Regulations come into force today aimed at increasing consumer awareness of the steep charges to call 0871 telephone numbers. The numbers are used by companies including Ryanair and Odeon Cinemas and ...

Commiserations to those who received worse than expected A-level results this week and have been scrabbling to get a place at university through the clearing body Ucas. But if you have been ...

The public consultation into 0871 premium rate numbers run by ICSTIS, the premium rate services regulator, closes on 28 June. ICSTIS is seeking feedback on its proposals to regulate 0871 numbers when ...

Leeds man sets up personal 0871 telephone number and makes 10p a minute from cold-callers London: A man who got annoyed by cold callers interrupting him while he was watching television has got his ...

A man was so incensed by PPI cold callers interrupting him that turned the tables by charging them to call him. Lee Beaumont, from Leeds, paid £12 to set up his own premium rate 0871 number, which he ...