10 h. ago UK scientists will attempt to dim the sun in controversial experiment costing taxpayer £800 million

The controversial technology aims to reflect sunlight back into space in a bid to combat climate change

Economics

47 h. ago The staggering number of Romanians on student loans, a deserted Oxford business college with 10k students

In the city of dreaming spires you'll find Oxford Business College, a place where 'ambition meets opportunity and education drives success'.

Politics

4 d. ago Experiments to 'dim the Sun' to be given green light by UK government

Britain is set to approve funding of up to £50 million for experiments to dim sunlight in a bid to limit climate change

Politics

4 d. ago Experiments to dim the SUN in bid to curb global warming will be approved by the UK government within weeks

Experiments to reflect sunlight away from Earth will be given the green light by the Government within weeks. Trials could include injecting aerosols into the atmosphere or brightening clouds.

Politics

9 d. ago Ice cream vans could be banned near Greenwich Park after council row

Plans to prohibit ice cream vans from trading on a street next to Greenwich Park are one step closer to fruition in the latest chapter of a drawn-out saga that has already cost the taxpayer thousands.

Events

1 week ago SNP minister claims her £19,000 pay rise won't cost the taxpayer a single penny

SNP ministers have faced a backlash after they were handed whopping pay rises.

Economics

3 w. ago We need to dig up more roads (and faster!), says Openreach's CLIVE SELLEY

Selley has called for the Government to make it even easier to dig up streets to lay fibre optic cables, saying the current process is inefficient and costly for both his company and the taxpayer.

Politics

3 w. ago British taxpayers subsidised power firm Drax to the tune of £869million last year

The controversial Drax wood-burning plant in North Yorkshire has received billions of pounds from the Government in recent years due to imported biomass being treated as renewable fuel.

Economics