You have been sending your views about England's chief medical officer column on how the NHS could learn from department stores, such as John Lewis.

High Street stores are doing sizeable discounts for customers plucky enough to ask, according to recent reports. Is it time to put aside those British inhibitions in the face of the credit crunch and have a go at haggling? Margaret Ryan puts on her best smile and hits the shops.

Sir Alan Sugar says he is giving his Apprentice finalists "another crack of the whip" in the series' final showdown.

The multi-millionaire entrepreneur and property tycoon on the latest series of The Apprentice.

Some cosmetic surgery clinics are putting sales before patient safety, warns a consumer watchdog.

Police are disappointed that half of the premises they tested sold alcohol to people aged under 18.

In this wonderful world of new technology, we struggle to remember the old ways of doing things, writes Clive James.

The results of genetic tests should be available to insurance companies, says a leading medical ethics expert.

Victims of fraud get little attention and help, leading to stress, depression and even suicide, the Fraud Advisory Panel (FAP) says.

Residents are warned of alarm companies falsely claiming to have police backing.

What does the switchover to digital TV mean for viewers? The BBC News website's Digital Doctor answers your questions.

Granville Technology, maker of Tiny and Time PCs, calls in the administrators and prepares to cut 1,500 jobs.

A 40-strong team of volunteers on Teesside undergo training to help the vulnerable combat burglars.

The Monitor is the home for some of our most popular features, including your letters, Punorama, the caption competition, and 10 Things.

As technology penetrates age barriers, and parents succumb to the benefits of the internet, their children are being called on as technical support.

The Monitor is the home for some of our most popular features, including your letters, Punorama, the caption competition, and 10 Things.

Conversations with taxi drivers are one of the joys - or trials - of modern life. But could new technology make this bit of human interaction a thing of the past?

The government launches a campaign to help people resist the tactics employed by door-to-door sellers.

The Office of Fair Trading launches a campaign to help people resist the tactics employed by door to door sellers.

A new service allowing British businesses to block cold calls from marketing firms gets under way.