How to find lost bank accounts
How to find lost bank accounts
Finance expert Laura Pomfret explains how to find lost bank accounts.To watch this with subtitles go to BBC iPlayer and search for Morning Live from 08/07/2026.
Severn Trent avoids fine for ‘serious’ wastewater failures
Severn Trent avoids fine for ‘serious’ wastewater failures
Image source, REUTERS/Darren StaplesImage caption, Severn Trent Water breached its wastewater duties by failing to effectively provide drainage and manage the contents of its sewers, Ofwat saidBySian Filcherin Longbridge and Shehnaz KhanWest…
Unite to ballot public-sector members on strike action
Unite to ballot public-sector members on strike action
The Unite trade union has announced plans to ballot its members in the public sector for industrial action. The union has accused the Government of failing to table a meaningful…
Labour Court rules on laboratory scientists’ pay
Labour Court rules on laboratory scientists’ pay
The Labour Court has issued a recommendation on a long-running pay dispute involving public laboratory scientists working in the HSE. SIPTU, which represents the scientists, said the decision acknowledges that…
Jackdaw owner says gas field will ‘not materially influence’ climate change
Jackdaw owner says gas field will ‘not materially influence’ climate change
Last year, the Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled that both Jackdaw and Rosebank had been unlawfully approved, because the government failed to take into account the climate impact of…
Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
Meta is facing a backlash over its new AI tool Muse Image, which can generate pictures using other people's profile pictures without telling them.It is one of many text-to-image tools…
Revenue needed ‘clear position’ on modular homes for LPT
Revenue needed ‘clear position’ on modular homes for LPT
Revenue officials said they needed a "clear position" on whether modular homes and garden dwellings should be subject to Local Property Tax amid uncertainty over how rules applied to them.…
Virgin Media fined after hanging up on customers trying to cancel contracts
Virgin Media fined after hanging up on customers trying to cancel contracts
Virgin Media has been fined £28m for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling contracts, Ofcom said. The communications regulator said it uncovered tactics including agents deliberately hanging up calls, and customers…
EU warns Ireland over working conditions directive
EU warns Ireland over working conditions directive
The European Commission has issued a warning to Ireland, and seven other countries, for failing to fully adopt an EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. The legislation aims…
Telstra outage: Trains and emergency calls in Australia affected by telecoms outage
Telstra outage: Trains and emergency calls in Australia affected by telecoms outage
A major outage at Australia's largest telecommunications company has led to cancelled train services, left thousands of customers without mobile coverage, and sparked an investigation into emergency calls that were…
Interest on national debt set to double by 2030 – NTMA
Interest on national debt set to double by 2030 – NTMA
The cost paying the interest bill on Ireland's national debt is expected to double from €3 billion to €6 billion by 2030. The National Treasury Management Agency, the body which…
Airbnb and local councils crack down on social home listings
Airbnb and local councils crack down on social home listings
Local councils and Airbnb have begun sharing data to identify the illegal subletting of social homes on the short-term rental platform.The scheme, coordinated by the Cabinet Office's fraud team, external,…