We will intervene on energy bills if necessary, says Ed Miliband

BBC Sue Jamieson and Margaret Ashdown help run one a one of Surrey’s “warm welcome” venues A woman who helps to run one of Surrey’s Warm Welcome venues says they are important from “a social perspective, as well as helping people in need”. The facility at Dorking Christian Centre, now in its fourth year, is…

Lori CarnochanDumfries and Galloway reporter BBC The Johnstone family say if they cannot find a way to make their milk production profitable, then they will be forced to sell their farm When Adam and Lucy Johnstone took over a dairy farm in the south-west of Scotland two years ago, they were able to make a…

The government will underwrite a £1.5bn loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in a bid to support its suppliers as a cyber attack continues to halt production at the car maker. Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the loan, from a commercial bank, would protect jobs in the West Midlands, Merseyside and across the UK….

Last December, Warner Bros agreed to a takeover offer from Netflix for some of its assets. But Paramount, which is backed by tech billionaire Larry Ellison and led by his son David, made a rival offer as it looks to transform itself into a Hollywood heavyweight. But it had been rebuffed by Warner Bros.

Josh MartinBusiness reporter Getty Images Retail sales fell unexpectedly in November as Black Friday discounts failed to boost spending, official figures show. Supermarket sales fell for the fourth month in a row, while discounts at retailers across November did not lift Black Friday spending as much as in recent years, the Office for National Statistics…