New US tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, vanities, lumber, timber and certain upholstered furniture have come into effect. Under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump last month, a 10%…
How Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics divided his nation - but won over TrumpIone WellsSouth America CorrespondentBBCBuenos Aires, September 2023. Hundreds of people crowded around to wave flags and film on their…
Personal data may have been stolen in the ransomware attack that forced Asahi to halt beer production, the company has said. Japan's biggest brewer was forced to pause operations at…
Getty ImagesThe new state pension is set to rise by more than £500 a year in April 2026, as a result of the triple lock arrangement. This guarantees that the…
Emer MoreauBusiness reporterGetty ImagesWage growth in the UK cooled slightly over the summer, as unemployment ticked up marginally.Average wage growth was 4.7% in the three months to August, down from…
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterThe US and China started charging new port fees on each other's ships on Tuesday, as trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies increase.China says its levies…
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterJanani Mohan/Yagappa PhotographyJanani Mohan is missing a sari she wore at her wedding in April, which was also worn by her motherGraduate student Nicole Lobo moved back to…
Family resort to cold showers amid energy bill riseSarah JonesWest of EnglandBBCBethany Walker is borrowing money to stay warm while on maternity leave with her three-month-old babyExperts have warned that…
Updated / Wednesday, 15 Oct 2025 00:01 Zoë O'Sullivan's device allows patients to perform lymphatic drainage independently Maynooth University graduate Zoë O'Sullivan has been shortlisted as a global finalist for…
The Governor of the Central Bank has said it is "essential" that Ireland integrates further into the EU's single market. Gabriel Makhlouf made the comments ahead of a meeting of…
Updated / Tuesday, 14 Oct 2025 15:52 Major grocery retailers have reduced the price of their own-label milk products in recent days (file pic) The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has…
The Swiss authorities' 2023 decision to write off 16.5 billion Swiss francs ($20.53 billion) in Credit Suisse bonds was unlawful, a court said today, raising fresh questions about how the…