Jonathan GeddesBBC Glasgow and West reporterGetty ImagesDrinks giant Suntory Global Spirits has scrapped plans to build a controversial £150m whisky maturation facility in East Ayrshire.Permission was granted last year for…
Warner Bros Discovery said today that shareholders will vote on its planned $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance on April 23, bringing the companies a step closer to completing the…
Shanaz MusaferBusiness reporterBBCShirine Khoury-Haq has been chief executive of the Co-op since 2022The boss of the Co-op is stepping down weeks after the BBC reported on claims of a "toxic…
Around one in three online traders offered sales that were not as convenient as advertised on Black Friday last year, the EU said today, citing inspection results. Consumer protection authorities…
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorGetty ImagesMeta's boss Mark Zuckerberg appeared in court in February to defend the company, but it could now face further challenges over how it runs its platformsIt ruled…
The Middle East war is a threat to financial stability, a senior European Central Bank official said today, warning that it could spark "systemic stress" in the markets. The turmoil…
Working parents 'struggling to afford nappies or food'Josh PerkinsandDuncan Cook,GloucestershireBBCMore families need support to afford the bare essentials for their childrenA baby bank has seen a 55% increase in demand…
The global trading system is experiencing the "worst disruptions in the past 80 years", World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned as the WTO ministerial conference opened today. "The world…
Do not turn your heating off, charities warnJo LonsdaleNorth East and CumbriaBBCMillions of people across the UK use heating oil to warm their homes and prices have more than doubled…
Sales of best-selling books by Irish authors Joseph O'Connor, Sally Rooney and Claire Keegan and record Dublin airport passenger numbers helped pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of book-seller WH…
SIPTU has warned that the added cost-of-living increases, resulting from the crisis in the Middle East, will mean additional pressure for wage increases in negotiations with employers across both the…
Smurfit Westrock, the world's largest cardboard box maker, has signed a deal with Ryder Cup Europe and the PGA of America to become a worldwide partner and the official packaging…