Britain’s Fair Work Agency has expanded its exploitation enforcement remit. Updated policy clarifies its modern-slavery role and use of Fraud Act offences where serious worker exploitation falls below the slavery threshold.

The UK is widening the Bank of England’s innovation mandate. A proposed secondary objective would cover payments and digital money as stablecoin regulation and payment infrastructure move closer to implementation.

Ofgem will raise the household energy price cap this October. The 4% increase takes the typical annualised bill to £1,723 as higher international gas prices continue feeding into UK costs.

French regulators fined Boohoo over misleading online discounting practices today. Investigators also identified inaccurate product-material descriptions during their review of the retailer’s historic ecommerce operations.

CMA investigations put digital drip pricing under formal regulatory scrutiny. Trainline, Virgin Atlantic, and RED Driving School face scrutiny over whether mandatory charges were displayed clearly enough before customers completed purchases.

UK regulators have clarified the licensing route for microbiome medicines. The MHRA says emerging therapies can use existing medicines frameworks, while developers must address manufacturing consistency, safety, antimicrobial-resistance risks, and robust clinical evidence.

Fuel retailers remain under scrutiny as competitive pressure stays weak. The CMA found no evidence of deliberate crisis exploitation but remains concerned about high margins, slow wholesale-price pass-through, and local price differences.

Government has opened its statutory review of telecoms security rules. Providers have eight weeks to submit evidence on whether the framework introduced under the 2021 Act is effective and proportionate.