Associated British Foods has threatened to close one of the UK's two bioethanol plants if it does not receive state support after the government struck a tariff deal with the…
At an industrial site in eastern Thailand, Thitipas Choddaechachainun sifts through mounds of scrap metal, circuit boards and old computer keyboards in a cavernous warehouse next to a busy highway.…
People in the UK are for the first time spending more time using their mobile phones rather than watching TV, research has suggested. Younger people are leading the shift, with…
Struggling households owe billions of pounds in unpaid council tax, but bills are expected to keep rising in the years ahead. Newly-published figures show £6.6bn is owed to local authorities…
The government has taken "insufficient action" to ensure people entitled to compensation as a result of the Post Office scandal have applied for it, a report has found. The Public…
Oil prices tumbled by nearly 5% on Tuesday after Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran after nearly two weeks of conflict. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices,…
Airlines have been cancelling or rerouting flights to and from the Middle East amid the conflict between Israel and Iran. Qatar's Hamad International Airport airport, a critical hub in the…
Google may have to make changes to its search services in the UK to ensure greater competition, the competition watchdog has said. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating…
Since its illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has become the most sanctioned nation on Earth, and yet its economy has been remarkably resilient. In 2024, if Russian official…
There is considerable speculation that Iran might retaliate for the US's strikes on its nuclear facilities by closing the world's busiest oil shipping channel, the Strait of Hormuz. About 20%…
