Major changes at Companies House mean all directors have to complete ID verification before registering a company or filing a confirmation statement, explain Abdulali Jiwaji and Paul Brehony, partners at Signature Litigation

This month’s COP30 in the Amazon rainforest is set to be controversial compared to the milestone COP2 with increased pressure to address climate transition finance and scepticism about the effectiveness of emission targets set down by individual countries, reports Jon Herbert

Former chancellor says breaking commitment on raising taxes ‘inevitable’ and will bring ‘real political hardship’