Lyons says 86% of NI pensioners to be eligible for...
The Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has said 86% of pensioners in Northern Ireland will be eligible for the winter fuel payment this...
Ryanair increases size limits for free cabin bags
Budget airline Ryanair is planning to increase its “personal bag” size by 20% as the EU brings in a new standard. Passengers...
US jobs see surprise growth in June with unemployment down...
Hiring in the US defied expectations with 147,000 jobs added in June, according to the latest figures. The gain was much bigger...
Small businesses tell of crippling costs of telecoms services
Caroline Bilton BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations BBC/Caroline Bilton Graphic designer Gary Pride from Bradford says he may lose his business because...
Ryanair cancels flights for 30,000 passengers due to French strike
Tens of thousands of passengers have been hit by a French air traffic control strike that has cancelled flights in France on...
UK borrowing costs fall as investors’ nerves ease
Karen Hoggan Business Reporter Getty Images The cost of government borrowing has fallen in early trade, partly reversing a surge prompted by...
Trump calls for US central bank head to quit immediately
US President Donald Trump has called for the chair of the Federal Reserve to quit “immediately”, in an escalation of his attacks...
Rachel Reeves’ five choices to turn government finances around
Dearbail Jordan Business reporter, BBC News Reuters Chancellor Rachel Reeves Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to cut billions of pounds in welfare costs...
Why the world’s superyachts are getting bigger and bigger
Francesca Marchese Business reporter Amer Superyachts are getting ever larger as buyers want more space Business is booming in the luxury world...
Microsoft to cut up to 9,000 jobs as it invests...
Microsoft has confirmed that it will lay-off as many as 9,000 workers, in the tech giant’s latest wave of job cuts this...