US regulators have approved the Volcker rule in a bid to curb risky banking activity. The rule goes into effect in April 2014 but banks have...
Droughts made more severe by manmade global warming may have been a major driver of the conflict in Syria, scientists have claimed. Estimates of deaths in...
2014 will be a difficult year for bus services in England, campaigners have warned, as new figures show that the last 12 months has seen local...
Britain’s first social supermarket opened its doors to customers in Goldthorpe, Barnsley, on Monday, giving 500 people in the area the opportunity to access high quality...
Supermarket chain Tesco is planning to sell misshapen or ugly fruit and vegetables at a discounted price in order to educate customers that they are still...
New research has suggested that global warming has not stopped since 1998, as many climate deniers argue. Instead, it has simply manifested in different ways. According...
The North Downs Way national trail is a long-distance path that runs 153 miles though southern England, from Farnham to Dover. Opened in 1978, the path...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dealt Lloyds Banking Group a £28m fine for “serious failings” in its control of sales incentive schemes. The group was...
Comic Relief has said it will carry out a review of its investment policy after being accused of investing millions of pounds in funds with shares...
The government has revealed details of the social investment tax relief, which aims to encourage investors to consider the social impact of their investments as well...
A new study has accused investment funds of failing to manage climate risks properly, subsequently exposing investors to potentially huge losses in the future. The Global...
Edward Bonham Carter is to step down as CEO of Jupiter Fund Management after 14 years at the helm. He will continue to work with the...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it will be introducing a new strategy to help countries switch from coal as a...
Yesterday’s news that a record number of customers had switched energy supplier in November is welcome, on the face of it. It remains to be seen...
Mark Wilson looks back at the events of December 1952, when the Great Smog descended upon London, and at how air pollution has worsened globally in...