Gardai who pulled over the male driver of a van for using his phone while driving found a little more than they bargained for when they opened the back door. Inside was a pony tied to both sides of the van by a head collar discovered by officers from the Garda Commercial Vehicle Unit Dublin […]
Brexit is being blamed for continuing uncertainty in the housing market, with prices expected to edge downwards over the coming months. Demand from buyers is falling, with the number of new inquiries down for the eighth consecutive month, according to The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). And the average time for a home to […]
More than one million parents have had their child’s buggy stolen since 2007, new research reveals. With the average cost of a stolen buggy at £487, the black market in posh prams is fuelling this crime that costs £60million a year. Official figures reveal thousands of pram thefts but further research from comparison site confused.com […]
The number of women directors on Irish company boards has surpassed 30pc for the first time. Women now hold 31pc of seats on company boards here, up from 26pc at the same time last year, according to research from consulting group EY. The data suggests private companies have a higher share of women directors than […]
The National Enquirer, the supermarket tabloid that once published a photo of Elvis Presley in his coffin and later backed Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign, is for sale, the publisher said in a statement. The Enquirer, owned by American Media Inc. and led by David J. Pecker, a longtime friend of Mr. Trump’s, is likely […]
Virgin Trains could disappear from the UK within months after it was blocked from bidding from an extension to its West Coast mainline franchise. The operator has run the route – which includes services from London Euston to Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow – since 1997. Virgin Trains is 51% owned by Virgin Group – but […]
The wife of ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn returned to Japan on Wednesday and intends to testify to Tokyo prosecutors, a source close to her entourage said, days after she left the country to seek help from the French government. The source, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said Carole Ghosn would be questioned […]
(Reuters) – Technology stocks lifted the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq on Wednesday, ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s minutes from its latest policy meeting, while a drop in Boeing shares kept the Dow lower. The modest gains on the main indexes follow a U.S. Labor Department report that showed consumer prices increased […]
(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday gave an upbeat profit forecast for the second quarter and reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, boosted by a renewed agreement with credit-card issuer American Express and robust travel demand. Shares of the No.2 airline rose 3 percent as the results offered some relief to investors worried that […]
PARIS (Reuters) – An escalation in the subsidy row involving European planemaker Airbus and U.S. rival Boeing would be senseless and serve only to benefit an emerging Chinese competitor, France’s finance minister said on Wednesday. President Donald Trump’s threat this week to impose tariffs on $11 billion worth of European Union products, including commercial aircraft, […]