Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Methane is produced by cattle A dairy firm is pledging to make its operations carbon-neutral from cow to supermarket by 2050, including more than 2,000 farms in the UK. This will require “radical changes” over the coming decades, including developing new technologies, the dairy co-operative, Arla Foods, said. It …

Image copyright Getty Images The Financial Conduct Authority has plans in place for a financial war room to take action in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The war room will keep a close eye on the IT changes that will be required over the weekend following 29 March. It is understood that the regulator …

Image copyright Getty Images Brilliant Energy – which supplied gas and electricity to 17,000 households – has ceased trading, marking the latest casualty in the sector this winter. The business, based in Gosforth, had boasted of providing a “straightforward” service at a “fair and stable” price. Its collapse means energy regulator Ofgem has had to …

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Image copyright AFP Image caption MPs criticised auditor KPMG and the industry as a whole after Construction giant Carillion collapsed in January 2018 The Financial Reporting Council is to be scrapped and replaced by a new regulator for accountancy firms, the UK government has announced. The Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority will have enhanced powers …

Image copyright Reuters A report into the impact of Brexit on banking and finance firms says some £900bn in financial firms’ assets have been moved out of the UK. It adds this has cost £3bn-4bn and involves 5,000 expected staff moves or local hires, and that figure will rise. The study, by capital markets think …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Drones are increasingly used to survey battlefields and spot targets Humans will always make the final decision on whether armed robots can shoot, the US Department of Defense has said. The statement comes as plans emerge for gun platforms that can choose their own targets on the battlefield. The …

Image copyright Ian Davies, Brussels Street Studio We’re still no clearer on what will happen on 29 March when the UK is set to leave the European Union. The prime minister doesn’t seem any closer to getting a deal finalised and leaving without one remains an option. If that happens it means the UK would …

Image copyright Getty Images The UK is due to leave the European Union at 23:00 GMT on 29 March. If Prime Minister Theresa May is unable to win the backing of Parliament for a revised withdrawal agreement, MPs will be asked to vote on whether the UK should leave the EU without a deal instead. …