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Royal Mail and union leaders have come to an initial agreement after a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. more

The number of international visitors to Ireland over the first three months of the year remained down 16% compared to the same period in 2019, before the pandemic hit.more

Hedge funds are among the big winners of the global spike in food prices that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine; ten of the world's largest funds achieved profits estimated at almost USD 2 billion, notes the British "Guardian".more

The 2022/2023 tax year ended on April 5 and the 2023/2024 tax year began on April 6. People who needed to file a self-assessment tax return should now have completed it. Being aware of the next year’s tax deadlines can help you fully prepare for your tax bill. Find out below the important dates over the next tax year.more

Sixty percent of company heads in Poland expect a moderate slowdown in the global economy, while 40% expect a strong one, according to a survey by EY. One in two respondents expects the slowdown in Poland to be strong, it stressed.more

More than 150 pubs have been shut for good in England and Wales so far this year, with skyrocketing energy bills being blamed.more

Sales of home accessories and furniture rose sharply in March, as people ate out less to save money and entertained at home instead, new figures suggest. more

A British firm appears to have arranged the sale of about $1.2 billion worth of electronic goods into Russia since the launch of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Financial Times reported Friday.more

Every fifth company does not pay its contractors on time, often because it does not receive payments from customers itself, according to the study "Overdue invoices in Polish enterprises". For 68% of enterprises, payment backlogs are a barrier to running a business.more

More than half of UK consumers have cut back on discretional spending since the start of the year, with nearly two-thirds choosing to reduce the amount they spend on eating out, according to research from KPMG. more

Virgin Orbit, a company that planned to send rockets into space on a commercial basis, has filed for protection from creditors with a court in the US state of Delaware, which effectively means bankruptcy, media reported today.more

The chairman of Tesco, the UK's biggest retailer, says he cannot forecast when rises in food prices will peak. But John Allan said the supermarket was "doing our bit" to help customers cope with the impact of high inflation. more

The number of new businesses opening in the capital is now being outstripped by closures for the first time in six years, figures show. London is the worst region for closures in the UK after suffering a net loss of 7,695 local enterprises in 2022.more

Nearly 700 jobs to go at Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit Holdings, amid reports it will cease operationsmore

The number of homes available to rent in the UK has fallen by a third over the past 18 months.more

CWU union lines up action as MP brands bosses’ threat to put service into administration as ‘scandalous’.more

Experts claim Ireland could become a cashless society within five years after contactless payments soared by almost a third in a year. A study conducted by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland found almost €18bn in contactless payments were made last year - the highest level recorded since 2016 and a jump of almost 32% on 2021.more

Barclays has announced plans to close 14 more bank branches across England and Wales. It follows an announcement in January that 15 branches would close.more

The UK is poorer than it would have been, partly due to the war in Ukraine, but also the pandemic, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has admitted. more

Brexit has cost the UK economy the same amount as Covid and the war in Ukraine, the head of the government economic watchdog has said.more

Anglo-French oil company Perenco's UK unit said on Sunday that a limited oil leak occurred at one of its well sites in Wytch Farm in Dorset, southern England. more

More than a third of consumers say they are struggling financially as the cost-of-living crisis shows no signs of easing. more

The cutbacks came as spending on several essential outgoings rocketed, with the value of spending on utility bills rising by around a third (34%) compared to the same time last year.more

The cost of living rose more than expected last month as salad and vegetable shortages helped push up food prices at the fastest rate in 45 years. more

Takeaway delivery firm Just Eat is to cut 1,870 jobs in the UK after a slowdown in sales. more