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Google Maps is quite useful when it comes to estimating journey times, miles, and petrol costs, but if you’re giving your car a rest, don’t fancy walking, and think there might be train delays, what do you do?

Well Google has teamed up with thetrainline.com and released a new route planner which has live updates and information about 170,000 rail timetables, 2,500 rail stations, 8,000 bus stop timetables, and 250 London Underground stations.

It works the same way as before, but now there’s a lot more information so planning a journey is easier and you’re less likely to be late to your destination.
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Australian insurers who have dramatically raised their premiums since the Queensland floods are guilty of `gouging’ customers, Premier Anna Bligh says.

In one case, the North Burnett Council was asked to pay 65 per cent more to insure its property – a rise of almost A$100,000 (US$102,605) compared to last year.

The Premier said some insurance companies were being unfair.

“It is clear that some insurance companies are increasing at a rate that I think is beyond reasonable,” she told reporters in Cairns on Monday.

“Some insurance companies are lifting rates by such a high level it can only be described as gouging.”

Ms Bligh said Queenslanders should seek out insurance companies who had helped customers during the floods and Cyclone Yasi.

“What we learnt last year is that not all insurance companies are the same – some went out of their way to help their clients, others went out of their way to make it harder.

“I just say to people … if your company is lifting your rates to ridiculous levels, shop around. There are insurance

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Browsing for wedding insurance policies may have been postponed by Aretha Franklin following the announcement she has put her nuptials on hold.

The singer revealed earlier this month that she and long-time friend Willie Wilkerson were engaged.

However, a newly-released statement has explained the summer ceremony Franklin spoke of is now unlikely to happen.

“Will and I have decided we were moving a little too fast and there were a number of things that had not been thought through thoroughly.

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One of the best features of any health insurance policy is the “Cashless service” offered by the insurance company. In a cashless claim arrangement, the insurance company directly pays to the hospital and the policyholder does not have to pay for the treatment or hospitalisation from his/her pocket. But there can be times when this blissful cashless service can become really painful and annoying. There have been many instances where the policyholder or his family members spend a lot of their time and energy in chasing the Insurer, following up with their Third-party administrator (TPA) and the Accounts department of the hospital.

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In 2013 local authorities will take control of council tax benefit and it is possible that others will follow Westminster’s example. Westminster is also thinking about reducing council tax benefit for people who do not make an effort to obtain employment.