Katy AustinTransport correspondentThe government is set to announce its intention to build a new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester, the BBC understands.Previous plans for the HS2 high-speed rail line…
PA MediaLidl said it would open 19 new stores across England over the next eight weeksDiscount retailer Lidl has confirmed plans to open 19 stores across England over the next…
Dearbail JordanBusiness reporterCentral banks across the world have joined together to declare that they stand in "full solidarity" with the Federal Reserve's chair after the US launched a criminal investigation…
Jemma CrewandFaarea Masud,Business reportersEPA/ShutterstockUS President Donald Trump has said countries doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on trade they do with America.It comes as Iran cracks down…
Charity shortlisted after helping keep homes warmJasmine Ketibuah-FoleyandAlastair McKee,West of EnglandBBCAnton Hammer said his warm home has meant fewer visits to his GPA charity has been shortlisted for an award…
'I volunteer at the baby bank that helped me'Sophie CridlandSouth of EnglandKelly needed to use the baby bank when her daughter was a newbornIn a warehouse on an industrial estate…
A new strategy has been approved by the Cabinet aimed at enabling the further development of energy intensive facilities, including data centres. The Large Energy Action Plan (LEAP) is designed…
There are fears of job cuts by the Kepak meat processing company at its beef deboning and cutting operations in Clonee, Co Meath. Kepak Group said it has commenced a…
Local gift cards are boosting millions of euro in spending in Irish towns and cities, according to new data from fintech Miconex. The Irish Town & City Gift Cards network…
Nominations for the 2026 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland programme have opened today. The programme is now is in 29th year with more than 680 entrepreneurs who are part…
US consumer inflation was steady in December as analysts expected, government data showed today, capping a year in which affordability worries flared while President Donald Trump's tariffs weighed on the…
The Land Development Agency (LDA) claimed it should not be hit with a derelict site levy on a property because it was a "state authority" and a masterplan was in…