Paul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe work and pensions secretary has insisted her planned overhaul to benefits rules will be fair, as Labour MPs wait for details of expected welfare cuts.Liz Kendall…
Tesco will lift pay for its store staff by 5.2% but will scrap the extra pay for working on Sunday.The UK's biggest supermarket chain said the hourly rate will go…
Getty ImagesChanges to a key disability benefit called Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are being considered by the government as it tries to cut welfare spending.PIP is paid to people who…
Faarea MasudBusiness reporter, BBC NewsUS President Donald Trump's escalating trade tariffs will hit world growth and raise inflation, the OECD has predicted in its latest forecast.Canada and Mexico are forecast…
A major electricity interconnector linking Co Wexford to Wales has been sold in a deal which values the infrastructure at €1 billion. The Greenlink interconnector, which carries enough power to…
Thames Water's £3bn rescue deal cleared by courtSimon Jack & Faarea MasudBBC NewsReutersA £3bn rescue loan for Thames Water is set to go ahead after an appeal against the deal…
Updated / Monday, 17 Mar 2025 21:20 Quantum computing uses quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for traditional computers (Stock image) Irish company Equal1 has announced the launch of…
Millionaire fund manager Crispin Odey has been provisionally banned from working in financial services and fined £1.8m by the UK regulator for a "lack of integrity".The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)…
The way we work changed dramatically when the Covid 19 pandemic hit Ireland five years ago. The workplace revolution began on March 27, 2020, when then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar outlined…
One of the founders of betting firm Paddy Power says new government rules to protect punters playing online slots don't go far enough.Stewart Kenny, who helped found the Irish company…
João da SilvaBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesUS stores and website will remain open as Forever 21's operating company "begins its process of winding down"Forever 21 could be a step closer…
Elaine MitchellBBC News NIBBCPeter and Patricia live in a bungalow in NewryA couple were left reeling after getting a home insurance renewal quote of just under £100,000.Peter Cunningham and his…