Water companies have been given the green light to increase bills for customers by an extra £3.4bn in coming years to meet increased pressures on infrastructure and the environment.Nearly a…
Flock, the US surveillance firm, is rolling out new safeguards to prevent police misuse of its technology which, its founder and chief executive admits, should have happened sooner.Police have used…
Young people want better job prospects and housingImage caption, Young islanders say they feel there are more career prospects elsewhereByJulia GregoryChannel IslandsYoung people have said a lack of career opportunities…
Businesses could face costs of up to £2.9bn a year because of a crackdown on zero hours contracts, according to the government's own analysis.Labour's employment reforms are set to cut…
Summer sun and sports fixtures helped the UK economy grow between April and June, according to official data, but some economists warned the outlook for the rest of the year…
The funding comes from the £7.1m Crisis and Resilience Fund, a government-run scheme which provides local authorities with funding to help low-income households on a multi-year basis.Last year, Stripey Stork…
Episode detailsWorld Service,13 Aug 2026,18 minsAvailable for over a yearDiageo, the company that owns Guinness, Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker and more than 200 drinks brands worldwide, has announced a major reset…
The Harvey Nichols luxury store in Dundrum Town Centre is bust and interim provisional joint liquidators have been appointed by the High Court today. Ms Justice Siobhan Stack was told…
Insulation and building company Kingspan has bought a majority stake in shareholding group Grupo LTN. The company is one of Argentina's leading manufacturers of structural insulated panels and employs over…
Microsoft once regarded the idea of quitting China as unthinkable. The year was 2010 and Google was about to exit due to concerns over censorship and cyberattacks. That decision was…
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) spent €615,000 on a viral campaign warning parents about the dangers of sharing photographs and personal information about their children online. The 'Pause Before You…
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that annual consumer price inflation rose by 3.4% between July 2025 and July 2026. This 3.4% increase was the same level of…