Craig WilliamsBBC ScotlandGetty ImagesGovernment bonds allow money to be raised through the marketsThe Scottish government is "on track" to issue its first ever bonds in the next financial year, according…
Liv McMahonTechnology reporterValve, the company behind PC gaming platform Steam, has revealed a new console to rival Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation.The Steam Machine is a home console designed to allow…
Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporterReutersGrowth in the UK economy slowed to 0.1% in the July-to-September period, official figures show, as car production slumped. The figure was below the 0.2% predicted by…
Emma GlasbeyHome and social affairs correspondent, YorkshireBBCEmma and Mike, from North Yorkshire, said they had always planned to adoptA couple who adopted two children earlier this year have urged others…
Online Safety Commissioner at Coimisiún na Meán Niamh Hodnett has been appointed to Chair the Global Online Safety Regulators Network (GOSRN) at the network’s annual in-person meeting, which took place…
A charity wants to give out hundreds of pushchairs to families who cannot afford one.The Birmingham Playcare Network said four businesses had already come forward to give £12,000, which was…
A secret recording of a conversation between a property developer and a businessman currently on trial for fraud was played at the NAMA trial at Belfast Crown Court. The recording…
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesSkims, the shapewear brand co-founded by celebrity and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian, says it is now valued at $5bn (£2.93bn) after raising $225m of new funding.The company says…
The Government's new housing plan promises that a minimum of 300,000 new homes will be built by 2030, including a target for the State to deliver 72,000 social homes. Taoiseach…
Scotland has today announced plans to launch its first government bonds thanks to extra borrowing powers won despite failing to gain independence from the UK in a 2014 referendum. The…
Pre-tax profits at the company that operates the Poolbeg incinerator in Dublin last year declined by 15% to €37.2m as profits were hit by lower electricity prices in 2024. New…
Apple has been refused permission to appeal against a London tribunal ruling that it abused its dominant position by charging app developers unfair commissions, leaving the tech giant facing a…