Shoplifter: Police need to stop people like me

A persistent shoplifter says stealing is easy and that police could do more to stop people like her.

Ban on single-use plastic cutlery comes into force bin England

Polystyrene cups and balloon sticks are also banned in England as part of efforts to cut waste.

Winter warning as new energy price cap comes in

The annual energy bill for a typical household falls on Sunday but is high by historical standards.

The slow and delicate aircraft taking on spy missions

Light aircraft that can fly and loiter at very high altitudes could provide back-up for spy satellites.

Train strikes set to cause travel disruption

Aslef union members will walk out in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.

UK on track for record tax levels, IFS think tank says

A study says taxes will reach 37% of national income by next election - the highest since 1948.

Evergrande: Anxious Chinese home buyers reel from crisis

As China's housing crisis grows, so have fears that dreams of home ownership have been bulldozed.

HS2: Unions call for emergency summit on rail line's future

The TUC says stakeholders in the high-speed rail line must be brought together "urgently".

England's single use plastics ban does not tackle takeaway boxes, warns Greenpeace

Plastic cutlery is banned under new rules but plastic containers for takeaway and shop bought meals are not.

The self-driving trucks that are deliberately crashed

A maker of autonomous lorries is using AI software to prang computerised versions of the vehicles.