Social media platforms do not want Australia's landmark social media ban to be successful in case it incentivises other countries to follow suit, the nation's internet regulator has told ...

A shortage of epidural kits in the UK is expected to last until at least March, the government's medicines regulator has warned.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ...

The UK's financial regulator is investigating WH Smith after the retailer uncovered accounting mistakes at its North America business earlier this year.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it was ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesMillions of motorists should be paid compensation next year for the mis-selling of car loans, the UK's financial regulator has told MPs.The payouts are ...

The UK's equality regulator has criticised the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology (LFRT), saying the way it is being deployed is breaching human rights law.The tech ...

The chief executive of Ofwat will stand down at the end of the month, the regulator has confirmed.Ofwat, which regulates the water sector in England and Wales, said David ...

Liv McMahon & Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reportersGetty ImagesApple and Google may be required to change the way they operate some of their mobile services in the UK, according to proposed ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesMillions of people are walking a financial tightrope, with one in 10 UK adults saving no money at all, a major report has concluded.This ...

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesMany fertility patients in the UK are being offered unnecessary add-on treatments that have little or no proof of improving the likelihood of ...

Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesMore than 80% of Australian children aged eight to 12 use social media or messaging services that are only meant to be for over-13s, according to ...

Tom EspinerBBC business reporterGetty ImagesParents could save up to £540 a year by switching from between baby milk formula brands, a regulator has said following a probe into the ...

The top banking regulator at the US central bank has said he will step down from his role early, citing the "risk of a dispute" as Washington prepares for ...