There can be no doubt of the bitter disappointment that Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, must have felt when the consortium led by Scottish Power walked away from the chance of establishing and operating Britain's first power plant with Carbon Capture (CCS) and reported by the media on 19 October 2011. The consortium led by Scottish Power, a subsidiary of Spanish utility firm Iberdrola though its headquarters is in Glasgow, also included National Grid and Shell...

British Gas owner Centrica Plc has responded to mounting criticism from politicians about high energy bills by pledging not to raise its energy prices this winter.

A T-shaped design has been announced of the winner of a competition to find the new design of the next generation of pylons

The economic troubles and debt crises currently affecting Britain, the U.S.A. and most obviously the eurozone are not, according to Chancellor George Osborne, an "act of God" but are the result of human folly and will be solved be human ingenuity.

Ahead of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, British Home Secretary Theresa May suggested that this might be a good time to abolish the Human Rights Act.

UK Customers Feel Rising Energy Prices, Energy Hikes Roundup

While announcing that the U.K. had exceeded its target to reduce its carbon emissions, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne warned that global warming and its affects could reverse the progress of civilisation leading to all-out wars between nations.

Read here the full text of Chancellor George Osborne's Budget speech to the House of Commons.

John McDonnell has abandoned his bid to become leader of the Labour Party just hours before the deadline for nominations closes.

Hopefuls looking to become the next leader of the Labour Party have until tomorrow to secure the 33 nominations from their fellow Labour MPs, if they are to run in the race proper in which their names will be put before the wider party.