Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds is set to make a definitive break from Jeremy Corbyn-era economic policies in a speech that will commit Labour to “responsible” government spending.

The 17 leading scientists from institutions including UCLA and Stanford University have produced a comprehensive assessment of the state of civilisation, warning that the outlook is more dire and dangerous than is generally understood.

The coronavirus pandemic forced many international meetings to be canceled or go online in 2020, and it continues to cast its shadow over the trade and economic calendar in 2021.

The steering group is a joint initiative between the Investment Association (IA) and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and co-chaired by Richard Butcher, Chair of the PLSA, and Archie Struthers, Global Head of Investment Governance and Oversight at Standard Life Aberdeen.

A Paris court will begin hearing a complaint brought by NGOs backed by two million citizens on Thursday accusing the French state of failing to act to halt climate change.

The plastic recycling and worn and used clothing units in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Kandla, Falta and NOIDA have received yet another breather with the Board of Approval for the zones granting them a fresh extension of six months.

Having peaked at 25.8 degrees celsius, the maximum air temperature for Saturday 9 January went down on the Meteorological Office’s records as the highest temperature reached in the first month of the year since 1923.

Tata Altroz iTurbo petrol has been unveiled in India after much anticipation from car enthusiasts.

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, holds investments worth $85bn in coal companies, a year after it promised to sell most of its shares in producers of the fossil fuel.