While National Lottery (Lotto) ticket operator Camelot is claiming that its decision of doubling the price of the ticket will "refresh" the game and will increase prizes to winners, punters have severely criticized the hike.

A vast majority of punters (more than 9 out of every 10) threatened that the price hike this year would stop them taking part in the Lotto.

Telecom giant O2 has urged handset manufacturers to stop providing chargers with new handsets, claiming that a big majority of customers do not want chargers with new mobile phones.

O2 said most customers already owned a charger compatible with all handsets, and anyone who wanted an additional charger could purchase one at cost price.

Low-end smartphones will account for nearly a third (31 per cent) of the worldwide overall handset market by 2016, according to analyst firm HIS.

HIS principal analyst Ian Fogg said that entry-level smartphones are very different from high-end smartphones, but there is also a significant difference in the cost of the low-end and high-end smartphones.

The Worst Celebrity Diet to Avoid list for next year is ready. The diet that tops the list is Dukan Diet Tops.

The worst diet as stated by the British Dietetic Association or the BDA is the Dukan Diet and has been called the worst celebrity weight loss plan of 2013.

According to the Dukan Diet, one can eat only proteins and it claims to promote weight loss of 7lb a week.

After an unannounced visit that was carried out by health inspectors, it was stated that aspects of the care of children at a hospital in Essex are totally unacceptable. The visit was done after there were two medication mistakes that were serious.

According to a report, patient care of schizophrenics is at an all time low.

The Schizophrenia Commission has submitted a report that supports the above fact. It is an independent group of experts that has conducted a year-long inquiry into schizophrenia care in England.

A drive to spread awareness on dementia is aiming to teach about one million people to figure out early signs of dementia so that the care of sufferers can be made better.

An announcement has been made by David Cameron that to cut down the time taken for the NHS to diagnose dementia to three months from 18 months through a trial new medical technology.