The Government has rejected plans to build a Skelmersdale rail station, in a decision which has been branded a betrayal. West Lancs MP Rosie Cooper said the rejection was a cruel joke as she vowed … [+3975 chars]
By Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC News Petrol and diesel pricing will be investigated by the UK's competition watchdog after it found "cause for concern in some parts" of the industry. The C… [+4666 chars]
HUNDREDS of passengers have been stuck in long queues at a Scots airport as they try to check-in with British Airways. Pictures from Edinburgh Airport show holidaymakers standing in a long line as t… [+1894 chars]
Westminster Council has admitted it is unlikely it will recover £7.9m in missed business rates from 30 US-themed sweet shops on London's Oxford Street. More than £474,000 of counterfeit and illegal … [+1980 chars]
Few companies produce equipment more vital to the national interest than Ultra Electronics. So secret is the equipment that the defence business supplies to Britains fleet of nuclear submarines, tha… [+2469 chars]
Lower prices for vegetable oils, of which palm oil is the most widely consumed worldwide, could help tame food price inflation, say analysts at Gro Intelligence, a consultancy. But in some cases, in… [+1651 chars]
The average UK weekly food shop has gone up by 8.6 per cent in the past 12 months as inflation and the cost of living crisis bite, new data shows. In Britain the rising price of food and drink is lo… [+5015 chars]
The possibility of a floating wind farm off the coast of Cornwall has moved a step closer after securing government funding, project bosses have said. Swedish company Hexicon plans to install its Tw… [+1610 chars]
