Businesses could face costs of up to £2.9bn a year because of a crackdown on zero hours contracts, according to the government's own analysis.Labour's employment reforms are set to cut…
Summer sun and sports fixtures helped the UK economy grow between April and June, according to official data, but some economists warned the outlook for the rest of the year…
The funding comes from the £7.1m Crisis and Resilience Fund, a government-run scheme which provides local authorities with funding to help low-income households on a multi-year basis.Last year, Stripey Stork…
Episode detailsWorld Service,13 Aug 2026,18 minsAvailable for over a yearDiageo, the company that owns Guinness, Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker and more than 200 drinks brands worldwide, has announced a major reset…
The Harvey Nichols luxury store in Dundrum Town Centre is bust and interim provisional joint liquidators have been appointed by the High Court today. Ms Justice Siobhan Stack was told…
Insulation and building company Kingspan has bought a majority stake in shareholding group Grupo LTN. The company is one of Argentina's leading manufacturers of structural insulated panels and employs over…
Microsoft once regarded the idea of quitting China as unthinkable. The year was 2010 and Google was about to exit due to concerns over censorship and cyberattacks. That decision was…
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) spent €615,000 on a viral campaign warning parents about the dangers of sharing photographs and personal information about their children online. The 'Pause Before You…
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that annual consumer price inflation rose by 3.4% between July 2025 and July 2026. This 3.4% increase was the same level of…
Three Ireland grows customer base to 5.6 million and remains Ireland's largest mobile telecommunications provider. Three Ireland has reported that it grew its total customer base by 6% year-on-year to…
Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger are set to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers, with the deal valued at a record $12.5 billion, according to sources…
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were held by Australians aged under 16 since a world-first ban on teen accounts,…