They say it always pays to ’shop around’ and in these days of misery and recession, the savvy consumer is haggling harder on anything and everything. Whether it’s a new sofa or a plasma TV, there’s deals to be had everywhere as retailers fight to squeeze any spare money out of you in the hope [...]

One aspect of the traditional British weather is that we’re generally guaranteed a fair amount of rain. As I am rarely a pedestrian theses days (except if forced to park my car 100 yards away), most of my experience of rain is from behind a windscreen and as with most modern conveniences, a quick flick [...]