79 per cent of Britons want increased innovation to improve quality of life in older age, according to new findings released today by the UK’s innovation agency, The Technology Strategy Board

The UK is set to be amongst the best prepared nations for the implications of climate change following publication of a groundbreaking study into the threats the country faces

The Government's  decision to set a unilateral Carbon Price Floor could have a "devastating effect" on UK industry and will artificially raise electricity prices for consumers, while having no overall impact on emissions – MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee have warned

Sentiment among UK manufacturers deteriorated in the past three months, as confidence was hit by stagnant output, falling demand and concerns over exports, the CBI said today

Today the Court of Appeal rejected Government attempts to overturn last month's High Court ruling that its botched solar plans were illegal

The estimated cost of illiteracy to the UK economy is £81.312 billion each year, according to a preliminary report just released by the World Literacy Foundation

The latest figures show that 57 per cent of people who go through the Work Capability Assessment are found fit for some form of work

Families in the UK are struggling to build up their savings as the impact of inflation puts pressure on incomes and debt levels, according to research from the latest Aviva Family Finances Report

The Defence Committee have described as "grotesque" that 40 per cent of planned military redundancies are to be compulsory while the MoD's current civilian redundancies will be entirely voluntary. The Committee publishes its report, today, into the MoD's Annual Report and Accounts 2010–11

Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today invited community and voluntary organisations to apply for a share of £100 million that will help revitalise communities and bring the empty homes blighting their areas back into use

The presence of unions in workplaces could be saving employers in the private and public sectors as much £701m a year or £2m a day, according to a report published today (Tuesday) by the TUC

Today the Sentencing Council has published a new definitive guideline on drug offences. It will bring sentencing guidance together for the first time to help to ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing for all drug offences that come before courts in England and Wales

Service integration to deliver the Nicholson Challenge more important than management change say MPs on Commons Heath Committee

The NFU has welcomed a written ministerial statement from the Department for Energy and Climate Change, which removes some of the short-term uncertainty about solar PV tariffs