Lucy HookerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsOlivia HutchinsonReporter, BBC Radio 5 LiveBBCVivergo, one of two UK bioethanol plants, has ceased production and will start laying off its 160 employees on Tuesday.After weeks…
Karen HogganBusiness ReporterGetty ImagesAshton Kutcher will join the Soho House boardPrivate members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned…
Charlotte EdwardsTechnology reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA US senator is opening an investigation into Meta after a leaked document reportedly showed the tech giant's artificial intelligence (AI) was permitted to have…
Douglas FraserBusiness and economy editor, ScotlandGetty ImagesIt is thought some importers may have front-loaded their orders of Scottish salmon ahead of the tariffs kicking in"Shortbread is America's second favourite cookie,…
Rise in food charity school holiday meal deliveriesChris McHughBBC News, OxfordshireBBCFood network FareShare, which supplies Sofea, said demand for their services increased during school holidaysA charity that redistributes food to…
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReporting fromSingaporeAn Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas a record A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ground workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.Australia's…
Koh EweBBC News, SingaporeReutersSwiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled an ad featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted uproar among Chinese social media…
The numbers employed at State agency Teagasc earning over €100,000 last year increased by 16 to 124. That is according to the 2024 Teagasc annual report which shows that four…
Expect smaller broccoli if heatwave continues, farmers warnMalcolm Prior and Jenny KumahBBC News rural affairs teamBBC/Malcolm PriorSome farmers in the driest parts of the UK are finding their broccoli yields…
The Irish-based co-production firm behind Season 2 of the global Netflix ratings phenomenon "Wednesday" has received corporation tax credits here between €20m and €60m this year. That is according to…
Daniel ThomasBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe big American tech companies dominate the global cloud-computing sectorImagine if US President Donald Trump could flip a switch and turn off Europe's internet.It may…
Global insurance broker Gallagher Gallagher has completed a deal to buy AssuredPartners, a move that doubles its presence in Ireland and makes it one of the country's biggest insurance brokers.…