T-Mobile and Orange are to launch a new service that will give customers a live TV service on their mobile phone. They aim to start a trial service in west London in the summer. They plan to broadcast 24 TV channels and 10 digital radio stations although have not yet said what sort of tariff customers would pay for the service. The service will offer both conventional TV channels and some premium channels.

I read this article which makes the claim that diet drinks could actually make you put on weight. Researchers in the USA have found that artificial sweeteners such as those contained in diet drinks make it harder for people to regulate their intake of food and can lead to over eating. The findings come after a study was carried out on some rats. Rats given a low calories yogurt gained more weight and body fat that those given a surgery version. The researchers say that the study could help to explain why obesity levels and the use of artificial have both increased.

In a huge crackdown on underage drinkers the supermarket chain Morrisons will ask all its customers to prove they are over 21 before it will sell them alcohol. The new measure will be put in place in stores in high risk areas and will affect all customers with no exceptions. So whether you are 21 or 80 you will need to produce proof of age. The measures seem a little extreme and whilst it might be hard to guess a younger persons age, most people can tell that a pensioner is old enough to buy alcohol.

A mushroom farm that has been operating for 50 years is due to close because of rising costs and increased competition from abroad. The farm in Godalming Surrey is one of only two left in the South East. When it closes 80 people will lose their jobs.

The blue Smartie was dropped by Nestle about three years due to concerns about artificial ingredients. At the time Nestle were able to reformulate the other coloured Smarties to get rid of the artificial ingredients and colours. However, they could find no way of recreating the distinctive blue Smartie. It appeared that Smarties have now found the answer and can create the blue sweet using a colouring from seaweed.

If you need some extra cash to expand your small business you might want to try ezunsercured.com. They specialise in offering small business lines of credit. They offer loans with no collateral and provide a fast approvals process. In fact you can usually have your small business line of credit approved in just 1-3 days with the money reaching your checking account in 3-14 days. All you need to do to apply is fill in the easy to use online form.

The energy provider E-On has put up its gas prices. The German owned company has said that from tomorrow gas prices will go up by 15% and electricity will go up by 9.7%. The announcement follows price rises from other energy providers including British Gas, Scottish Power, Npower and EDF. The rise means that a customers annual fuel bill will go up from £931 to £1031.

I found this website the other day that provides a casino portal. It offers up to date information on all of the top casinos. It provides a rating system so you can get an idea of which casino games you can find at which casinos. It also gives each casino a star rating and in some cases gives a bonus code to take advantage of some special offers. The website also features a casino of the month which is reviewed by the editor as well as having lots of useful links to gambling related articles. It’s quite a useful resource and for anyone interested in using an online casino gamblux is definitely worth a visit first.

You will soon be able to buy milk in plastic bags instead of the more common plastic bottle. Waitrose will abolish plastic milk bottles to help reduce landfill and also save the energy that is used in their manufacture. The new bags are made of biodegradable plastic so can be recycled. Currently over two third of milk is sold in plastic bottles, with Britons consuming 180 million pints of milk a week.

A Government funded survey has found that one in four battery chickens has difficulty walking. The study showed that by the time they were 40 days old 27.6% of broiler chickens showed “poor locomotion” with 3.3% almost unable to walk. There are currently around 20 billion broiler chickens reared in conditions that researchers say are biased towards economic means of production rather than the welfare of the chicken.

Yell the owner of the Yellow Pages directories has reported an increase of 23% in profits last year. The rise is mainly due to the rising revenue from online advertising. Advertising in the printing directories, however, has declined. Despite this Yell are on track to meet its predictions for its year end results.

The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 5.25% from 5.5% in an attempt to stimulate growth in the UK’s economy. The decision follows a recent cut in the US by the US Federal Reserve which cut rates from 4.25% to 3%. More cuts are expected later this year in the UK.

BA has become the latest sponsor of the 2012 Olympics paying around £40 million for marketing rights. They will also fly British athletes to this years Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Other major sponsors of the Olympics include Lloyds TSB, EDF and Adidas.