Faarea MasudBusiness reporterHigh street fashion giant Next has bought shoe retailer Russell & Bromley which had collapsed in to administration.Next paid £2.5m in a rescue deal for the upmarket British…
Sarah JonesWest of EnglandGetty ImagesThe scheme is open to all primary and secondary school pupils across Wiltshire who receive free school mealsThousands of children will be able to swim for…
Jemma CrewandDearbail Jordan,Business reportersGetty ImagesHigher tobacco prices and airfares pushed the UK rate of inflation higher for the first time in five months, official figures show.The rise to 3.4% in…
Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporterandJustin Rowlatt,Climate EditorAndrew Aitchison/Getty ImagesAn air source heat pump mostly powered by solar panels on a building in East AngliaHouseholds will be eligible for thousands of…
David McKennaEast Yorkshire and LincolnshireHull City Council has launched a new website to promote its own options for an "affordable, caring and professional funeral".The council said the site provided alternative…
New research has found that 82% of firms are grappling with significant skills gaps that are actively undermining productivity, innovation, and competitiveness. Ibec's 2025 Skills Survey has found that the…
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris have welcomed the withdrawal of tariff threats by US President Donald Trump against European countries over his desire to acquire Greenland from Denmark.…
Gold surpassed $4,800 an ounce for the first time today as geopolitical tensions including US President Donald Trump's bid to control Greenland drove safe-haven demand. Spot gold was up 1.3%…
UK company AAB has acquired Cork-based chartered accountants O'Connor Pyne & Co, which employs 65 staff. Last year the British group bought Dublin-based Ormsby & Rhodes. AAB now has revenues…
The CEO of US banking giant JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon warned today that the Trump administration's proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates would spell economic disaster, leaving everyday…
Next has snapped up luxury footwear business Russell & Bromley from administration in a rescue deal, but the future of most of the brand's stores remains uncertain. Administrators confirmed that…
A secret dispute between Dublin Airport and the aviation regulator over €14m in pandemic funding almost resulted in court action. Correspondence reveals how the Minister for Transport was forced to…