The planned $3.9 billion takeover of Deliveroo by US meal delivery firm DoorDash will be reviewed under the European Union's simplified merger procedure, EU Commission documents showed today. The food…
Britain's economy at the end of 2023 is now estimated to have been 2.2% bigger than its peak immediately before the coronavirus pandemic, up slightly from a previous estimate of…
Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsUS TV network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67m (£50m) to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by a voting machine company over false claims it rigged…
"Unaffordable" rent prices in Bristol are now costing people well over a third of their household income, new data has revealed.Alongside London and Brighton, renting in the city is becoming…
Lucy HookerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsOlivia HutchinsonReporter, BBC Radio 5 LiveBBCVivergo, one of two UK bioethanol plants, has ceased production and will start laying off its 160 employees on Tuesday.After weeks…
Karen HogganBusiness ReporterGetty ImagesAshton Kutcher will join the Soho House boardPrivate members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned…
Charlotte EdwardsTechnology reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA US senator is opening an investigation into Meta after a leaked document reportedly showed the tech giant's artificial intelligence (AI) was permitted to have…
Douglas FraserBusiness and economy editor, ScotlandGetty ImagesIt is thought some importers may have front-loaded their orders of Scottish salmon ahead of the tariffs kicking in"Shortbread is America's second favourite cookie,…
Rise in food charity school holiday meal deliveriesChris McHughBBC News, OxfordshireBBCFood network FareShare, which supplies Sofea, said demand for their services increased during school holidaysA charity that redistributes food to…
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReporting fromSingaporeAn Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas a record A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ground workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.Australia's…
Koh EweBBC News, SingaporeReutersSwiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled an ad featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted uproar among Chinese social media…
The numbers employed at State agency Teagasc earning over €100,000 last year increased by 16 to 124. That is according to the 2024 Teagasc annual report which shows that four…