The thinktank Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) is calling for regulation to be relaxed in order to allow for the creation of a network of ethical...
Tech giant Google has launched a $1 million (£590,000) contest, inviting engineers to design a compact device that can convert renewable energy into electricity. In cooperation with...
Removing barriers that prevented new entrants from entering the banking sector has already boosted competition on the high street, according to a review from the financial...
Social enterprises operating in the leisure services sector are becoming “serious competitors” to privately run businesses, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) SE100 Index....
Policies to tackle climate change could have a positive effect on the UK economy, according to a new report that challenges those that say sustainability will...
UK financial services firms are optimistic despite profitability falling in the three months to June, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and consultancy...
The result of the public vote for the Longitude Prize 2014 has been announced, with the British public selecting the rise of resistance to antibiotics as...
Students from across the UK have won a competition from the Norstec Academy to take part in an offshore wind industry tour, after they were asked...
Customers will be able to switch energy suppliers within three days by the end of the year, energy regulator Ofgem has announced. The plans aim to...
A lack of competition in the payday loan market means customers are overpaying for their loans, the market regulator has claimed. Preliminary reports from the Competition...
Tesco Bank has launched its first current account, claiming it will offer customers a simple and transparent service. However, responsible banking campaign group Move Your Money...
Lloyds Banking Group is set to launch the stock market flotation of TSB, with a 25% stake in the bank open to retail investors. The sale...
Voting has opened in the Longitude Prize 2014, which offers a £10m reward to whoever can first or most effectively solve a great scientific challenge selected...
Royal Mail, which floated on the stock market in October, has seen its shares fall 6.5% to 537p after it warned that “intense” competition from rivals...
Big six energy firm SSE has revealed it has increased its pre-tax profits to £1.5 billion, a 9.6% rise compared to the previous year. However, the...