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Kids up to the age of five will be able to travel on all public transport for free, including Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann, Luas, Dart and Dublin Bus. more

RBS is closing 259 branches - one in four of its outlets - and cutting 680 jobs as more customers bank online.more

Thanks to the 500+ in Poland, the German budget has saved up to 32 million euros despite the increase in the number of Poles in Germany.more

Shops, hotels and West End theatres can expect a boost of up to £2bn ($2.7bn) from the royal wedding of Prince Harry to American actress Meghan Markle.more

West End bosses today called for a Tokyo-style loudspeaker system to be installed after the outbreak of mass panic at Oxford Circus on Friday. Jace Tyrrell, chief executive of the New West End Company which represents around 600 shops, restaurants and other businesses, said a public address network would allow authorities to provid advice and information "in real time" in an emergency.more

A massive 21.5 million people are expected to splurge millions of pounds online as prices are slashed for Cyber Monday. Experts predict sales could beat Black Friday to become Britain's biggest shopping day, as online retailers cut prices and continue deals at the end of the four-day pre-Christmas shopping event.more

Discount retailer Dealz is to take on Penneys by putting value clothing and fashion into its Irish stores. The chain, which is part of the same franchise as Poundland in the United Kingdom, plans to put Pep&Co clothing outlets into its larger stores here.more

A passer-by could easily miss the Polish Consulate on O'Connell Street. A simple building, it is marked out by a Polish eagle - a symbol familiar to all Poles, but not so easily identified by the average Limerick resident. But in this non-descript city centre building is an essential resource for the local Polish community and Patrick O'Sullivan is at the centre of it.more

Millennial couples priced off the London housing ladder could save enough for a deposit in five years by giving up six "luxuries" ranging from phone upgrades to overseas mini-breaks, it was claimed today.more

It now costs €16,169.15 a year, or 43 percent of the average national wage to own and maintain a house. These figures were released yesterday by AA Home Insurance, who created these detailed calculations and also noted that the figure has risen by more than three percent since last year.more

London has more than three times the number of millionaires under the age of 35 than most major cities in the world outside of the US, according to new research. The research shows that a whopping 20,000 millennials currently living in the capital have over £1 million to their name.more

The British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has delivered the 2015 autumn UK budget to the House of Commons. Obviously there are lots of measures included but this short article will look at the details a section revealed that are of specific to ecommerce SMEs and people involved in the wider marketplaces ecosystem. You can read a government digest here.more

For many young London parents, the start of the day involves rushing their children to school after frantically putting breakfast on the table. But Hannah and Patrick Canavan's mornings tend to be more relaxing affairs, involving a trip to the beach or a jump in the pool after they left hectic London for a new life in Bali.more

A survey of 196 countries found that the average price of broadband in Ireland is €60.57, which is cheaper than in Iceland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Norway, the Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, and Malta, but more expensive than the rest of Europe. The average cost of broadband in Malta comes in at €83.27 a month.more

A heroic Good Samaritan saved the day for a woman after a robber snatched an envelope from her hands containing thousands of pounds in cash as she left a bank. The 68-year-old had collected £2,500 from the counter at Barclays Bank, Darwen Street, Blackburn.more

The minimum wage in Britain will rise from £7.50 to £7.83, the chancellor has announced.more

Full details surrounding the new 26-30 railcard have today been released ahead of the Budget 2017 meeting.more

UK consumers could be hit by a new bout of food price inflation next year after the return of the La Nina global weather phenomenon, which may hit production of key commodities including coffee and cocoa. The UK is expected to be particularly exposed to the effect of the event, which tends to prompt dry weather in the US midwest and heavy rainfall in south-east Asia and Australia.more

Irish people enjoy some of the highest average earnings among OECD countries but end up with one of the lowest disposable incomes due to high personal taxes and the cost of living, a new report shows.more

Ryanair has announced a huge one day sale as part of their overall Black Friday sale. They have a week-long promotion with different sales happening each day. Today, you'll be able to get yourself flights to different European cities for just €4.99. more

A Galway business has received the approval of An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, after he posted images of four pairs of socks he received on his social media pages. Mr Varadkar wrote on his Facebook and Twitter posts "More socks" about the colourful socks sent to him by Irish Socksciety.more

Lack of employees will have huge impact on the rise in wages - Piotr Piękoś from Pekao belives.more

The Chancellor has pledged action to ease the housing crisis by getting 300,000 homes built every year. Philip Hammond is set to unveil measures to boost building projects in his November budget next week.more

Geraldine Swarbrigg is no stranger to retail success. The serial entrepreneur has been in the business for over 40 years - and she's just taken home the Lifetime Achievement Award for her efforts from the Image Women 2017 Image Business Women of the Year Awards.more

A 22-year-old Norwegian student has been handed a 250,000-kroner (£23,000) fine for drunken driving - but can still count herself lucky.more