Lucy Hooker,Business reporterandLaura Cress,Technology reporterGetty ImagesA public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s is being launched on Monday, inviting young people and their parents and guardians to…
Aleks Phillips and Ben HattonReutersEmirates has suspended all its operations in and out of Dubai, leaving passengers round the world strandedAirlines are continuing to cancel and divert flights in the…
Ben KingBusiness reporterBBCWhen Clarity – the UK's oldest social enterprise – collapsed five years ago, more than a hundred workers lost their jobs and salaries.Clarity was founded in 1854 to…
Jonathan GeddesBBC Glasgow and West reporterILI GroupILI Group are seeking to build a data centre in Hurlford, near HMP KilmarnockIt is currently a large, unassuming patch of farmland in East…
Rescue centre sees rise in abandoned cat familiesCathy Killick/BBCFive kittens were recently found living in an abandoned house in BradfordAn animal rescue centre says it has seen an increase in…
Episode detailsRadio 4 Extra,28 Feb 2026,75 minsEdible Economics by Ha-Joon Chang (Omnibus)Available for 29 daysProfessor Ha-Joon Chang is inspired by his passion for food to reflect on why economics matters…
Ben KingBusiness reporterUS Department of JusticeAn image from the Epstein files showing David Stern at the opening of a new office for his company Asia Gateway in Beijing in 2011In…
Broadband provider Imagine has agreed a new multi‑million‑euro strategic network partnership with open eir, Ireland's largest wholesale telecommunications provider. Under the three‑year agreement, open eir will provide Imagine with extensive…
Controversial new rent rules have come into effect from today. The law has been introduced by the Government which says it is necessary to increase the supply of housing. However,…
Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG has today reported better-than-expected annual profit, helped by lower fuel costs and demand strength on core transatlantic routes and in premium cabins. Still,…
The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, said he was stepping down today. a few weeks after the forum launched an independent investigation into his relationship…
Updated / Thursday, 26 Feb 2026 14:25 EirGrid said it expects there will be 'a steeper' growth in demand out to 2030 The operator of the national grid has warned…