Oil prices hit lowest level since Ukraine invasion on China growth fears
Global oil prices have dropped amid concerns over weaker growth in the Chinese economy caused by repeated Covid lockdowns and a downturn in the property...
Kosovo stops import of electricity and begins energy rationing
Soaring international energy prices have brought power blackouts to Europe as Kosovo said it could no longer afford to import electricity, adding to fears that...
Up to £60m in UK crops left to rot owing to lack of workers, says NFU
As much as £60m of food has been wasted on farms because of a labour shortage, according to the National Farmers’ Union, which found at...
Heathrow passengers face more uncertainty as capacity cap extended
Heathrow airport has extended its 100,000 passenger a day cap for another six weeks as the aviation sector continues to struggle to meet increased demand...
Barclays pulls financial safety net as cost of living crisis bites
Barclays customers claim they are losing a vital financial safety valve during the cost of living crisis after the bank abruptly withdrew their unused overdraft...
Energy price crisis: what are parties and Tory leader hopefuls proposing?
With no concrete policies from a caretaker UK government on how to tackle the energy price crisis, the vacuum has been filled with a number...
Labour’s energy bill freeze makes more sense politically than economically
The politics of Labour’s plan to freeze energy bills for all households this winter are simple. With Boris Johnson’s government in its death throes and...
Starmer strayed in failing to propose targeted energy bill support | Nils Pratley
There was an amusing interlude during BP’s announcement of bumper profits earlier this month when the chief executive, Bernard Looney, was asked what he planned...
Calls to cut bonuses for UK water bosses until reservoirs built and leaks fixed
Water company bosses should be stripped of their multimillion-pound bonuses until they fix leaks and build reservoirs, politicians and campaigners have said as the country...
Stocks struggle as China rate cut sends oil tumbling
China’s central bank cut key lending rates to revive demand as data showed the economy unexpectedly slowing in July. — Reuters pic Monday, 15 Aug...