The world’s renewable energy capacities grew at a record pace in 2023
According to the International Energy Agency, the growth of renewable energy capacity in 2023 was the fastest in…
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2024
Installation of rooftop solar panels in UK hits 12-year high in 2023
According to the official standards body of the industry, in 2023 heat pump installations will reach record levels,…
Why Home Office’s visa plans are a ‘nail on the coffin’ to UK…
What is the name of an Italian restaurant which does not serve pizza?
The jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival…
Fujitsu contracts worth £2 billion to be reviewed by UK government in light of…
Pressure is mounting on the government to review more than £2bn in new contracts awarded to Fujitsu since a court…
UK Treasury exempts banks from prefunding deposit assurance scheme
After the failure of Silicon Valley Bank UK's UK branch in March, British banks were spared the cost of prefunding…
Chesapeake and Southwestern will create a US gas giant with a $7.4bn transaction
Chesapeake Energy agreed to purchase Southwestern Energy for $7.4bn in an all-share transaction. This will make the…
Moscow imports one third of the battlefield technology from Western companies
Last year, Russia purchased at least one third of its critical battlefield components abroad from US-based…
Bitcoin volumes surge as long-awaited ETFs debut
The first US exchange-traded funds that have direct exposure to Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency in the world,…
The UK’s life expectancy has fallen to 2010 levels
After a decade-long slow improvement, the life expectancy of Britons has returned to the level it was in 2010. This…
Dyson loses €176mn EU damages claim
Dyson lost its battle to get compensation of €176mn from Brussels for damages that it claimed were caused by energy…
Amazon will lay off hundreds at Prime Video and MGM
Amazon has cut hundreds of jobs from Prime Video, James Bond Studio MGM and Prime Video as it battles tough…
Turnberry, Trump’s Scottish Golf Course, makes its first profit
Donald Trump's Scottish Golf Course Turnberry made its first profit ever after nearly a decade under turbulent…
US oil lobby launches $8-million ad campaign amid record fossil fuel production
This week, the American oil lobby launched a media campaign with a budget of eight figures to promote the idea that…
Persimmon exceeds expectations in home sales as mortgage rates fall
Persimmon exceeded expectations for new home construction last year. Falling mortgage rates helped boost property…
The estimated cost of UK HS2 is now £67bn
According to the top executive of the project, there is no guarantee that the cost will not increase further.…
Sainsbury’s gains market share in festive food sales
Sainsbury's may have enjoyed a roaring Christmas, but its clothing and general merchandise divisions had a…
Greggs opens 160 new shops to keep up with sales
The boss of the bakery chain, Greggs, said that Britain was still a long way from reaching the "peak" of its sales.…
Pennon purchases debt-ridden water firm in £380m deal
Pennon, listed owner of South West Water, has bailed out a privatised supplier of some of England's wealthiest…