Andy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targets
Andy Burnham’s government has said it will look at cutting electric vehicle sales targets, in proposals that could add millions of tonnes a year to the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions.
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Engine parts shattered Ryanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of, report says
Preliminary findings show fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany
Ship attempting to exit Strait of Hormuz struck by drone, UKMTO says
WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan coalition in the US Senate is working to keep momentum behind a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran, with lawmakers from both parties arguing that the legislation would send a…
CEO banned for false and misleading statements made in attempt to buy bank and football club
Paul Taylor, former CEO of Blue Horizon Asset Management (BHAM) has been fined £489,000 and banned from working in financial services by the FCA.
US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived
Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t
Standards watchdog resumes investigation into Nigel Farage over financial gifts
Reform UK leader’s return to Clacton restarts inquiry into £5m gift from cyrpto-billionaire and support from fraudster
Tougher crops and beaver dams: how UK farmers are tackling drought
Hit by heatwaves and low rainfall, food producers are finding novel solutions to help crops and cattle survive
Searches for UK homes with air conditioning more than double
Most owners would consider installing aircon as heatwaves lead buyers to focus on ability to stay cool, Rightmove says
Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready
Young people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK are to join “AI boot camps” where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the workplace.
SEC Charges Toms River Trio in Connection with Alleged $47 Million Fraud Targeting Orthodox Jewish Communities
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three Toms River, New Jersey residents for their roles in an affinity investment fraud that misappropriated approximately $47 million from more than 87 investors, who…
BAE Systems to pay $36m penalty after 104 violations of US arms export rules
State department says it has reached administrative settlement with company’s US arm to resolve breaches
Tesla paid Elon Musk 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025
Tech billionaire’s $158.3bn deal an outlier in report showing widening gap of CEO to worker pay at top companies
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Regions Bank
ICLG - Anti Money Laundering covers issues including criminal enforcement, regulatory and administrative enforcement and requirements for financial institutions and other designated businesses – in 16 jurisdictions.
Water customers are not a ‘blank cheque’, Burnham tells suppliers
Companies in England and Wales get green light for extra spending that will add billions to bills
USS George Washington heads to Middle East after record 265-day Lincoln deployment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, broke the U.S. record Wednesday for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span that saw it take part in both the milit…
T+1 Settlement: are firms ready for 2027?
The UK’s move to a T+1 securities settlement cycle on 11 October 2027 is a fundamental shift in how securities transactions are settled.
Sports Direct owner buys Harvey Nichols department store chain
The owner of Sports Direct has bought Harvey Nichols out of administration after the upmarket department store chain warned it could run out of money if it did not find new funding.
Cash remains most widely accepted payment method in euro area
According to the latest survey on the use of cash by companies in the euro area published today by the European Central Bank, cash acceptance has rebounded slightly.
Cisco’s AI-driven profit jump; PPI ahead - what’s moving markets
August 13, 2026, 3:58 AM EDT. The UAE has reportedly unlocked billions of dollars in previously frozen Iranian assets, including 1.5 tonnes of gold flown out on UAE Royal Jet aircraft. This move saw Bitcoin rebound by 1…
India fuels worldwide jump in planned coal production
Enough new coalmining projects were proposed last year to increase global supplies by 2.5bn tonnes a year, an increase of 11% from the year before, even as demand for coal plateaus, according to a new report.
Sun and World Cup helped some UK businesses as economy grew in April to June
An added boost from summer sun and sports fixtures for some businesses helped the UK economy to grow by 0.4% between April and June, according to official data.
Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds
Bereaved families or seriously injured victims of road crime feel “forgotten by the system” with offences not treated with the seriousness they deserve, an official review has found.
UK economy grows by 0.4% in second quarter as some businesses helped by World Cup and hot weather – business live
Across Europe stock markets are mostly doing better than the FTSE 100 in London.
Greenland forces Trump-linked US oil firm to delay drilling
Greenland authorities have forced a US oil company connected to Donald Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic territory, defying claims by the US president’s envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by nex…