Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesAdverts from six companies selling liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) have been banned in the UK for trivialising the risks and exploiting women's insecurities…
Staff at further education colleges in Northern Ireland have voted for strike action over pay, workload and conditions. The National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) said…
Trump's chips strategy: The US will struggle to take on AsiaSuranjana TewariReporting fromSingaporeBBCListen to this articleThe US has "dropped the ball" on chip manufacturing over the years, allowing China and…
The Bank of Canada today held its key policy rate at 2.75%, its first pause after seven consecutive cuts, and said the uncertainty around US tariffs made it impossible to…
'This is so hard': The Chinese small businesses brought to a standstill by Trump's tariffsLaura BickerChina correspondentReporting fromGuangzhouThe BBC's Laura Bicker: ''A number of businesses in limbo'' in China, after…
Abbott Laboratories has today maintained its annual profit forecast and announced $500m in manufacturing and research investments in the US in the face of tariff-induced uncertainty. The company, which makes…
Updated / Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025 15:44 The WTO said it expected trade in goods to fall by 0.2% this year, down from its expectation in October of 3% expansion.…
US retail sales surged in March as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles ahead of tariffs, though concerns about the economic outlook are hurting discretionary spending. Retail sales increased 1.4%…
Half of employees are feeling positive about their career prospects over the next six months, a new survey shows. The data from Hays Ireland reveals a rise in workplace optimism.…
Updated / Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025 19:33 The interconnector will deliver up to 500MW of power into the national grid A major new electricity interconnector linking Ireland and Wales is…
Dublin Airport operator daa expects 460,000 passengers to pass through the airport this Easter bank holiday weekend. This includes around 232,000 departing passengers. "Easter is always a busy weekend at…
Lyft is buying mobility platform FreeNow from German automotive giants BMW and Mercedes-Benz for €175m to expand into the European lift-hailing market, the US company said today. Under pressure from…