• Top 20 sites for 2005

    My choice of the best of the year
    • Google maps
      Excellent map site - and you can usually overlay an aerial photo as well.
    • Cheap overseas calls
      Fantastic guide to how to make very cheap overseas calls - USA for 0.5 pence per minute, for example
    • The Old Bailey online
      The Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674 to 1834. Searchable accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials.
    • CIFAS
      CIFAS, the UK's Fraud Prevention Service. With lots of advice on avoiding identity theft and other financial crimes.
    • The Historical Maritime Society
      A UK based historical research group recreating the Royal Navy. Excellent Nelson information.
    • Sandlot Science
      Lots of optical illusions and visual oddities. Fascinating.
    • Bookbrain
      Comparison shopping site dedicated to books, helping you find the cheapest source of a book.
    • Entitledto.co.uk
      Excellent calculators to help people work out their entitlement to benefits and tax credits.