Private installations reduce costs even during winter months and would pay for themselves in 17 years, researchers found after analysing data from bills

Seven Up, the long running TV documentary series, becomes a meditation on what life is for. A Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4. Listen…

Seven Up, the long running TV documentary series, becomes a meditation on what life is for. A Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4. Listen…

I’m one of many creatives turning to teaching mid-career, but that’s no bad thing. I’m thrilled by the prospect, says journalist and author Nell Frizzell

Author and Kentucky native, who celebrated the farming world of his home state and warned of the excesses of industrial society, died at home

On its anniversary, the author of a new book about the album explains the complex legacy and masterful musicianship of the 1986 classic

Law change means renters and flat owners may be able to cut bills as energy costs soar amid Iran war

The relic, the ritual and the gathering — the ‘original human algorithm’. A Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4.

The relic, the ritual and the gathering — the ‘original human algorithm’. A Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4.

Delegates at an ‘anti-woke’ conference disparaged Ed Miliband’s net zero policies. But even they could not ignore the sweat on their foreheads, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Economist Prof Mariana Mazzucato says governments must ‘get back their mojo’ and believe they can change the world

Lyrical Holloway, North London Occasional lo-fi words and unplugged songs. Poetry and music And a drink or two That’s it. (Sorry we didn’t fill the rest of this space with more words.)

Together we can change the rules to protect the planet, share the wealth and give everyone a say in how the economy is run.

The outspoken crime novelist talks his provocative new book, his hatred of technology and why the film adaptation of LA Confidential is a ‘turkey’

In a world of exile and estrangement, the theologian argues we must forge closer ties, before it’s too late

Outages and surging fuel prices spur growing number of homes and businesses ditching backup generators for solar systems in Nigeria

‘No Tyndale, no Kindle.’ On the subversive power of words, for BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day.

‘No Tyndale, no Kindle.’ On the subversive power of words, for BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day.

On the ‘imaginal cells’ of social change and history arriving on the quiet. A Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4.

The group’s latest triumph won over the Department for Business and Trade, now it is eyeing private care providers and supermarkets

On the ‘imaginal cells’ of social change and history arriving on the quiet. A Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4.

Her philosophical approach to therapy has become a global phenomenon, and inspired a new book. Could a session with her change Sophie McBain’s life?

After half a century of ‘combative’ matrimony, Ian Martin, the Veep and Thick of It comedy writer, shares the unlikely secrets of his long coupledom

Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud of, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

A Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4 on Flexitarianism and ‘living your way into a new kind of thinking.’ (Listen here.)

Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuels * Business live – latest updates The price of new battery electric cars has fallen below petrol cars in the UK for the first time ever, according to the car sales website Autotrader, in a significant milestone in Britain’s transition away from fossil fuels. The average price of a new electric car listed on the website was £42,620, compared with £43,405 for a new petrol model – making the former £785 cheaper based on advertised prices after discounts. Continue reading...

A Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4 on Flexitarianism and ‘living your way into a new kind of thinking.’ (Listen here.)

Labour’s plans for cheap renewable power will transform British lives as dramatically as the NHS once did

News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics

Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing need for gas

Prisons minister says more women should be diverted away from jail – and new board aims to bring about that change

The author on failing at atheism, why she lost her place at Cambridge, and bringing back Hilary Mantel

On the BBC ‘sad com’ Small Prophets and life as tragedy, comedy and fairytale. A Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4.

A programme to mark the 40th anniversary of London's Poems on the Underground scheme.

On the BBC ‘sad com’ Small Prophets and life as tragedy, comedy and fairytale. A Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4.