The government has just announced it's spending more than £120m to bail out the country's last chemical plant at Grangemouth in Scotland. While this package will undoubtedly provide some Christmas cheer, it may not last for long.
There were long spells earlier this year when every time morning rolled around, it was another day of sun. The UK has in fact been getting sunnier since the 1980s, but scientists can't yet say why.
In an interview with Sky News to mark the 10th anniversary of his launch to the International Space Station (ISS), Tim Peake urges the powers to co-operate rather than race in a new era of hazardous lunar exploration.
Biotech firm MiAlgae hopes to create 130 direct full-time jobs over the next five years and support 180 further posts, while Celtic Renewables could create up to 149 jobs by 2030.