Corporate bonds intended to inject liquidity into markets profited companies engaged in deforestationSome of the world’s biggest central banks are unwittingly helping to finance agri-business giants engaged in the destruction…

New station opens five months after rest of line and two weeks before first through-servicesThe Elizabeth line’s delayed Bond Street station will open on 24 October, Transport for London has…

Airline reflects diversity of workforce with policy on its Vivienne Westwood-designed outfitsVirgin Atlantic’s crew, pilots and ground staff can now wear whichever of its uniforms they feel most comfortable in,…

Health officials say influenza and coronavirus could spread widely at same time in months aheadTens of millions of people in the UK are being urged to have flu and Covid…

Electricity grid collapses in Cuba after hurricane passes through, as 2.5 million people in Florida ordered to evacuateCuba’s electricity grid has collapsed, leaving the entire country without power in the…

Deputy Labour leader’s speech met with applause and cheers as she urges delegates to celebrate successesQ: When would you get debt falling as a proprotion of GDP?Starmer says Labour does…

Russian-installed leaders of Luhansk and Kherson ask for territories to be annexed; claims Russia behind attack on gas pipelines ‘predictably stupid’, Kremlin saysSweden’s foreign minister Ann Linde has said on…

As lenders pull mortgage products amid interest rate turmoil, experts forecast ‘significant fall’ House prices in the UK are likely to fall by at least 10% next year as mortgage…

Will PM and chancellor ignore advice under mounting pressure, which is also coming from US and Germany?IMF urges UK government to reconsider tax-cutting plansLiz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have taken…

Bank’s emergency move brings relief to bond market, but fails to stabilise UK currencyOver here, chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is due to meet bankers again today in an effort to calm…