By Lora Jones, Daniele Palumbo & David Brown BBC NewsThe coronavirus pandemic has reached almost every country in the world.Its spread has left national economies and businesses counting the costs, as governments struggle with new lockdown measures to tackle the...

The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) - which uses psychological techniques known as "Nudge" theory to encourage good "habits" - wants more employees to sign up to payroll saving.

By Roger HarrabinBBC environment analystimage copyrightWest Cumbria Mining Companyimage captionThe mine would extract coking coal from beneath the Irish Sea to be used in steel productionPressure is growing on the prime minister to ban a new coal mine in Cumbria. The...