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Best-UK-Shopping - The best guide to shopping online in the UK.

Big OE - This website is designed to be the information site of choice for travellers to the UK from New Zealand and Australia. It is brightly designed, and offers information and advice on living in the UK. This site is also useful for UK residents, with book and movie reviews, sights and attractions in London, weather forecasts, advice on accommodation in London and a calendar of events.

blinkBox - This fantastic, new entertainment hub combines the best elements of YouTube, Facebook and LoveFilm. It lets you watch and share video clips – known as ‘blinks’ – from a wide variety of film and TV titles sourced from such big-name partners as Warner Brothers, Paramount and Universal. As these are all legal, their quality is fantastic and each is accompanied by an option to buy or rent the whole movie or programme. Blinks can be shared via email, web link or your blinkBox profile, and customised with tag, comments and ratings.

Bottle Talk is a new social networking site where wine connoisseurs can review, rate and recommend wines. You can sign up for free, then click the Add section and complete the online form with information on wine type, price, year of production, grape and blend, country of origin and winery. You can also add wine that you would like to taste but haven’t tried yet. A clever use of tasting tags lets visitors search for wines in the database by adjectives such as ‘fruity’, ‘smooth’ or ‘velvety’.

Boys Stuff - Excellent website for gadgets and gifts. Items range from a talking remote-controlled Dalek to a satellite navigation system. You can even select stuff for girls.

Brand Alley - Want to get your hands on designer gear without emptying your wallet? Of course you do. Then head down to Brand Alley to find luxury brands at discount prices.

Britons walk less - The number of trips that we make on foot each year has fallen by 16% in the last decade. The same national survey found that most people recognise the health and environmental benefits of walking and agree that everyone should be encouraged to walk more.

Charlies Stores has been established in the hardware and DIY sector for over 20 years. Throughout that time they have expanded their range of products and are now one of the largest independent retailers in the Mid Wales area.

Classifieds is a free online classifieds service for UK users created by Shopping.net.

DirectGov website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all local and national government needs.

Doof - This colourful new social-networking site provides an online playground for avid gamers. Once you’ve created an account and set up your profile, you can jump straight into the action, and invite friends to come and join you. Doof features a variety of fun and challenging games, which range from classics such as Space Invaders to its own version of Sudoku.

eConsumer - Your site for cross-border ecommerce complaints.

eSwap Now - If you've got loads of old CDs, books or videos that you want to get rid of, you can see if someone wants to swap here. Simply sign-up to the service and put up the details of the items. If someone's interested in one of them you'll be informed by email, and once you've sent the item out you'll receive a credit that you can then use to request an item someone else has posted. Like eBay, this site has a feedback system, so you'll get an idea of whether those you're dealing with can be trusted or not. Not many people are signed up yet, so there aren't that many items available, but we like the idea.

Exclusive London - This revamped London lifestyle site lets socialites discover and access exclusive venues and attractions in the capital. New features include My Exclusive London, which lets you create a little black book of your favourite places and share it with other members. You can also voice your views on venues you’ve visited and post photos of nights out.

Expert Village - Search thousands of how-to and instructional videos from renowned experts at ExpertVillage.com. The front page lists new featured videos each day - submitted mostly by users - and 12 different categories are featured lower down the page. You can link to individual videos or embed them in a blog or website, bookmark them on Expert Village or at social bookmarkmg sites like del.icio.us or reddit (http://reddit.com), and you can also designate experts as favourites, meaning you can group videos by presenter.

Extra Mile Scotland - There’s no better recommendation than word-of-mouth, that’s the principle behind ExtraMileScotland. Brainchild of two veterans of the Scottish tourism industry, the site aims to act as a platform for tourists to let others know of a service – be it a café, hotel or caravan park – that went ‘that extra mile’. At the moment there’s only a handful of recommendations on here.

Find My Past - With millions of family history records online, Find My Past makes it easy to research your UK ancestry and create your family tree. Search census recobrds and trace births, marriages and deaths to bring your family history to life.

First World War records go online - Documents detailing the experiences of millions of people who served in the First World War have been made available online. Ancestry.co.uk, a website that contains personal and historical records including census results, has teamed up with the National Archives to make service and pension records from the British Army between 1914-1920 available for browsing. The collections will be put online in phases, beginning with pension records, which have been made available from 23rd Feb 2007. By the end of 2008, Ancestry.co.uk hopes to have records for 2.5 million former soldiers online.

Fit for travel is a public access website provided by the NHS (Scotland). It gives travel health information for people travelling abroad from the UK.

Flock.com is a social web browser. When using Flock, people can easily discover, access, create and share videos, photos, blogs, feeds and comments across social communities, media providers, and popular websites.

Fondem is a new kind of search engine, with a simple mission: to significantly improve the way people search the Web for information, products, and services. They are not a retailer. They don’t actually sell anything. Instead, they present you with the best bargains from hundreds of different sources, all in one place.

Food Lovers Britain - Whet your appetite with this website that offers lots of recipes and lists the best places to eat. The recipe search is especially clever, letting you narrow your hunt for tasty dishes by ingredients, time of year, and meal occasion such as lunch, picnic or party. The site also features a wide range of eateries included in the search on the homepage – found in the drop-down menu – ranging from greasy spoon cafés to swanky gastro pubs.

Gadgets.co.uk - Whether you are looking for that gadget for yourself, luxury presents for family or friends, or a gift for someone special, then you're in the right place. Check Gadgets.co.uk website that is packed with unique gifts, gadgets and novelties.

Get live traffic updates online - Local traffic news can be accessed online thanks to a new service from ITV Local. Live traffic maps, traffic alerts and even images from 1,200 traffic cameras in the UK is available for each region in the UK. To see the images from the cameras and the traffic hotspots visit the ITV Local website, select your region and click on the Travel News tab on the right-hand side of the screen. ITV Local already offers news, weather, entertainment and even user-generated content from your area.

Grou.ps is a platform for social groups to get together. Use it for any purpose. Choose your template and pick all the modules that you want (wiki, blogs, photos, links etc) and get your group web site without waiting. No branding, it’s free! Plus it's integrated with 3rd party services such as Flickr and YouTube.

Heathrow Parking - Parking4less offers a Heathrow Airport Parking service where you can compare prices at over 15 Heathrow parking sites. Hassle free start to your journey, join over 50,000 people who book their airport parking and airport hotels with Parking4less each year. Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Stansted and Birmingham airports.

Horsemouth is a social networking website that has been set up to unite aspiring mentors with people who are in need of guidance and advice. Members (who must be over 16) can offer or request help on virtually any topic, from work and education to relationships and health. An attractive design and easy navigation are complemented by a friendly community feel and none of the distractions of Facebook or MySpace.

Hot UK Deals - Whenever an online store mis-prices an item, you can bet you'll hear about it first at this site. The site takes postings from users on the great deals they find on internet, and there are some real bargains to be had, including voucher deals and special offers.

Hunt For It, which went live on 1st of March 2006, hopes to woo sellers from other auction sites by offering various sweeteners. Top of the list is free item listing. The founders, Rikki Hunt and his 16-year old son Martin, claim an estimated 52 per cent of all paid for item listings on eBay are never sold so sellers on Hunt For It won't waste money if they fail to find a buyer.

Infinite Continues - If you’ve got piles of old video games that you’ve either completed or given up on, head to Infinite Continues. This game-swapping site lets you trade unwanted titles from your collection for new ones, without paying a penny. Simply provide a list of the games you own and another of the games you want, and Infinite Continues will then match you with people interested in swapping those titles. Once a match has been found, you can agree your swaps and exchange games by post or in person. Game formats listed on the website include the latest Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox consoles.

Internet Shopping is Safe programme is a government-backed initiative run by the industry body for e-retail. This site has a complete list of reputable online shopping sites and top tips and guidelines for secure shopping on the internet.

Izimi is a service that allows you to create your own webpages, similar to those on social networking sites such as MySpace or Facebook, without the need to upload any content. Izimi went live earlier in the March 2007 and gives its community the ability to create a homepage with a unique URL and to be able to offer visitors an unlimited amount of any type of content from images to video. This is because it doesn't use any central servers - your PC hosts the content and does all the work.

Jooce is amazing website for millions of people who access the web from internet cafes and miss customisability of a home PC. The site bundles all your chat and email accounts into one easy-to-use virtual desktop. You can upload files, videos, photos and music, and access it all from any internet-linked computer around the world.

Jumpcut is an online video editor and remixer owned by Yahoo. Sharing videos online has become massive over the last couple of years, thanks mainly to the likes of YouTube. Jumpcut lets you upload and share videos in the same way, but there's one major difference - the site also lets you edit your videos online. You can cut, copy, paste and move scenes around and add audio, transitions, titles, and effects. It's a powerful and sophisticated editing tool that lets you give your videos a professional polish before sharing them with the world at large.

Kids can swap things without money exchange but points.

Later Life - This UK site is designed specifically for those over 50. If you want to look elsewhere, here is another one fiftyon.co.uk.

London Marathon - Since its inaugural running in 1981, The Flora London Marathon has developed a global reputation for its fast, record-setting course. Each year The Flora London Marathon hosts representatives from more than 50 countries to compete on this world stage. Elite runners compete for a portion of £150,000, while the fairly flat, city landscape and spring climate combine to provide the best backdrop for posting records – personal, national and world.

Love Eco - Aimed at eco-friendly shoppers, this new site offers fun and quirky green products, such as baskets, bags and lampshades. This is a place where people can shop for products that reduce the impact we make on the world. A place where you can buy stylish, contemporary and practical things for you, your home and your family. Quite simply, they want to sell products that people would love but which were eco-friendly too.

Love to Dine - A fully comprehensive guide & directory of top Restaurants across the Nation, for all dining out enthusiasts. Complete with reviews, recipes and all related gastronomical delights. If you own a Restaurant, you can to add it our Guide - Absolutely FREE!

Lycos MIX social-bookmarking website lets you create your own video playlist, with clips uploaded from various sources. You can save video clips, from sites such as YouTube, Google Video and MySpace and share it with members. Other people can then add their own video to your ‘MIX’ or can chat to you about your clips, although you can choose to make your playlist unavailable for others to view.

MailSting is a website that rewards members with more storage in return for attracting friends to the website. It combines email and text messaging with a social networking community, rewarding members with points – called Stings. These points are earned once the friend, who you have to invite via email, replies and signs up to the service. The more points you get, the more emails your Inbox can hold, which leads to a larger capacity for storing data and an increase in the amount of free SMS messages you can send. However, if this process seems too time-consuming, you can simply buy Stings via PayPal. Once you’ve registered, you’ll get a free 100MB email Inbox and a 100MB Media Drive facility for online file storage.

Mammals Trust UK - Many British mammals have suffered dramatic declines in numbers, particularly in the last century. In response, Mammals Trust UK was set up to highlight and deal with this critical situation.

Matching Food & Wine website tell you which booze to serve with which meal. The site is split into free and paid-for sections, with the former including a Match of the Week (such as scrambled eggs and champagne), book reviews and tips on entertaining. Whether it's a bottle of wine, a beer, a cocktail, a coffee or simply a delicious soft drink Fiona Beckett got pairings to suit every palate and occasion.

multimap.com (link) the leading site for maps and travel directions on the web.

Mums Network - An attractive site detailing everything you'll need to know about the rigours of parenting. So, avoid the stress of overcrowded high streets and shop from the comfort of your own home. They've got The White Company, Letterbox, John Lewis, Argos, ELC and many more affiliates, so you can shop 'till you drop and help Mumsnet at the same time. In addition, give your kids some great memories this summer. Five lucky Mumsnetters will win a short break at one of the world's leading theme parks, Europa Park in Germany.

My Supermarket - Save time and money when grocery shopping online with Mysupermarket.co.uk, a price comparison site. It helps you to compare your weekly shopping costs across online supermarkets: Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Ocado. Once you register with the site, choose the supermarket you want to shop from and click the Start Shopping button.

National Blood Service for England and North Wales.

NetDoctorPro is a premium resource for UK doctors and health professionals with unlimited access to some of the world's most valuable databases and health resources.

ReallyWorried is a place to seek or share help and advice on just about any worrying topic. It works on the simple notion that whatever people worry about, there are others out there who will have experienced similar problems themselves. ReallyWorried provides an opportunity for people who have been there before to offer their advice to those who find themselves in the same boat.

Red Save - Gadget fans should head to this website, which offers all sorts of gadgets for any occasion. It sells everything from MP3 players and Skype phones to a floating radio rubber duck. Get some ideas from the Gifts section, which is split into categories including General Gifts, For Her, For Him and Personalised Gifts.

Review a Service - This site allows customers to write reviews about services they have used. Have you ever had a tradesman come & give you a quote? Did he turn up? Did he send the quote? Did he come back and do the work? Have you waited in all day for a delivery that never arrives? Did they call?Have you picked up your car from the garage and received a good service? Ever been pleasantly surprised by a customer services call that got things right? This is where you can make others aware by posting your reviews.

Scribd is often referred to as the YouTube of documents as anyone can upload and share written content on the website for free. It supports all common document formats such as Word, PDF, text (plain and RTF), PowerPoint, Excel and OpenOffice. You can upload documents of any size, ranging from a single page to a complete book. There is no limit to the amount of storage space.

Serenata Flowers - This is a smart, fresh website with an impressive selection of bouquets. Ordering is a breeze. Website has a lot of high quality photos. Mass of search options, so you can hunt for flowers by occasion, style, colour and so on. Alternatively, you can view bouquets within a certain price band. There are also a few extras to buy such as vases and chocolates, but some of the arrangements come complete with vase anyway.

Shushhh - Check this website. Their product range spans from the newest up-beat gadgets, games, boys toys, edible stuff to fun office accessories and the best unusual gift ideas, which they can guarantee you won't see in many high street shops.

Simply Switch - Comparison site Simply Switch includes searches for deals on mobile phones, gas, electricity, broadband, car insurance, mortgages, etc.

SKINT - This student-support organization may be the answer for students worries. From the website, students can obtain special concession card which offers a whole range of discounts in shops and services nationwide. Monthly features also contain tips on how to survive your time at university and beyond.

Suffolk Health Walks - These health walks in Suffolk are designed for people who may be recovering from illness, who may have arthritis or joint pain or who may want to loose a little weight, but most of all they are fun and sociable. Check walks timetable on above link.

SuTree is video lesson social networking site. You can create your own profile and detail your interests using tags. These help you find other, like-minded users so you can talk to them and post questions on their ‘blackboards’. New features include brain-training games for all ages, and ‘courses’ - instructional videos that experts can upload to teach other users about particular topics. Now featuring more than 11,000 informative videos from 259 different sources, SuTree is an incredibly useful site that with a friendly, community feel.

T5m: the 5th medium - This new, online TV network offers a wealth of ‘socially conscious’ content to inspire and entertain discerning web users. It features original interviews with such famous personalities as explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, author Barbara Taylor Bradford, and musician James Blunt, as well as covering fashibon, lifestyle issues and worthy causes that the stars support. Most notably, T5m uses Microsoft’s new Silverlight technology, a Flash rival that lets it deliver speedy, high-quality videos. The site is organised into seven channels, which makes it very easy to navigate.

The AnswerBank offers something a little different as it's pitched firmly at a UK crowd. Whereas Brit-based questions such as our Premiership enquiry risked blank looks elsewhere, here it faced a crowd of enthusiastic answer gurus who have no problem dealing with such queries. As with the other sites, the real joy comes from browsing through questions asked by others. There's a broad selection of categories, ranging from Business & Finance to Body & Soul, with the latter reading like a soap opera as it's full of questions from a regular crowd concerning the latest twists in their love lives.

The Sticks - Local news, entertainment, hobbies, eating out ... anything local you'll ever need!!!

Total PDA - This PDA and GPS clearance warehouse covering a wealth of brands cuts out the middleman for dirt-cheap deals.

TrustUK is the body set up to approve on line codes of practice. Consumers' Association and the Alliance for Electronic Business have worked together with support from the DTI in order to bring it about.

UK Singles Network - Dating agencies, introduction agencies, love finders, dinner dates, singles clubs, matchmakers, video dating, dating directories etc. These are some of the places where single people can find love or friendship.

UK Villages is net resource, something like a local paper online, although you can access it anywhere in the world. Around 28,000 communities exists, so you can always log on and see what's going on in your home town.

UK What's on Guide - They are featured on the ukwhatsonguide.co.uk.

Who to Use provides a customer recommendations guide to good local builders, electricians, garages, plumbers, removal firms, roofers and solicitors from all over England, Scotland and Wales.