Surrey County Council has admitted it does not have enough state school places to accommodate children transferring from private schools, following the government’s introduction of a 20 per cent VAT levy on independent

Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, is poised to rewrite Britain’s planning rules to clear the path for a massive expansion of wind and solar energy, effectively reducing local powers to block or alter

Britain’s farmers are set to collectively lose around £600 million after poor growing conditions produced the second-worst wheat harvest on record. New figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs reveal that

Britain’s workforce will slide to a record low as growing numbers of people too unwell to work dampen the economy’s future prospects, according to the tax and spending watchdog. New projections from the Office

Royal Mail has been fined a record £10.5 million by the postal regulator after delivering more than a quarter of first-class letters late. Ofcom said that the company failed to meet its obligations to

The UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1 per cent in October, marking its second consecutive monthly decline, according to official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Economists had predicted a return to

More than 10,000 people running small businesses have enrolled in the Help to Grow: Management programme, a government-subsidised training initiative designed to enhance leadership and boost productivity. By September, 10,635 individuals had signed up,

Tangle Teezer, the British hairbrush company famously rejected by Dragons’ Den panellists seventeen years ago, has been acquired by French consumer goods giant Bic in a deal worth €200 million. Founded in 2007 by