Installing high speed broadband in every home in the UK could cost almost £30bn, an industry report said today.

The cost of repairing the damage done by the weekend floods is likely to be tens of millions, insurers said today.

The Government today unveiled a new strategy for manufacturing, bringing together £150m of support for companies.

An endangered bird of prey reintroduced to Northern Ireland after a 200-year absence has been found shot dead, it emerged yesterday.

Mortgage lender Nationwide today announced mergers with smaller mutuals the Derbyshire and Cheshire building societies.