Climate change could cause global conflicts as large as the two world wars but lasting for centuries unless the problem is controlled, a leading defence think tank has warned.

Internet service providers (ISPs) have just a few weeks to sign up to a voluntary code on the promotion of broadband speeds or the industry will face mandatory regulation, the communications watchdog has warned.

Since 1975, it has been illegal to ask a woman about her plans for children or childcare in a job interview. Yet when Alan Sugar grilled a mother about her childcare plans on TV, there was barely a squeak of protest. And now everybody's at it.

Britain's airports industry is facing its most radical shake-up for more than two decades after a powerful watchdog said competition could be improved if BAA were broken up and the government announced a review of the regulatory regime.

Bread prices could rise by 10% as the big bakery groups try to pass on the rising price of wheat to consumers.

Samsung, South Korea's largest conglomerate, suffered the biggest upheaval in its corporate history yesterday when four of its top executives, including the chairman, suddenly resigned after a year of allegations of financial wrongdoing.

Energy regulator Ofgem yesterday launched an investigation into Npower, following allegations of misselling, which include signing up customers to energy supply contracts without their knowledge.

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