Lucy HookerBusiness reporterQualifications: experience working with children, stocky build, own big, white beard an advantage. But may need to tighten their belt.Santas taking up their seasonal roles in garden centres,…
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesOn the face of it, there is relatively little festive cheer for your finances in the latest inflation figures.Prices have risen by 3.2% compared with…
Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporterGetty ImagesLower clothing prices in November helped to ease the UK inflation rateFalls in food, alcohol, and clothing prices last month helped drive inflation to its lowest…
Emer MoreauBusiness reporterPaddy Power Betfair has agreed to pay £2m for failing to step in quickly enough when customers appeared to be problem gambling.The Gambling Commission identified instances where the…
Irish Butchers need support all year and not just at Christmas, according to the Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland. Traditionally the festive season is a busy one for butcher shops…
Dave HarveyBusiness and environment correspondent, West of EnglandBBCDairy farmer Richard Clothier sees cow manure as "nature's crude oil"How many homes could be heated by cow muck?It is not a question…
More than half of payment fraud incidents reported by AIB customers this year originated from text messages. The bank said the practice, known as smishing, accounted for 57% of the…
A drop off in advertised vacancies has led to a rise of "job hugging", the trend of workers reducing their job searches and staying put in their current roles. New…
Decisions made in the Budget will result in a 1.3% decline in disposable incomes for many households, the Economic and Social Research Institute said. It added that middle and higher-income…
The Government has announced the release of new General Employment Permit quotas for the roles of meat processing operative and dairy farm assistants. A quota of 1,000 employment permits has…
The Oscars will be available to watch exclusively on YouTube from 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. The new multi-year deal means Hollywood's most prestigious…
The Office of the Ombudsman has said it is operating on the basis that data may have been taken in a cyber attack on its IT systems. It said that…