Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?

Chiltern Railways has been brought into public ownership after 30 years as a private company. It is the 10th rail company now under the Great British Railways (GBR), the government’s programme of public ownership, which it says will save money and improve services. Chiltern Railways, which was privatised in 1996, operates services from London Marylebone…

The co-founder of ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s says that its parent company Unilever blocked it from launching an ice cream flavour that expressed “solidarity with Palestine”. Ben Cohen announced that he will independently create the new flavour as part of a personal series highlighting causes the company has been barred from addressing publicly….

The FTSE 100 index has climbed above 10,000 points for the first time, passing a significant stock market milestone, on the first trading day of the year. Shares included in the index performed strongly in 2025, leaving the benchmark more than 21% higher than a year ago, when it stood at just over 8,260. Rising…

The question of whether to approve Rosebank, as well as the Jackdaw gas field east of Aberdeen, has become hugely politically significant. Rosebank was approved by the previous Conservative government in 2023, but that decision was successfully challenged in the courts by campaigners including Uplift. The decision now lies with the Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh,…