Euro zone factory activity strong in June despite war-driven cost pressures, PMIs show Updated / Wednesday, 1 Jul 2026 12:30 The S&P Global euro zone manufacturing PMI slipped to a…
IDA Ireland helped secure 190 investments by foreign companies into the country during the first six months of the year, despite what it called a "backdrop of intensifying global competition"…
Updated / Wednesday, 1 Jul 2026 18:27 Getty TikTok currently employs over 2,000 people in Ireland TikTok could be set to cut around 300 jobs from its Irish operation. The…
The US government has lifted an export ban on Anthropic's most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools, just weeks after ordering it to restrict access to them over national security concerns,…
US President Donald Trump made more than $1bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025.In a 927-page disclosure, he reported $635m…
Australia's consumer watchdog has sued Amazon, claiming the tech giant introduced adverts in Prime Video using allegedly unfair contract terms.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said Amazon had broken…
ByBBC Your Voice correspondentJoel has finally landed his first graduate engineering job after several years of lower‑paid roles. He's in his early 20s, lives with his parents and works in…
Bill payers are being urged to submit a meter reading as household energy prices rise by 13% for millions of people in England, Scotland and Wales on Wednesday.Anyone whose tariff…
Cruise passengers left stranded in Budapest for two days during a heatwave after the ship's air conditioning failed will now be flown home.Multiple people booked on to a river cruise…
Shetland backs plan to connect islands with £1.5bn undersea tunnelsImage source, Estunlar.foImage caption, The Faroe Islands serve as the inspiration for the Shetland tunnels projectByJames CookScotland Editor and John JohnstonBBC ScotlandReporting fromLerwickCouncillors…
Episode detailsRadio 4,30 Jun 2026,57 minsNational Maternity Investigation, Budget-friendly school holidays, WigsWoman's HourAvailable for over a yearAs Baroness Amos releases her long-awaited National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation into maternity service…
WhatsApp is set to let people chat without having to reveal their phone number - by exchanging unique usernames instead.It is rolling out globally to the platform's three billion account…