Do you feel lucky plank? Meet the new 'bulletproof' woodChris BaraniukTechnology ReporterInventWoodInventwood's timber is treated to become super-strongCould your house take a bullet for you?Clad it with a new type…
BBCIn April Donald Trump stunned the world by announcing sweeping new import tariffs – only to put most on hold amid the resulting global financial panic.Four months later, the US…
The BBC investigates the challenges of closing high street shops selling illegal tobacco, vapes and cigarettes. Duration6 minsFirst shown31 Jul 2025Expires tonight 12:59amWatchlistAudio DescribedSign Language
Theo LeggettInternational Business CorrespondentBBCListen to Theo read this articleIn China, they call it the Seagull, and it has looks to match. It is sleek and angular, with bright, downward-slanting headlights…
The secretive US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump's America First planFaisal IslamReporting fromArizonaBBCAmong the cactuses in the desert of Arizona, just outside Phoenix, an extraordinary collection of…
Updated / Friday, 1 Aug 2025 20:27 The European Banking Authority exercise was conducted on a sample of 64 banks from 17 EU and EEA countries An EU wide bank…
BBCListen to Laura read this articleIf you say the name Donald Trump in the halls of wholesale markets and trade fairs in China, you'll hear a faint chuckle.The US president…
SIPTU members working in Early Years services have voted to accept a pay deal which provides for increases of around 10% across all grades. In a ballot of members, more…
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he is "not rowing back" on Programme for Government commitments to cut the hospitality VAT rate despite saying the timing of any measure will be…
A delegation from the US Congress has visited Dublin and warned that US companies could pull back on investment in the European Union over what the members described as excessive…
Questions remain over which areas are exempt from US tariffs on EU goods, RTÉ's Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy has said. Speaking on RTÉ’s One News programme, Mr…
US President Donald Trump has today urged the Federal Reserve board to assume control if Fed Chair Jerome Powell continues to refuse to lower interest rates. "Jerome 'Too Late' Powell,…