Why luxury carmakers are now building glitzy skyscrapers
Sameer HashmiBusiness reporter, DubaiBinghatti PropertiesThe Bugatti Residences building in Dubai is currently under constructionBugatti is synonymous with high-performance, ultra-expensive supercars. But now the luxury French brand is entering a very…
Potholes map rates council road repair progress
Drivers in England will be able to see how local authorities are tackling roads riddled with potholes via a new mapping tool and traffic light rating system.Thirteen local authorities -…
Google employee made redundant after reporting sexual harassment, court hears
Google employee made redundant after reporting manager who showed nude of wife, court hearsRianna CroxfordInvestigations correspondent BBCVictoria Woodall has taken Google to an employment tribunalA senior Google employee has claimed…
The Inquiry – Can Kenya answer the call for employment? – BBC Sounds
Episode detailsWorld Service,08 Jan 2026,23 minsAvailable for over a yearKenya is facing rising public discontent over allegations of political corruption, economic stagnation and a shortage of good quality jobs, particularly…
Labour Court to hear secretaries, caretakers dispute
A pensions dispute involving school secretaries and caretakers will be heard by the Labour Court today. Talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) aimed at resolving the row broke down…
Tánaiste visits California to deepen Ireland-US ties
The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has begun an official visit to California aimed at strengthening Ireland's economic partnership with the United States. The programme of events during…
AI gobbling up memory chips essential to gadget makers
As devices from toys to cars get smarter at the CES gathering, gadget makers are grappling with a shortage of memory and storage needed for them to work. Dwindling supplies…
Mercosur ‘not a done deal’ despite EU vote – Tánaiste
European Union member states have approved the EU-Mercosur trade agreement through a weighted majority vote. Ireland was one of five countries, including France, Austria, Hungary and Poland, to vote against…
Rio Tinto in talks to buy Glencore to form biggest miner
Rio Tinto is in early talks to buy Glencore, the companies said, in what could create the world's largest mining company with a combined market value of nearly $207 billion.…
Anta Sports offers to buy Pinault family’s 29% Puma stake
China's Anta Sports Products has offered to buy 29% of struggling German sportswear firm Puma from France's Pinault family, three people with knowledge of the talks said. Anta made the…