19 May 2012 Last updated at 16:51 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Triple Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie starts the Olympic relay at Land’s End About 100,000 people turned out to cheer the start of the Olympic torch relay, police estimate. Streets in Cornwall and Devon were packed as...
Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent Traffic-light labelling allows consumers to see how much salt and fat are in products. Photograph: PA Inconsistent and confusing labels on best-selling sandwiches on the high street are making it difficult for shoppers to make meaningful comparisons and choose the healthiest options, a consumer...
The number of older professionals living in shared homes has increased by 2,000 in the past six months. Why have this new breed of first-time buyers been priced out of the market? Sharing a house with friends can make sense when you’re in your...
18 May 2012 Last updated at 16:24 ET By Claire Heald BBC 2012 Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. David Beckham used a London 2012 torch to light a cauldron The Olympic flame has landed in the UK ready for the London 2012 torch relay after...
Lucy Mangan Celebrity presenter worth her place on screen …Felicity Kendal’s Indian Shakespeare Quest. Photograph: BBC2 No sooner has presenter Francesco da Mosta finished touring Italy with his version of Shakespeare (for those of you who missed Da Mosta’s BBC2 series, the bard was a secret visitor to Francesco’s...
