British Gas to pay £11.1m penalty
British Gas will pay an £11.1m penalty after regulator Ofgem found it failed to meet energy efficiency targets on time.
State pension rise of 2.5% confirmed
The basic state pension will rise by 2.5% in April – the equivalent of £2.85 more a week for a single person, the government has confirmed.
UK interest rates stay on hold again
UK interest rates are held at the record low of 0.5% for another month by the Bank of England.
AUDIO: Osborne attacks BBC cuts coverage
George Osborne has criticised BBC coverage of future spending cuts as “totally hyperbolic” in a Radio 4 interview following his Autumn Statement.
Petition against EU-US trade talks
A petition calling for an end to negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, has got a million signatures
Portugal’s modernising winemakers
How young winemakers in Portugal are modernising their industry and securing bigger export sales.
Man City ‘becoming self-sustainable’
Manchester City are becoming more self-sustainable, according to chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, after posting losses of £22.9m.
Whisky cloth smells like tweed spirit
A new fabric is created by experts at Heriot Watt using Harris Tweed that gives off a whisky-like fragrance.
Qatar release new stadium plans
Plans for a new 2022 World Cup stadium in Qatar have been released, despite uncertainty surrounding the tournament.