Managing Your Credit Card Debts (The Bradford Era) (ARA) - Credit cards are not always a bad thing, if you are smart with how you use them. They enable us to buy items immediately, eliminate having to carry cash, and record and track purchases. Disadvantages include interest, fees, and increased impulse buying.

The Cabby Takes Plastic, or at Least Is Supposed To (New York Times) More than half the city’s yellow cabs are now fitted with devices to accept credit cards for payment, but riders may have to resort to arm-twisting to be allowed the privilege.

Antibiotics could help slow MS Adding antibiotics to standard drug therapy may slow down the progress of multiple sclerosis, research suggests.

Gene test to screen at-risk embryos Doctors may be allowed to screen human embryos for gene that increases risk of heart attacks

How widely is James Toseland recognised? Can you compare Superbike racing with Formula One? Or what about Sidecar racing? Does even the MotoGP series compare with F1 for global interest? In Great Britain, which has produced the top competitor in one of the biggest motorcycle categories, that man’s recognition seems limited.

Shaggy Dog Story - My Turn To Spin By Shaun Udal Loverboy reviews Shaun Udals book, My Turn To Spin and votes it good. Loverboy rarely pulls his punches and doesnt suffer fools gladly, but on this occasion shows a fair degree of reverence to Middlesexs new signing. And why not? The subject matter is interesting and the book well written and presented. Loverboy explains......

Volcano set for his Glaws comeback in Bourgoin tie Look out Bourgoin, the Volcano will be making his Gloucester comeback in the Heineken Cup on Saturday, hoping to get the result that will clinch a place in the quarter finals of the competition. Lesley Vainikolo is back after going home to New Zealand following the death of one of his brothers, and its been confirmed that he will play at Kingsholm on Saturday.

Not long to wait The new owner of the much-contested second Force India race seat will be confimed by the end of this month, Vijay Mallya told the official Formula 1 website. Insisting that the team is not interested in any pay drivers, the Indian billionaire describes the impending decision as difficult. The recent winter tests have seen some very high profile names testing for the team.