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Fridge makers are misleading customers over the amount of food they can hold

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The chilling truth about the size of your fridge: Makers are misleading customers over the amount of food they can hold, consumer experts claim Which? investigation found average fridge capacity is exaggerated by a third Worst models overstate amount they hold by equivalent of 5 bags of shopping Manufacturers measure volume of compartments once shelves … Read more

Hybrid cars aren’t as green as makers want you to believe

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Plug-in hybrid cars are not as good for the environment as manufacturers claim because they can’t operate in electric-only mode if it’s cold, the vehicle has been put in cruise control or the electric motors can’t generate enough power. That’s according to a green transport campaign, which highlighted the limitations of hybrid vehicles as part of … Read more

Motorists over 50 accuse car makers of ignoring their needs

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Car manufacturers have been accused of being ‘out of touch’ with older audiences following a poll of ageing drivers. Just one per cent stated that they believed the latest cars were designed with their needs in mind, a survey of 6,500 motorists over 50 show.  The failure to tailor vehicles to the needs of older … Read more

Doctors pushing new drugs don’t have to admit they are funded by the pill’s makers

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A bright hope has suddenly appeared in depression therapy: the ‘party’ drug, ketamine. Known best as a horse tranquilliser, it is also used as an anaesthetic in hospitals. But ketamine can cause soaring highs and is used illegally, with potentially nightmarish results; the drug is addictive and can trigger psychosis. Recently, leading depression experts lined … Read more