A round-up of this week's other stories in brief
Paris cheap for gadgets
London is home to the cheapest Apple products, according to a survey by shopping comparison site, PriceRunner. But the French pipped the British to the post for cheapest tech city overall. The study compared items – like an iPad, iPhone, Macbook Air, HTC Desire, and a Sony TV – and found the basket of goods in Paris cost £2,498.41 compared to £2,527.67 for the same in London.
But while the survey found that the combined price of the shopping basket was cheaper in Paris, the iPad, iPhone and Macbook Air were cheaper in London than anywhere else in Europe. Further afield, New York was the cheapest gadget destination offering savings of 22 per cent compared to London. Sao Paulo was the most expensive – costing 46 per cent more than London.
Good Riddance Day in NY
Heading to New York to cheer yourself up? Then join New Yorkers for Good Riddance Day on December 28th. The Times Square Alliance invites everybody to say goodbye and good riddance to their worst 2010 memory. There will be a mobile shredder in Duffy Sq to discard bad memories so you can start fresh in 2011. See nycgo.com/holidays.
In numbers
43.5% The increase in tourism to Sri Lanka in the last year, with nearly half a million travelling there since peace returned to the island following 40 years of fighting between state troops and Tamil separatists