Official statistics reveal that the take-up of measures through the government’s flagship energy efficiency initiative the green deal continues to be dwarfed by other schemes. The...
Amid concerns of an ageing population China has further eased its one-child policy, allowing couples to have two children if one parent is an only child,...
The UK government is considering building as many as 50 new nuclear power plants, official documents have revealed. According to the Guardian, in a response submitted to...
The government has approved plans for a 1.3km quay, along with facilities for building and assembling offshore wind turbines, in North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. Work on...
The National Audit Office (NAO) has described the first sale of government shares in the Lloyds Banking Group as being “managed effectively” and providing “value for...
Britain’s banking system remains uncompetitive and risky because financial markets deem that the largest banks are too big to fail, according to the new economics foundation...
The Lloyd’s of London insurance market has announced the appointment of its first female chief executive. Inga Beale, who has 30 years’ experience in the industry,...
A new report by the Airport Commission has said that new runaways at Gatwick or Heathrow are needed to expand the UK’s airport capacity by 2030....
Recent government increases in the contracts for difference (CfDs) for offshore wind development might not be enough to attract investment, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has...
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has written to MPs, urging them against cuts to the agriculture industry’s subsidies. The plans, which will see financial support for...
Ken Richards outlines the investment case for domestic solar photovoltaic panels. When the current coalition government came to power, the prime minister boasted that his was going...
Almost half the population will be considering charity shops when it comes to buying Christmas presents this year, a survey has revealed, which labels constrained household...
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...
Lloyds Bank, which remains partly owned by the government, has sold its remaining stake in wealth management firm St James’s Place, raising £680 million. The bank...
A leading developer of wind farms has said that an improved subsidy regime for offshore wind projects will improve investment and could allow the industry to...