Garden Furniture and Barbecue Offers from B&Q

B&Q have some great offers on garden furniture, barbecues and more:



1. Save half price on selected garden furniture – starts Friday 5th June

2. Save half price on selected BBQ’s – starts Friday 5th June

3. Save half price on selected garden power tools - starts Friday 5th June

4. Save up to 35% on fixed climate control - starts Friday 5th June

If you're planning some home improvement, then:

Save half price on 26 stylish bathroom collections and 60 shower enclosures – ends Thurs 11th June

... and a round-up of what's new at DIY.com:

Smeg freestanding dishwashers at only £299 – incredible price!

... and the hottest picks from the site:

1. Solway corner arbour: Now £311.80, Was £369.00, Save £57.19

2. Tridoorbikestore shack up: Now £244.20, Was £289.00, Save £44.79

3. Kitty playhouse: Now £210.40, Was £249.00, Save £38.60


4. Java dining set: Now £531.98, Was £799.98, Save £268.00

5. Colorado steel chimenea: only £99.98

6. New York 3 burner gas BBQ: Now £166.24, Was £249.98, Save £83.74

7. Calgary dining set: Now £199.49, Was £299.98, Save £100.49

8. L-shaped showerbath screen: Now £169.49, Was £339.00, Save £169.51

9. Black & Decker 38cm Electric Rotary: only £132.13


10. Airforce easy fit climate control: Now £299, Was £499, Save £200

... happy shopping!

The Apprentice Final is on Sunday 7th June

Congratulations to Kate Walsh and Yasmina Siadatan, who have reached the finals of The Apprentice. Debra Barr made third place but Sir Alan had to think very carefully before eliminating this determined candidate. The final task will be to launch a new box of chocolates, with Kate and Yasmina acting as team leaders to the previously eliminated hopefuls. Just remember that the final will be aired on Sunday 7th June, at 9pm on BBC1 - it's been moved to avoid the England World Cup Qualifier against Andorra being played on Wednesday 10th June at Wembley.

Nokia N97 Available for Pre-Order

The Nokia N97 is now available for pre-order on O2 and Orange at Mobiles.co.uk.



Whilst Nokia may be coming a bit late to the touchscreen smartphone party, the Nokia N97 will give its competition some cause for concern, with Nokia billing it as "the world's most advanced mobile computer". Built with the use of your favourite internet apps such as Facebook in mind, the phone has a 3.5 inch touchscreen with 16:9 aspect ratio, and boasts a proper slide-out Qwerty keyboard, which will no doubt enhance the usability of the device. Naturally the phone is stacked with all the latest mobile communications standards, such as HSDPA mobile broadband, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G and Bluetooth, but Nokia has also pleased the photographers by the addition of a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash to make the N97 a capable camera phone.

Nokia has recently launched the Ovi Store, its answer to Apple's App Store, and is hoping that the N97 will be embraced by third party developers. One advantage the N97 has over the iPhone is that it is Flash Lite 3.0 enabled, and can therefore play Flash videos. The N97 runs the Symbian S60 smartphone operating system and supports mobile e-mail and instant messaging. The Nokia N97 looks like it should be a very capable smartphone but it will undoubtedly face stiff competition from the likes of Apple, HTC and Blackberry, especially with the rumoured launch of a new iPhone this summer.

Pre-order the Nokia N97 at Mobiles.co.uk

Big Brother 2009 Starts Thurs 4th June

Just as the nice weather is starting, Channel 4 provides us with a reason to stay glued to our TVs. Yes, that's right, Big Brother returns for its tenth series at 9pm on Channel 4 on Thursday 4th June. As ever it will be interesting to see the new Big Brother House design and be introduced to the new housemates, and Channel 4 will be doing its best to mix things up to keep the programme fresh and interesting. If you want to know what previous year's Big Brother housemates are up to, then the Channel 4 website has a Where Are They Now page.

Dance Troupe Diversity are Britain's Got Talent Winners

The bookies gave them odds of 20 to 1, but a commanding performance of their "Transformer" dance routine bought dance troupe Diversity enough public votes to win Britain's Got Talent. The British public obviously appreciated the energy, creativity and skill of the 10-strong dance group, and Simon Cowell felt their performance had delivered perfection. What is beyond doubt is that Ashley Banjo, the group's choreographer, has a rare gift for delivering unique and exciting dance routines, and that all members of the dance group have the high levels of dance ability necessary to execute them.

Susan Boyle came a commendable second, and many are saying perhaps that was a good placing for her, as the talented singer won't be under so much pressure, as she was under intense media scrutiny in the run up to the final.

In third place was saxophonist Julian Smith, who captured the public imagination with his mesmeric musical performance.

Honourable mention for us must go to the Brett Domino Trio (see also their MySpace page), who showed originality and considerable skill in the use of retro Yamaha keytars and keyboards. Although they didn't make it to the final, we noticed they'd already got a gig as the house band for ITV 2's Britain's Got More Talent, so they'll probably be able to quit their day jobs soon.

Cheap Mobile Calls when Abroad with Vodafone this Summer

Vodafone Passport is a free to opt-in call scheme which allows you to take your Vodafone UK price plan with you when you go on holiday to over 30 European Countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand. Once signed up to Vodafone Passport, there's normally just a 75p connection charge to make or receive a call, and then charges are as per your UK Vodafone call plan, so if you have inclusive minutes the cost of the call is taken from these. Great news for your Summer holidays is that between 1st June and 31st August 2009 Vodafone is abolishing the 75p connection charge you normally pay under Vodafone Passport, so you just pay your normal UK rate, and this includes texts and picture messages too. When the promotion ends, you will remain on Vodafone Passport, and whilst the connection charge will be reinstated, the call plan still offers relatively cheap mobile calls from abroad.

For mobile offers and more information visit Vodafone. The full list of countries covered by Vodafone Passport is:

Albania
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
France
Finland
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxemburg
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland

Visit Vodafone for new mobiles and more info on their European calling plans.

£110m Euromillions Jackpot

The Euromillions Jackpot for Friday 8 May 2009 is an estimated £110 million pounds. Remember that you can play Euromillions online although it is best to book your ticket well in advance as the website can experience very high traffic levels.