Mark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesOlivia Dean's The Art of Loving was one of 2025's best-selling albumsTo almost no-one's surprise, Taylor Swift dominated the UK music charts in 2025.The star's 12th album,…
Protests and strikes in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation have spread from the capital, Tehran, to several other cities on a third day of unrest.The protests began on Sunday…
Archie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesOctopus Energy is set to spin off its Kraken Technologies arm as a standalone company after a deal to sell a stake in the platform valued it…
A decade on from Wales' nuclear turbines falling silentGareth Wyn WilliamsBBC WalesGetty ImagesIn 2015, Wylfa's last reactor was closed down and it began the long process of being decommissioned, ending…
Maddy SavageBusiness reporter, Kalmar, SwedenBBCPharmacy worker Yasmine Lindberg admits that she had been struggling with lonelinessStaff at a major Swedish pharmacy chain are being given paid time off to spend…
Soybeans closed Tuesday with weakness, as contracts were down fractionally to 3 1/4 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 3/4 cent lower at $9.80. Soymeal futures were steady to…
China to crack down on AI firms to protect kidsOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesChina has proposed strict new rules for artificial intelligence (AI) to provide safeguards for children and prevent chatbots…
Cotton futures slipped back on Tuesday, with contracts closing within 5 points of unchanged. Crude oil futures were down 13 cents per barrel at $57.95. The US dollar index was…
Bumper sales in replica jerseys for 2024 senior All-Ireland hurling winners Clare and losing finalists Cork helped sport-brand O'Neills to record pre-tax profits of €3.4m last year. New accounts filed…
1 - Remote work The first and only ruling awarding compensation to a worker for a breach of legislation which came into force in 2024 on the right to request…
The world's only Game Of Thrones studio tour has reported an "operating loss" for last year. The £55m attraction in Co Down, developed in partnership with HBO and Warner Bros…
Warner Bros Discovery is expected to reject Paramount Skydance's amended $108.4 billion hostile bid, CNBC reported today, despite billionaire Larry Ellison backing the media giant's offer with a personal guarantee.…