Customers will be able to switch energy suppliers within three days by the end of the year, energy regulator Ofgem has announced. The plans aim to...
Unsustainable practices around resources risk future economic growth, price volatility and negative environmental impacts, a report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) states. The report...
Energy UK has used the recent European election results to call for changes to the energy agenda and a move away from an “emotion driven and...
Oil giant ExxonMobil has estimated that the implied costs of CO2 emissions will reach $80 (£47) per metric tonne by 2040 in developed countries. The calculations...
Rapidly increasing house prices that are far outstripping wage increases are driving inequality in the UK, according to the leading insurance and investment firm Legal &...
The Prince of Wales has called for more affordable and better quality housing in London as he predicated the current pace of rising property prices in...
Renewable energy supplier Ecotricity has announced it will extend its current price freeze until October. This commitment follows previous statements from the company saying it would...
There are several communities around the world whose prosperity depends on bananas. Despite one in three bananas sold in the UK being certified Fairtrade – meaning...
The Labour party has confirmed that it will not attempt to renegotiate the government’s contract with EDF Energy that will deliver the proposed Hinkley Point C...
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...
Rebels in South Sudan have taken control of the key oil-producing town Bentiu, leading to global concerns around the output of oil. The African nation, which...
Last week’s ‘joke’ at a children’s charity ball was not Sir Bradley Wiggins’ finest moment. But cast your minds back a year and the reason for...
HSBC has labelled Tesco’s profit margins as “unsustainable”, with competition from discount food retailers continuing to increase as they gain market share. The bank changed Tesco...
Isabel Allen and Simon McWhirter, directors at Hab Housing, explore some of the myths that surround custom-build and explain why it has a key role to play...
The government has denied reports that it has asked energy firms to freeze household bills until after the next general election. The BBC reported that ministers...