Spending Review to include £86bn for science and tech
Marc AshdownBusiness correspondentGetty ImagesAreas like Newport in Wales, home to the UK's biggest semiconductor manufacturing facility, will be allowed to decide how investment is targeted in their communities.The government has…
Will Labour government now decide to escape its own shadow?
Labour tiptoed cautiously through its first year - will it now decide to escape its own shadow?BBCThe strategising and multi-year planning going on ahead of this week's Spending Review is…
How budget airline hand luggage confusion triggered EU legal row
'I burst into tears': How airline carry-on confusion triggered legal rowMallory Moench & Imran Rahman-JonesBBC NewsGetty ImagesDetermined to avoid baggage fees for his holiday to Pisa, Benjamin Till trawled several…
Will Musk’s explosive row with Trump help or harm his businesses?
Lily JamaliNorth America technology correspondentGetty ImagesWhen Elon Musk recently announced that he was stepping back from politics, investors hoped that would mean he would step up his involvement in the…
China’s driverless lorries hope to expand
On board the driverless lorries hoping to transform China's transport industryStephen McDonellChina correspondentWatch as the BBC rides on board a driverless truckThey rumble down the highway between Beijing and Tianjin…
Security, rising product costs among retailers’ concerns
Up to 100 local shops close annually in Ireland with at least three outlets shutting their doors every fortnight, according to the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA). It says…
Govt plan to tie rents for new builds to inflation rate
Rents for new builds to be tied to inflation under plans set to go to Cabinet Updated / Sunday, 8 Jun 2025 14:27 Rents for newly-built properties will no longer…
Borrow-ito: Consumers taking on debt for a takeaway
Economists and market watchers think the world may have a new recession indicator – the fact that more people can now take out a small loan to pay for their…
What do falling interest rates mean for bank customers?
As widely expected, this week, the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, bringing the main deposit rate down to 2%. It was…
Coining it: Trump’s love affair with crypto
Donald Trump once dismissed cryptocurrency as "a scam" but in recent months he and his family have become heavily involved in the digital currency marketplace and have reportedly made billions…
Calls for transparency around cross-border project funds
There is significant scope to enhance transparency around funding for cross-border projects, one of the Government's key policy programmes, the Parliamentary Budget Office has stated. More than €2 billion has…