Biofuel Palm oil fraud calls for stricter import rules on biofuels admin Dec 15, 2023 Campaigners warn that stricter rules are required to ensure that imported "used" palm oil is not virgin palm oil.…
Energy Redcar’s ‘Hydrogen Village’ project abandoned following local… admin Dec 15, 2023 A plan to use hydrogen to heat homes in a village in North-East England has been canceled after months of…
Economy OECD warns that Net Zero will cost the global economy trillions. admin Dec 15, 2023 Net zero would shrink Britain's economy by £60bn and cause the global economy to be $3.6 trillion (£2.8 trillion)…
Financial Coffee machine sales surge as prices of takeaway latte rise admin Dec 15, 2023 Demand for home espresso machines has increased due to the rising cost of coffee taken away. Alex Baldock said…
Oil and Gas IEA: Opec+ controls only half the oil market. admin Dec 15, 2023 Opec+ controls only half of the global oil production, as demand growth has slowed "dramatically" and US output is…
Business Beam Suntory sells Courvoisier Cognac to Campari admin Dec 15, 2023 Campari will buy Courvoisier Cognac, a US-Japanese spirit group Beam Suntory. The deal is valued at $1.32bn. Global…
Climate Carbon price falls as investors worry about ‘weak impact’ of COP28… admin Dec 15, 2023 Carbon prices dropped to their lowest level in 14 months because traders were not convinced by the COP28 Summit…
EU EU leaders agree to begin accession talks with Ukraine admin Dec 15, 2023 EU leaders agreed to start talks with Ukraine for its accession after Hungary's Prime Minister changed his mind…
Energy Solar farm to power London offices admin Dec 14, 2023 Workspace Group, a corporate landlord, has made an agreement with Europe's largest renewable energy generator to…
Artificial intelligence Axel Springer signs deal with OpenAI for ChatGPT to read its stories admin Dec 14, 2023 Germany's largest news publisher, Axel Springer, has made a groundbreaking agreement with OpenAI, granting them…
Defence industry Cohort, a British defence company, has seen its sales increase as a result of the… admin Dec 14, 2023 Cohort is facing a backlog of orders worth £353.9m after a surge in demand The rising tensions between China,…
Politics UK ministers are unable to prove that £259bn spent on procurement was wisely spent admin Dec 14, 2023 According to a cross-party group, the UK government was unable to prove that taxpayers received value for money on…
Economy UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in October admin Dec 14, 2023 According to data released just before the Bank of England’s final rate setting meeting of the year, the UK economy…
Business Vivendi floated a plan to split up admin Dec 14, 2023 The French media conglomerate Vivendi has proposed splitting into three separate businesses, which would be listed…
Interest rates Federal Reserve signals rate cuts for 2024, sparking a market rally admin Dec 14, 2023 Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell sent his clearest signal yet on Wednesday that the US central bank was done with…
Energy Subsea project to transport renewable energy from Scotland to England is awarded… admin Dec 13, 2023 The contract for the 190km superhighway will cost £1.8bn. It is designed to transport renewable energy from…
Drug research AstraZeneca acquires US vaccine company for $1.1bn admin Dec 13, 2023 AstraZeneca has acquired its first vaccine company for $1.1bn. This will allow the company to expand its vaccine…
Banking Why high interest rates can be a blessing for certain British businesses admin Dec 13, 2023 The bond markets are getting ahead of themselves by anticipating a sharp fall in the Bank Rate for next year.…