Rules aiming to make the UK’s banking sector more competitive have been launched today, providing a new service guaranteeing that bank customers can change current account...
“The Faroe Islands: is that near Egypt?” I smiled as I stood in the queue at Gatwick, while the woman I was on the phone with...
In her opening speech at the Green party’s annual conference, leader Natalie Bennett criticised the three main political parties, arguing that the Greens are the only...
One of Britain’s leading astronomers has said that if plans to curb carbon dioxide emissions fail, the only way to buy time and stop climate change...
Food, Inc. is an exposé of the American food industry and seeks to highlight what is being hidden from the average consumer by regulatory agencies. The...
David Harvey examines how capitalism has shaped western society over the last three years and whether it is time for a change in The Enigma of...
The size of a proposed ocean reserve in Antarctic waters has been scaled back because of pressure from fishing nations. Governments, such as Russia, Norway, China,...
Wealth management firm AXA Wealth has been fined £1.8 million after a review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found that it failed to give suitable...
In this week’s featured TED talk, environmentalist and writer George Monbiot talks about the merits of ‘rewilding.’ Rewilding is a large scale method of conservation which...
Friggatriskaidekaphobia: the fear of Friday the 13th. Once you’ve untied your tongue (it admittedly sound like nonsense), can someone really fear a date? Taking a break...
Liverpool Football Club is hitting its targets both on and off the pitch – as the team topping the Premier League table has also exceeded its...
Crowdfunding by entrepreneurs and small businesses is becoming an ever-more popular way to secure funds for exciting enterprises and innovations. Each month we round up our...
The Swedish Centre party has called for pension funds to ‘climate proof’ investment by ditching holdings in the fossil fuel industry. AP funds – Sweden’s national...
It makes an unlikely poster boy, but the blobfish, a rarely seen species of deep-sea fish, has been voted the ‘world’s ugliest animal’ and adopted as...
Ethical and environmental financial advice experts Gaeia have set a fundraising target of £1 million as part of their 20th birthday celebrations. The money will go...