Bank of England expected to hold interest rates
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentEPAInterest rates are expected to remain on hold as the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets for the first time this year.The Bank rate…
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentEPAInterest rates are expected to remain on hold as the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets for the first time this year.The Bank rate…
ReutersNike is under investigation by the US government over claims the footwear giant discriminated against white workers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces workplace discrimination laws, announced on…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporterWatch: Bezos should take responsibility for Washington Post layoffs, ex-editor tells BBCThe Washington Post has announced it is laying off one-third of its work force, sharply scaling back…
Clients and staff in dark as law firm shuts doorsVictoria Scheer & Oli Constable,YorkshireandKevin Peachey,Cost of living correspondentSimon Thake/BBCPM Law has its headquarters in Shepcote Lane, SheffieldAn investigation has begun…
Jobe FergusonJobe Ferguson says he is 'heartbroken' to be closing down the restaurant that he put his 'life and soul' into for 22 yearsThe owner of a popular bar and…
Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporterGetty ImagesShares in the Danish company which makes Ozempic and Wegovy plunged 18%, as its boss warned things would get worse before they improve following steep price cuts.Novo…
Archie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesWild fluctuations in the price of gold continued on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions reignited after the US downed an Iranian drone.The precious metal, which is seen as…
Kali Hays,Technology reporterandLily Jamali,North America Technology correspondentReutersPinterest has sacked two engineers for tracking which workers lost their jobs in a recent round of layoffs.The company recently announced job cuts, with…
Almost 4,000 female students from across Ireland and Northern Ireland will gather at the RDS in Dublin today for the I Wish Festival where teenage girls can explore future careers…
There has been "massive growth" in data traffic on both fixed and mobile networks this decade, according to new research from telecommunications firm eir. The company's first Digital Ireland Report…
There has been criticism of the European Union's Digital Services Act at a committee hearing in the United States. The meeting, of the US House Judiciary Committee in Washington, came…
Updated / Wednesday, 4 Feb 2026 20:12 Sinn Féin says Irish farmers and their representative organisations have lost confidence in Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin Sinn Féin has renewed its…