Deputy PM wants to more than quadruple industry, but critics say lack of clear targets is holding back confidence

Shares in Shell tumbled by 5% today as the FTSE 100 company announced a “clearly disappointing” 60% dive in its profits for the second quarter.

George Osborne's father-in-law continues to court controversy with new remarks

Huge numbers of Sand Martin and Grasshopper Warbler either died or flew on the sunnier climes

Investors wary as oil giant announces an extra $1.4bn to cover claims from the Macondo disaster and Russian revenues fall

Officers told to justify painful 'mandibular angle' technique using pressure point behind ear

Shares in BP tumbled nearly 4 per cent today after the FTSE 100 oil giant hiked its provision for compensation claims from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by $1.4 billion (£913 million) to $9.6 billion — and warned the final cost could be “significantly higher” as it continues to receive new claims.

Plan to crossbreed crops with their wild cousins to help boost resistance to climate change

BP shareholders will look for signs of whether the oil giant plans to increase the money set aside to cover the Gulf of Mexico disaster when it reports half-year figures on Tuesday.

An influential cross-party group of MPs has challenged David Cameron to return to the Arctic, accusing his government of being dangerously complacent about oil exploration in the region.