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REVIEW: BRICK UP THE MERSEY TUNNELS
Normally, just the simple mention of ‘going to the theatre’ might send shivers down your spine. Your girlfriend or boyfriend (or even worse, your parents) want to drag you out, fork out 30 quid, all for the pleasure of enjoying 3 hours of the most boring play / musical you ever watched. That’s what I […]
STUDENT MOBILE PROVIDER GOES BUST
Dot Mobile, the student mobile network, was last month placed into administration, only two and half years after launching into the student market. The latest company financial report, from 2006, showed a massive loss of £5,759,000, up from £480,000 the year before.
Although no official announcement was sent to their current clients, a simple note on […]
BUDGET 2008 & ITS IMPACT ON YOU
The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, finally unveiled his budget yesterday, which the Conservatives branded a ‘bad news budget’ due to the many announcements of ‘cutting targets’ and ‘economic strapping down’. With the economic growth (the speed at which the economy will grow) revised figures of 1.75% - 2.25% and an increase in borrowing of £43bn, it […]
LIVERPOOL ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKE
Liverpool is just one of the many cities across England and Wales which was rocked by an earthquake last night. Epicentrered at Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, the 10-second earthquake woke residents up at about 1am.
The British Geological Survey has said that last night’s earthquake was the biggest the UK has seen in the past 25 […]
EXCLUSIVE: AFRICA EXPREZ COMES TO LIVERPOOL
It has been in the pipeline for months and organised in secrecy, with rumours of who is going to turn up emerging every day. However, LX News can today announce that on the 6th of March, Africa Express is coming to the Liverpool Olympia.
Although no official announcement has been made, we have managed to obtain […]
ASDA RECALLS 300,000 MICROWAVES
Asda has asked its customers to return over 300,000 of own brand microwaves because of fire risk concerns, it has been reported. The Durabrand XB2316 model, which retailed for £22.75, was not manufactured with batch numbers, leaving Asda with no other choice but to recall the entire range, following complaints by three customers.
Customers have been […]
CAPITAL OF CULTURE PROMO WORLD’S FIRST!
With only 2 weeks left until Liverpool is officially crowned Capital of Culture, Liverpool Culture Company today announced that it will make TV broadcasting history by broadcasting the worlds’ longest advert.
Anyone tuning in to Information TV channel (channel 167 on Sky) from midnight on 31st December to midnight on January 1st 2008, will be […]
CREDIT? YES PLEASE!
We look at how credit cards are affecting students’ lives
Credit cards. We all know what they are and most likely have at least one. But do we actually know anything about them or how they work? 0% Balance transfers, introductory offers, standard rates… All of these are terms used to describe the characteristics of […]
FACEBOOKED
Banks threatening crackdown on ID theft victims
Banks have warned they may stop reimbursing identity theft victims who post personal information on social networking websites such as Myspace and Facebook.
With cases of electronic theft of personal details on the increase, students are at the forefront of a new campaign named Get Safe Online (GSO) launched by […]
WHO ARE YOU AGAIN?
UK’s biggest ever data security breach
Last week saw the unfolding of the UK’s biggest data security breach. Over 25m names, address, NI numbers and bank details went missing in two password-protected CD’s from HM Revenue & Customs.
The disappearance of the Child Benefit data, containing a full copy of details of every child under 16 […]
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