Burrowing badgers have forced the closure of a rural road in south-west Scotland on safety grounds. Source link

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Global Counsel says administrators will take control on Friday, blaming the "maelstrom" surrounding Mandelson. Source link

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterPA MediaChristopher Berry (left) and Christopher Cash (right) deny the charges against themSystemic failures that led to the collapse of a China spy trial could be repeated ...

Thames Water's lenders have submitted a new rescue plan to prevent the UK's largest water company from collapsing.London & Valley Water, a consortium of large financial institutions and investors, ...

Pritti MistryBusiness reporterAlamyA further 30 Bodycare stores are to shut following the health and beauty chain's collapse into administration.The retailer fell into administration on 5 September and immediately closed ...

Esme Stallard and Mark PoyntingBBC News Climate and ScienceJames Wakibia/Getty ImagesGlobal talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once again failed.The UN negotiations, the sixth ...

Fashion accessories chain Claire's is on the brink of collapse after the retailer said it will appoint administrators in the UK and Ireland, putting 2,150 jobs at risk. The ...

Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorJoshua NevettPolitical reporterEPATechnology Secretary Peter Kyle wants the Alan Turing Institute to focus on defenceStaff at the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) have warned the ...

Rachel ClunBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesRiver Island has been given the green light to close 33 stores across the UK after the High Court approved the fashion retailer's restructuring ...

“I was speechless,” said Matthias Huss, a leading glacier specialist at Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology. “It was the worst case that could happen.” Mr Huss had been aware ...

Simon JackBusiness editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesTaxpayers and the pension schemes of Thames Water workers would both suffer if the UK's largest water company was temporarily nationalised, the water regulator ...