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Image copyright Google Image caption While young people have been demonstrating against climate change, big financial players are putting on pressure from a different direction While young people throng the streets demanding action on man-made climate change, an older, more sober group of activists is fighting a green campaign: big investors. The men and women […]

Image copyright SEEDLIP Image caption Ben Branson, founder of Seedlip: ‘What do you drink when you’re not drinking?’ The days of lime and soda are over. “Sugary, carbonated or fruit-based juice drinks just won’t do” for those seeking a booze-free alternative. At least, that is the view of Seedlip, which claims to be making the

Image copyright Getty Images Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced proposals to help Britain’s “struggling” high streets. He said he wanted to give councils the power to reopen shops in premises left vacant for more than a year. Mr Corbyn also said empty shops should be given to start-up business and community projects in an

Image copyright EPA Chancellor Sajid Javid has said he wants simplify the tax system ahead of his Budget in the autumn. In his first interview since becoming Chancellor, Mr Javid told the Times he was a “low tax guy” but said it was important to “always be thinking about the lowest paid”. He added that

Image copyright Miro Image caption Taylor Host and Jamie Wilde are moving the HQ of their firm Miro out of Hong Kong Hong Kong seemed an obvious place for co-founders Jamie Wilde and Taylor Host to set up their artificial intelligence start-up. They had lived there for several years and knew the financial hub well.

Image copyright Reuters Image caption A worker in an Amazon warehouse in Mexico City, Mexico Amazon workers praising their working conditions on social media are being accused of lying by other users. Twitter users are pointing to apparent inaccuracies and “robotic” or “scripted” language as evidence that employees are being “paid to lie”. A number

Image copyright Pacemaker There have been “positive discussions” regarding the sale of Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff, according to the administrators. The business entered administration earlier this month, with accountancy firm BDO overseeing the process. The move places 120 jobs at risk and could spell the end of the firm, best known for building the

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption An order for CalMac ferries has been at the centre of a dispute The Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow has been nationalised by the Scottish government. Ministers will now operate the yard under a management agreement with administrators, which will see the Scottish government buy the facility if no

Image copyright Getty Images Trading in the biggest shares listed on the London Stock Exchange was delayed for more than an hour, in the longest outage in more than eight years. Shares in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes were affected, although smaller stocks traded as normal at 08:00. Trading resumed at 09:40 –

Image copyright Getty Images Turkey’s military pension fund has reached a tentative deal to buy British Steel out of insolvency. The Turkish Armed Forces Assistance Fund (known as Oyak) says it plans to take over British Steel, which employs 5,000 people, by the end of the year. British Steel owns the Scunthorpe steel works where