The sustained rise in the cost of living has been putting pressure on households for years at this stage, but this week in particular has been a hard one for…
Oil prices jumped 5.7% today with benchmark Brent crude hitting $107 a barrel after the biggest spike in attacks on shipping since the Iran war began spurred trader concerns about…
The European Central Bank has raised interest rates for the second time this year, seeking to quell an energy-driven rise in inflation triggered by the Iran war. Attacks by both…
Image source, Ben Schofield/BBCImage caption, Bill Lewis says his "life was a mess" when he was sleeping roughByBBC East political correspondentBill Lewis describes life on the streets as lonely, destitute…
A growing trend of supermarkets selling a cheaper, less nutritious alternative to tinned mackerel is an example of "skimpflation", a consumer group has said.Princes - which supplies major supermarkets -…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called on AI companies to deliberately slow the rate at which they advance model capabilities, outlining a three-step framework intended to pace development and create…
It has been a challenging year for tour and travel operators, and it's not over yet. Seasonality, which means the predictable ups and downs in bookings, visitor numbers and revenue…
Heathrow airport has revealed a fall in passengers during the peak getaway month of August as it flagged "big challenges" across the sector. The west London airport said 7.87 million…
Updated / Friday, 11 Sep 2026 15:01 Getty Oscar Garcia Maceiras, the CEO of Zara owner Inditex Fast fashion giant Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth…
Nestle CEO says Middle East conflict driving inflation, higher supplier costs Updated / Friday, 11 Sep 2026 09:47 Nestle CEO Philipp Navratil Nestle is raising prices, reformulating products and cutting…
More than 1.2 billion domestic payments were made on Irish cards, valued at almost €50 billion, in the first half of 2026, new figures from Banking & Payments Federation Ireland…
Kenya's competition regulator has approved Diageo's sale of its 65% stake in East African Breweries to Japan's Asahi Holdings, the brewer said today. Guinness owner Diageo announced in December 2025…