Millions of households face another winter of fuel poverty as Ofgem prepares to raise its energy price cap to a three-year high. Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight expects the cap to rise by 4 percent from October, following a much sharper…
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Natural forest regeneration can restore tropical ecosystems while costing up to 96 per cent less than conventional tree-planting programmes, according to new research from the University of Queensland and the University of Newcastle. The study found that allowing forests to…
Royal Mail has once again failed to meet its delivery targets, leaving people waiting for important letters while its management congratulates itself on an “encouraging” improvement. Between March and June, 85 percent of first-class post arrived the next day. That…
The Green Party of England and Wales has proposed a 38 percent windfall tax on the profits of Britain’s biggest banks, with the proceeds used to cut taxes for small and medium-sized businesses. The tax would apply to UK banking…
Household energy bills across Great Britain are expected to reach a three-year high this winter, wiping out Andy Burnham’s much-advertised electricity tax cut before it even takes effect. Cornwall Insight expects Ofgem’s energy price cap to rise by 4 per…
Cheap groceries from dollar stores come with a hidden cost for the working class. New research from the University of California, Riverside has linked greater reliance on dollar-store food with higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and…
China has sentenced Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life in prison for bribery, fraud and falsifying financial information, bringing down one of the country’s most powerful private capitalists. The Shenzhen court also imposed an 8.82 billion yuan ($1.3 billion)…
Andy Burnham’s Labour government has overridden Tower Hamlets council and thousands of local objections to force through a power-hungry data centre near Brick Lane, even as London suffers its worst drought in decades. Housing secretary Angela Rayner approved the development…
The company that made Grenfell Tower’s flammable cladding paid more compensation to shareholders than to the people who survived the fire and the families of those it killed. Arconic paid shareholders $74 million (£54.7 million) for economic losses suffered after…
Andy Burnham has pledged “100 percent” support for Ukraine as British-made drones strike deeper into Russia, hitting energy facilities and civilian targets while doing little to alter the course of the war. Asked in Wolverhampton about Moscow’s warning that Britain’s…