The Carbon Trust has extended the scope of its interest-free loan fund, which it claims will enable more small firms to apply for money to help them reduce their carbon footprint.
The Government has backed out of plans to introduce energy efficiency requirements on home extensions and major refurbishments, which has provoked anger in some parts of the construction sector.
Efforts to comply with regulations are costing UK small firms around £12 billion every year and require an average of 37 hours a month, according to the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
Housing Minister John Healey has announced that the duration of planning consent will be extended by three years in order to help developers start work on mothballed sites.
The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) has warned there is a "significant shortfall" in the number of licence applications to sell alcohol under new laws that come into force in September.
Traders said the broker implicated had allegedly accounted for at least half of the unusual market activity, with the rest the result of others chasing the rapid rises
David Cameron's attempts to gain the political initiative in the row over MPs' expenses suffered a significant setback when it emerged that the shadow chancellor is facing a formal investigation into his claims
Private equity groups that want to buy troubled banks would have to meet significant capital requirements and promise not to 'flip' their investments for at least three years under new proposals by US regulators seeking to attract money into the ailing industry
The US economy shed another 467,000 jobs last month, signalling aggressive government stimulus measures are failing to unshackle the labour force from the grips of the recession, official figures showed
Investors did not receive quarterly sums from the Luxembourg entity, which failed investment company Keydata blames for an apparent shortfall of £103m in funds
Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe of 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and Trooper Joshua Hammond die north of Lashkar Gah in operation to drive the Taliban out of an area linked to the opium trade
