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European Commission proposal to overhaul emissions trading system would give companies less demanding pathway to reductionsEurope’s most effective method of cutting dangerous planet-heating gases risk...
East Midlands Railway cancels trains on Midland mainline, as drivers on LNER and Avanti West Coast ballotIntercity rail travellers face potential disruption this summer across Great Britain’s three no...
Firm pleaded guilty to 13 offences over discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stationsSouthern Water has been fined more than £7m after illegally dumping sewage off the Kent coast b...
Taking a fresh look at the Bank’s role would send a strong signal that a Burnham government is prepared to do things differentlyWhen Louise Haigh – then a lowly backbencher – wrote a policy prospectus...
Struggling industry seeks to capitalise on Gen Z’s willingness to spend on experiences and comfortIt had always been the great British festival way: greasy burgers and warm beer, retch-inducing toilet...
Almost half of working-age adults in the UK do not save into a pension. Four readers explain why they fear for the future“I am 35 and have essentially nothing saved for my future, which is a huge conc...
Move dealt ‘severe blow to Chinese companies’ confidence in investing in the UK’, says Ministry of CommerceChina’s government has said it is “strongly dissatisfied” with the decision to nationalise Br...
Exclusive: Watchdog asked to look into how James Watt got data of ex-crowdfunders he invited to join buy-back bidJames Watt, the BrewDog founder who sold the debt-laden “punk” brewer earlier this year...
Banks and building societies have started relaxing affordability rules and becoming more creative with productsFor many first-time buyers, getting their foot on the property ladder can feel like an im...
British domestic holidays are being pushed to their highest levels since CovidThe start of the peak summer season is set to bring millions of drivers on to British roads, with concerns of traffic chao...
Agreement, without admission of liability, ends 19-month high court dispute that small-business owners said left them with large debtsVodafone has settled a long-running legal claim filed by 62 of its...
The home secretary, favourite to take over at No 11, has minimal economic credentials and many MPs would prefer Ed MilibandAndy Burnham last month promised the UK he would bring “good growth in every...
Hylton Guthrie says the UK has a problem with opaque political funding, while Andy McWilliam wonders if the closure of the High Pay Centre presents Andy Burnham with an opportunityPolly Toynbee lament...
Tim Steiner speaks as shares in the online grocer slide nearly 15% on plunge in pre-tax profits to £17mBusiness live – latest updatesThe co-founder and boss of Ocado has said he has “no intention of b...
Rise in GDP follows a 0.1% decline in April, figures from the Office for National Statistics showThe UK economy returned to growth in May, despite the impact of the Iran war on energy costs, official...
Scunthorpe factory expropriated from China’s Jingye and ministers will ask a valuer to assess compensationBritish Steel has formally been taken into public ownership 15 months after the government ste...
Campaign hopes to buy site for community, fearing it could go same route of corporate gentrification as Camden and Old SpitalfieldsTraders at Brixton market say they are in a battle of “people over pr...
Rain Newton-Smith calls for a new generation of public-private partnerships to fund major projectsAndy Burnham must avoid another “summer of speculation” on tax and spend that would spook British busi...
Pubs code adjudicator says it has reasonable grounds to believe group has breached industry regulationsThe owner of the Slug & Lettuce and Be At One chains is being investigated over concerns about po...
Politician spoke to senior figures in Reform in March 2024 about covering lost earnings, sources tell the GuardianNigel Farage told senior figures in Reform UK he would need “a million a year” to cove...