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BP has scaled back its climate ambitions as it announced that annual profits more than doubled to $28bn (£23bn) in 2022 after a sharp increase in gas prices linked to the Ukraine war boosted its earnings.In a move that will...

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Oversight regulators are spending too much time on high-concept issues such as professional ethics and the rule of law and not enough on issues facing hard-up consumers. In its response to the Legal Services Board’s draft business plan for 2023/24,...

South African venture builder Specno began life as a two-founder business out of Stellenbosch University but is now an international agency that works with more than 100 clients across the world. Specno is a venture builder that helps startups, businesses...

British consumers sharply cut their spending in January as the cost of living crisis damaged household finances, retailers have warned, amid growing concern over the impact of high inflation on the economy.The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said sales growth slowed...

A “significant number” of households in Great Britain received financial support they did not need through the government’s £69bn package to cushion the blow of rising energy bills, the public spending watchdog has said.A report by the National Audit Office...

Matt Fearnley’s charity owes almost £1m in rent to its landlord – but that bill is likely to keep growing unless his long list of complaints ranging from black mould to leaking ceilings is addressed.Fearnley, the chief executive of homelessness...

India's largest oil and gas producer ONGC will this year reverse years of decline in production and gradually raise output thereafter, as it invests billions of dollars to produce from newer discoveries, a top company official said. Oil and Natural...

Rescue efforts are continuing after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria. It toppled hundreds of buildings and killed thousands of people. Hundreds are still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll...

Joseph Raftery installed his first heat pump more than 30 years ago, after entering the heating industry in Ireland as an apprentice, aged just 16.Now working for Samsung Climate Solutions in the UK, part of the wider Samsung Electronics group,...

Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age in France by two years to 64 is meeting stiff resistance in parliament and on the streets, as legislators start debating the draft law and unions hold a national strike on Tuesday.Opposition...

The fusion energy industry is calling for greater political support, hopeful that a landmark breakthrough by US scientists last year has given policymakers confidence to bet on the nascent sector. Physicists have been trying to harness the fusion reaction that...

When Peter Williams was told his home in the Orkney isles, 10 miles off the northernmost coast of mainland Britain, was the ideal location for solar panelling, he was more than slightly sceptical. “You’re kidding? Solar panels? In Orkney?” he...

Cryptocurrency market slides as Bitcoin, Ether, and major coins experience dip The cryptocurrency market saw a downturn at the start of the week, with Bitcoin trading at $22,905, a decrease of 0.5 percent from the previous day according to TradingView....

Small and relatively cheap, Apple AirTags are advertised as an easy way to find misplaced items, but they’ve also been used to illegally track people. “We’ve had about a handful of cases where someone has found an air tag either...

It is remarkable how much of the UK’s financial angst comes back to pensions. Any conversation in the City about the waning influence of the London Stock Exchange invariably ends up with someone bemoaning the fact that defined benefit pensions...

Miner Orb has emerged as a former exporter of cryptocurrency mining hardware. Recently the company has changed its business model and started as an escrow website connecting clients and sellers and offering escrow payments and inspection services as a safe...

© Reuters. Members of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade (Azov Unit) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare to fire 152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bahmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Marko...

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Tech investors are optimistic about China as the country pledges to boost the economy and regulatory headwinds abate."I do think that they're going to do everything they can to try to spur the economic growth. It would be very surprising...

Florida governor Ron DeSantis will have effective control of the board of the special tax zone that Disney has operated for more than 50 years under a new proposal from the US state’s lawmakers.However, the zone itself will remain largely...

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TULSA, Okla. — Bad weather can cause cracks and potholes to open up in the road.After bad weather, water can get into the cracks in the road, freeze, expand and create potholes.Driving over potholes can lead to multiple car issues.Read...

Look, I know people have strong opinions about Elon Musk, and I realize that any criticism is going to be viewed as political commentary, even if it’s not (because I’m not American, I can’t vote, I don’t care about Hunter...

Nearly 60 lawsuits claiming hair relaxer products sold by L’Oréal USA Inc and other companies cause cancer and other health problems will be consolidated in a Chicago federal court, according to a Monday order from the US judicial panel on...

Georgia Southern University is planning a major upgrade to its campus security cameras and video technology. According to a release from Georgia Southern, approximately $1.2 million was budgeted for the university to upgrade the cameras in the residence halls and...

Hundreds more of England’s dwindling bus services could be axed next week with a funding shortfall looming, transport authorities have warned.Labour said the government had “just 10 days to act” before operators start having to cut routes because of the...

JEREMY Hunt could have billions extra to play with in his Budget thanks to gas price falls — heaping pressure on him to cut tax this year. Tory MPs will urge the Chancellor to slash the burden because the scaled-back...

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The largest meat producer in the US warned of a tough few months ahead as issues such as softer demand for beef and higher costs, which caused it to miss first-quarter profit expectations, continue to linger.Tyson Foods on Monday maintained...