Brazil's environment minister plans to reduce deforestation in the Amazon region by up to 70%, as UN climate talks begin.

Kenya's government has been urged to cut maize costs even more, after announcing a drastic reduction in the price of the staple food.

Official advisers to the UK government demand Britain slash greenhouse gases by a fifth of current levels by 2020 - the toughest target so far.

Milton Keynes Dons announce that they will be reducing their ticket prices from 1 December.

The Isle of Man's Treasury Minister welcomes a fall in the inflation rate and says further reductions are possible.

The temporary change in VAT is now in place but businesses say it has cost them money to implement the cut.

About 180,000 small businesses will be worse off as a result of next Monday's temporary reduction in VAT.

Four of the UK's leading supermarkets say they are on track to halve the numbers of plastic bags handed out.

The UK's Climate Change Bill could cost each family in the UK up to £10,000, warns Conservative MP Peter Lilley.

The Utility Regulator has said he is reviewing electricity prices in Northern Ireland, as oil, coal and gas prices drop.

Tax on retail properties in Alderney should be significantly reduced, say politicians.

Northern Ireland shoppers have been out in force to take advantage of unseasonal price cutting on the high street but other consumers in Belfast remained cautious and prepared to wait in the hope of even bigger reductions.

A cut in the council tax reduction on second homes and empty properties brings in £4.8m.

Fisherman say a 25% reduction to the number of days they are allowed at sea is a 'serious blow'.

Despite the environmental now being a mainstream topic, green campaign groups are still as relevant as ever.

The BBC's Paul Reynolds says that US-Russia talks on nuclear weapons getting under way in Geneva will eventually indicate what kind of relationship the two countries will have under President Obama.

The emergency services had a busy Bonfire Night in Grampian but have hailed a sharp reduction in incidents.

The Bank of Japan cuts its main interest rate from 0.5% to 0.3% - its first reduction for seven years, but shares still fall.

The number of people killed, injured or made ill by work reduced last year, latest figures show.

A local authority in Surrey sees a significant reduction in chewing gum litter following a four-week campaign.