Medium sized, regional cities rank higher than the likes of London, Manchester and Birmingham in relation to not only economic growth, but quality of life, income...
Consumer group Which? is calling on financial firms to cut the costs of their calls, after research found that nearly three-quarters of customer complaint lines were...
Energy supplier E.ON has told the government that watering down the Energy Companies Obligations (ECO) could put off investors. The firm said that it would be...
US business magnate Warren Buffett’s holding company has taken a $3.7 billion (£2.3 billion) stake in oil giant Exxon Mobil. This follows the $2 billion (£1.2...
Nine leading pharmaceutical companies are calling for a reform of NHS drug approval processes, saying that the current system does not attract sufficient investment and is...
A committee of MPs is set to question investment banks Goldman Sachs and UBS on November 20 over issues with the Royal Mail’s valuation and allegations...
David Cameron’s pledge to ‘roll back’ green levies could in fact cause energy bills to rise, the chairman of the energy and climate change select committee...
The electric superbike, Saietta R, has been selected to represent British innovation in clean technology during a trade mission to Colorado, US. The motorcycle, which was...
Citi, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America have topped a new ranking of commercial banks on the extent to which they finance coal mining projects. The...
Garment factory workers in Bangladesh will have their salaries increased by 77% after business owners were persuaded by the government to improve working conditions for employees....
China will commit to tougher carbon reduction targets in its next five-year plan, due in 2015, but nearby Japan is expected to lower its own objectives,...
A senior IT analyst at Greenpeace has welcomed efforts by Facebook and Apple to clean up their environmental footprints. Speaking at an event on Wednesday, Gary...
Nationwide Building Society has revealed a £270m jump in pre-tax profits for the first half of 2013, up from £103m reported a year earlier. An increase...
Despite small signs of recovery in previous years, the Amazon rainforest – the ‘lungs of the Earth’ – is in danger after an increase in deforestation...
A new competition has been launched, offering £250,000 to the person who can create the best design of a new garden city to help solve Britain’s...