When children play without rules, instructions or a screen, they are doing far more than passing the time, according to child development researchers.

Commodity markets are adjusting to a world in which energy demand is changing faster than at any time in decades.

Five minutes of stretching before breakfast can loosen stiff shoulders, health psychologists say, offering a gentle start to the day for people.

First-time buyers are turning to shared ownership schemes to step onto the housing ladder, buying a share of a home and paying rent on the rest.

Learners who revise with flashcards spread across several days remember material more reliably weeks later than those who concentrate the same.

Small firms with seasonal trading patterns are making greater use of invoice finance to smooth cash flow between busy and quiet periods of the year.

Workers are reviewing their retirement plans earlier in their careers, rather than waiting until the final decade before stopping work, when.

An unrushed evening wind-down gives the mind a bridge between the demands of the day and the quiet of sleep.

Small firms are sitting down with long-standing suppliers to renegotiate payment terms, as owners look for breathing room in cash flow without.

After hours of concentrated work, attention becomes a limited resource: small distractions intrude, errors creep in and even simple decisions feel.