When Donald Trump speaks, financial traders are among the keenest listeners. From trade wars to military wars, anything the US president says can shift markets, and so teams of traders…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The £2.2bn expansion will see the West Sussex airport move its emergency runway 12m (39ft) northImage source, GATWICK AIRPORTImage caption, The plans were approved by…
Apple has confirmed it has launched a new legal complaint against the UK government at a court that deals with objections to the use of covert surveillance powers.The tech giant…
Profits at BP have surged to the highest since 2022 after the war in the Middle East pushed up oil prices.The oil giant reported a profit of $5.73bn (£4.26bn) between…
A supply chain involves a small number of stages, from a product being made until it gets to the shops for people to buy.If you take a loaf of bread…
Image caption, The Haunted Bookshop has been running for two years ByMarcus Boothe and Sonia MumtazBristol An independent bookshop says a drop in footfall and cost-of-living pressures mean the business is now…
Episode detailsWorld Service,04 Aug 2026,26 minsAvailable for over a yearHow amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub. Even before the 7…
Updated / Wednesday, 5 Aug 2026 00:51 Getty SpaceX's capital expenditure increased to $18 billion (€15.6bn) from $2.83bn a year earlier SpaceX has released its first quarterly earnings report, showing…
Brittany Ferries will cease live animal exports to France from next month, a decision that has raised concern with the Irish Farmers Association (IFA). A spokesperson for the French shipping…
Fórsa has begun a ballot of more than 90,000 members working in the public sector to see if they are willing to take industrial action over pay. The union said…
The number of households in arrears on their electricity bills rose to the highest level on record in April, according to latest figures from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities…
Fórsa union members at Oberstown Children Detention Campus have carried out a six-hour work stoppage. Ireland's largest public service trade union said the industrial action, which commenced at noon today,…