Tuesday 7th February 2012
Europe
Tuesday 1st March 2011 12:20
Female drivers face higher premiums
Dundee photographics
Male and female drivers will no longer pay different insurance premiums under a new ruling by the European Court of Justice.
It means insurance firms in Europe will have to change their system for calculating insurance premiums and pension annuities.
Currently, men under 30 can pay up to double the amount for car insurance as statistically women are considered to be safer drivers.
The prices of policies are expected to even out when the ruling comes into force in December 2012.
Tuesday 25th January 2011 15:55
Visitors have voted Boskerris Hotel in St Ives as the eighth best for service in Europe. The Cornish retreat has also been named third best in the UK.
TripAdvisor has listed Boskerris Hotel in its ninth annual Travellers' Choice Hotel Award. TripAdvisor is one of the world's largest travel sites where travellers can share their experiences.
Wednesday 10th March 2010 10:45
Pasties on sale at Kings Cross station, London
One of the MEPs for the South-West has been cooking up a fuss in Strasbourg fighting for the legal status of the traditional pasty.
Graham Watson is pushing for Cornwalls "national" dish to have PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) status.
This means Cornish pasties could only be made in Cornwall in the future.
Mr Watson handed out authentic pasties to his European colleagues at the European Parliament this week.
