The chancellor George Osborne has unveiled tougher measures to crack down on people hiding their money in overseas accounts in order to avoid paying income tax...
Following a troubled year, the Co-operative Bank has posted a loss of £1.3 billion for 2013 and has said it does not expect to make a...
Lord Myners has announced his resignation from the board of the Co-operative Group, following opposition to plans to reform the business. The news comes less than...
The government and campaigners have moved to reject claims that children are being “brainwashed” with green propaganda by their schools. In a new report, the climate...
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has revealed that 2001-2010 was the warmest decade on record, while 13 of the 14 warmest years in recorded history have...
Banning food, plastics, electronics and other waste materials from going to landfill could support 47,500 skilled British jobs and save billions of pounds in the economy, according...
The government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme the green deal has been criticised again after official figures showed that the initiative is continuing to disappoint. The green...
Leading Japanese engineering and electronics conglomerate Hitachi has revealed plans to move the headquarters of its global rail business to the UK. The firm hopes that...
A new report by the World Bank and anti-poverty charity the ONE Campaign has suggested that by encouraging women into agriculture, many African states could reduce...
Climate change will hit crop yields in temperate and tropical regions earlier than first thought, a new study has found. The study, published in the journal...
An advertising campaign by e-cigarette firm Ten Motives has been banned because of unsubstantiated claims that the nicotine product is a “healthier smoking alternative” – coinciding...
Consumer trust in the UK banking sector has stabilised after years of decline, but still lags behind the rests of the world, a new survey has...
The UK government has announced that it will invest an extra £45m into the development of the so-called Internet of Things. Speaking at a technology trade...
Charities and businesses across the world have called for gender equality and stronger female leadership on International Women’s Day. The theme for the 2014 event is...
The reasons for the global warming ‘pause’ between 1998 and 2013 have gone from “unexplained to overexplained”, according to an article by the Economist magazine. The...