Race to the bottom: the disastrous blindfolded rush to mine the deep sea

One of the largest mining operations ever seen on Earth aims to despoil an ocean we are only barely beginning to understandA short bureaucratic note from a brutally degraded microstate in the South Pacific to a little-known institution in the Caribbean…

Gas firms may face windfall tax as energy crisis hits households

Another 800,000 households fall victim to energy crisis as Avro Energy and Green collapseAnother 800,000 households fell victim to the energy crisis on Wednesday with the collapse of two more suppliers, as ministers admitted they were considering a win…

Ladbrokes owner bet big that it was undervalued. It won … big

Liberalisation of US gambling law is fuelling a wave of buyouts of more tech-savvy UK betting firmsThe stock market bargain during the wild pandemic trading of March 2020, it turns out, was the owner of antique betting chains Ladbrokes and Coral. In th…

UK households face second record energy bill rise

Analysts predict a further 14% jump for spring 2022 on top of next month’s scheduled £139 riseMillions of households could face a second record jump in energy bills next spring, on top of the £139 increase due next month, as the global gas crisis conti…

Kwarteng admits ‘difficult winter’ ahead as energy bills soar

Business secretary says vulnerable customers will be protected, as he distances himself from universal credit cutKwasi Kwarteng has said it “could be a very difficult winter”, with families facing rising energy bills, as he sought to distance himself f…

BP’s joint solar venture Lightsource BP to more than double expansion by 2025

Deal worth £1.3bn means operation will develop enough solar farms to power equivalent of 8.4m homes‘The potential for solar is huge’: future looks bright for Lightsource BPBP’s joint solar venture, Lightsource BP, will more than double its global expan…

‘The potential for solar is huge’: future looks bright for Lightsource BP

Founder Nick Boyle explains how Lightsource will help power one of the biggest corporate transformations ever attemptedBP’s joint solar venture Lightsource BP to more than double expansion by 2025Nick Boyle, the founder and chief executive of solar pow…