when taking out a loan or putting something on the credit card is the only option. I found this website that allows you to compare loans online. It looks at various different types of loans including personal loans and secured loans. It has over 500 loans to choose from including loans for those with bad credit and should help you find the best deal to suit your finances.

I brought some Pollack today for the first time and was surprised at how tasty it was. I made a light batter and put it in the deep fat fryer for around 10 minutes. It turned out really well with a light crispy batter and perfectly cooked fish. The taste is similar to cod but I noticed the fish had less bones. I will definitely be buying this on a regular basis.

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There could be a shortage of turkeys this Christmas. The shortage has been caused by threatened strike action at turkey produces by Bernard Matthews which is due to start on the 24th of November. Turkeys are also likely to be more expensive this year with rising food costs pushing up prices meaning turkeys are now 20% more expensive to rear. This is likely to add around £5 to the cost of the average Christmas lunch.

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BT has claimed its place as the UK broadband market leader. It has added double the amount of new customers that its nearest rival the Carphone Warehouse has in the last three months. BT now has over 4 million broadband customers compared to the Carphone Warhouse which now has around 2.5 million.