New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for August stood at 173,600, down by 600 people from July. The CSO said the…
Updated / Friday, 4 Sep 2026 21:14 Getty Personal spending was up 2.8% in the first half of 2026, new figures from the CSO show The domestic economy grew by…
Updated / Friday, 4 Sep 2026 12:09 Fraud affected about one in 10,000 payment transactions last year, new Central Bank figures show New figures from the Central Bank show that…
The cost of a standard size of a household tank of oil has increased by 59% when compared to September of last year, due to the disruption of global oil…
Updated / Friday, 4 Sep 2026 10:40 Getty Volkswagen has undergone numerous structural changes throughout its 89-year history and retains one of the most complex corporate set-ups in the global…
Updated / Friday, 4 Sep 2026 11:01 Getty The FAO's price benchmarks for cereals, vegetable oils, sugar, meat and dairy all rose in August World food prices rose in August…
Fifteen years ago there was almost no market for avocados in India, remembers Sunil Bopaiah.Ripe fruit would fall off trees and be eaten by dogs, earning avocados the unappetising name…
ByWill GrantBBC's Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondentChris Graham and Peter HoskinsBusiness reporterArgentina's President, Javier Milei, has heightened tensions with the UK over the Falklands, warning he will impose economic sanctions on…
The board of German car giant Volkswagen has approved a plan to cut another 50,000 jobs as part of a sweeping turnaround programme. It brings the total number of roles…
'I lost my savings after a job interview scam'Image source, Getty ImagesByJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceJobseekers are being warned to be vigilant as scammers are targeting people on job…
Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Cheap data has helped turn India into one of the world's biggest internet marketsOne of India's biggest digital vulnerabilities sits on a six-kilometre…
From cake to pizza: How to get the best birthday freebies (and why there's a catch)Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, From meals to beauty products, you can get a lot…