Yeyasso farming co-operative in Ivory Coast is trialling a new supply chain initiative that aims to increase the Fairtrade premium it receives.

Farmers, officials and industry leaders in Ivory Coast said fairer prices for cocoa are more urgent than ever before.

More pupils are missing out on extracurricular activities and school trips as parents cannot afford them, it has been suggested.

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.

Lawyers for hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to delay his May 5 sex-trafficking trial by two months so they can better prepare a defence.

The findings have been released ahead of the NASUWT teaching union’s annual conference in Liverpool over Easter.

Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life. The Poet Laurete, who was brought up in Marsden, West Yorkshire, attended ...

The Buffy The Vampire Slayer star was found unconscious and unresponsive in her luxury apartment tower in Manhattan in February.

A UK-developed invisible radio wave weapon has taken down “drone swarms” in the largest trial of its type to date. British soldiers have successfully tracked, targeted and neutralised swarms of drones ...

Men are less likely than women to seek support after being diagnosed with cancer, a charity has said. And if they do seek help, they are often facing a diagnosis of an incurable cancer, according to ...