Use a virtual number to take advantage of the sun!

To anyone who has their own business, this wonderful last gasp of summer sunshine and glorious weekend has made me think of an added bonus to having a virtual phone number! You can have you virtual 020 numbers pointed at your mobile phone, so people can still get in touch with you and think you're in your London office as normal, whereas actually you're out in your garden in the hammock with a nice glass of wine and a book! Enjoy the wonderful weekend folks! It's probably the last we'll get until next March! :)

The phone hacking saga continues

Westminster has been back briefly for two weeks before MPs head off for the Party Conference season. One of the highlights in that short time was the news that the Culture, Media & Sport select committee is to recall News International Chairman, James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch. A huge number of phone numbers have been hacked, including 0203 numbers and mobile phone numbers of the rich and famous, politicians, royals, and most notably crime victims.

More details about the ongoing saga can be read here.

OFCOM announces plans to make sure local phone numbers don't run out

OFCOM announced this week that they will start rolling out a new system next year for local phone numbers whereby you will have to dial the full area code for the number you are phoning even if you are only phoning the person next door. The idea behind it is that numbers are running out for some area codes, with many providers of virtual numbers keeping a large stock in reserve, thus limiting the amount available. However, if everyone dialling a number in that area has to use the area code then they will be able to introduce 0 and 1 as the first digit of the 6 digits that follow the area code, greatly increasing the amount available and making sure that there is still a large amount of competition. Bournemouth will be first, with a full map of areas on the OFCOM website.

Phone hacking scandal continues

With the summer break ending, we're wondering what the next development will be in the phone hacking scandal? Will any more celebrities or important individuals come forward to claim that their phone numbers have been hacked? And will anymore heads role?

After all, who could forget those memorable scenes before parliament rose for the summer recess when James Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch appeared before John Whittingdale, Louise Mensch, Tom Watson and the rest of the MPs on the Culture, Media & Sport select committee? To see the mighty media mogul attacked with a plate of shaving foam was a very surreal experience!

Will the Prime Minister manage to disconnect himself from his former communications director Andy Coulson, or will Mr Cameron's Premiership be brought down by this scandal? Coulson's gone, Rebekah Brooks has gone, the News of the World has gone, and there is still a lot more of this drama left to go. Get comfy for the next act!