HSBC has suspended two traders dealing in the foreign exchange markets, according to reports, following an investigation being launched into possible rigging. HSBC is just one...
Good Energy and Ecotricity, two leading renewable energy suppliers, have both topped the annual Which? energy company survey of consumer satisfaction. The survey, which asked 8,525...
Environmental campaigners have hit out at the government after a freedom of information (FOI) request revealed a string of emails between government officials and leaders from...
The cities of tomorrow can learn from the example of Singapore by embracing density in order to be more resource efficient, says a new report. The...
UKIP’s education spokesman MEP Derek Clark has said he would want to ban teaching climate change in schools if the party won the elections in May...
British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood is calling on the European Union to make environmental destruction a crime and hold those responsible to account. Ecocide is defined...
Around two in three Americans believe that global warming is happening, though scepticism increased in 2013, according to a new survey. The study, undertaken by the...
Shell’s new boss Ben van Beurden has issued a shock profit warning, saying that the oil giant’s fourth quarter figures were expected to be “significantly lower...
The proportion of women on FTSE 100 boards has topped 20% for the first time. Just two of the top companies – Antofagasta and Glencore Xstrata...
Adopting a more ambitious EU greenhouse gas emission reduction target would sacrifice only a small fraction of economic activity, a new study has found. The EU’s...
George Osborne has said that Britain was now in a position to accommodate an above-inflation rate of minimum wage, adding that he would like to see...
A subsidiary of energy firm RWE Npower is set to scale back its investment in clean energy amid rising costs, debts and uncertain government policies. Innogy,...
The government has been forced to make an embarrassing climb-down over its claims that it is spending more on flood defences than ever before. On Thursday,...
Researchers from the University of West England Bristol (UWE) have developed a new technology that can filter water from source so that it can be used...
The Co-operative Bank is in discussions with Unity Trust about potentially selling its 26.7% stake in the social bank. The move follows a review into the...