There are more than 700,000 empty houses in the UK and several million more in other European countries, enough to give shelter to all the homeless...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which is 80% owned by the state, has announced that it is set to focus on UK customers and the...
After enduring five days of choking smog, Beijing is to remain in a state of high alert as dangerous levels of pollution are forecast to hang...
Differences in the way governments, businesses, investors and others interpret the green economy poses barriers to sustainable development, according to a new report. This fragmentation means...
The government has stepped up measures to target tax avoidance, launching an advertising campaign amid a G20 agreement in the global fight against evaders. The new...
Two senior conservative MPs have raised fears that the controversial HS2 rail line will increase the risk of flooding for homes along its route. Coming after...
David Cameron will discuss a £200 billion oil and gas revolution in Aberdeen but has warned that an improvement of the industry would be possible only...
The government are to unveil plans this week to tackle child poverty levels, after coming under intense criticism by church leaders over welfare reforms and local...
Bananas are one of the world’s favourite fruits. In the UK, we eat 100 bananas per year on average and spend hundreds of millions of pounds...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said that the flooding crisis should be seen as a wakeup call for Britain to act on climate change, while criticising...
