US media has reported that FIFA president Sepp Blatter is being investigated by US officials as part of a wider investigation into allegations of corruption, bribery...
The US State of Texas has passed state legislation that renders residents unable of voting in favour of a ban on the controversial shale gas extraction...
Poaching is likely to be the cause of the rapid decline in the Tanzanian elephant population, officials have said, pledging action on “slaughterhouse”. Tanzanian authorities promised...
The Quebec Superior Court has told tobacco firms that they must pay $15.5bn (£8bn) in damages to smokers for failing to alert customers of the health...
Greenpeace has teamed up with the award winning creative agency Don’t Panic and Kennardphillips to target the oil giant Shell, which is preparing to begin drilling...
Investors worth $12trn have called for action on climate change, saying that any delay on a low-carbon transmission will require ‘stringent’ measures in future and create...
The Greek government has repeated its pledge to stick to debt repayment plans, just days after the Interior minister warned that the country was fast running...
Axa has announced its intention to triple its investments in green technologies and to divest funds from coal investments, citing concerns over climate change as one...
Plans to introduce standardised cigarette packaging could result in multi-billion pound demands by tobacco companies as they prepare to launch a legal bid in the High...
Nationwide building society has reported pre-tax profit rises of 54% to £1.04bn, up on £677m profits last year, describing the results as the “strongest ever”. The...
Travel operator Thomas Cook has issued a ‘sincere and heartfelt’ apology over the deaths of two children at the Greek holiday resort of Corfu. The firm’s...
The debate over the environmental effects of organic farming is likely to be reignited after a study found claimed that it offsets the loss of biodiversity...
The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said that he expects to come to an agreement with the country’s creditors within a week. Yanis Varoufakis has...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that in 2015, the fossil fuel industry will receive $5.3trn in subsidies, surpassing annual health spending for all the...
The Environment Agency has expressed concerns after it found that 25 beaches across England are likely to fail EU swimming standards. Beaches in Margate, Blackpool and...