Ireland: How will energy crisis hit the economy?

IndiGo controls about two-thirds of the country’s domestic aviation market, so the inconvenience caused by the disruptions was huge. Thousands of people missed important life events, including funerals and their own weddings, and were left scrambling to make alternate arrangements.

It begins with a Farsi-speaking voice scratching out of the static. “Tavajjoh! (Attention!),” he demands three times, before reading a steady stream of numbers: “Six. Four. Zero. Nine. Three. Nine.” Some content could not load. Check your internet connection or browser settings. The ghostly broadcasts have been sent out regularly over long-distance short wave radio…

Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporter EPA Chancellor Rachel Reeves should avoid “directionless tinkering and half-baked fixes” when trying to boost the government’s tax take in next month’s Budget, a leading think tank has said. Taxes are widely expected to go up in the Budget, with pressure on the chancellor to raise money in order to meet…

Reuters Cold weather payments have been triggered across 697 postcodes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as temperatures plunged across the UK. Households on certain benefits are entitled to the money when there is a prolonged period of below-zero temperatures. In Scotland, those on low incomes and benefits may receive a separate winter heating payment,…

The boss of Pinterest has told the BBC the death of Molly Russell is a daily reminder of the urgent need to make social media safer for young people. The app – which functions like a digital notice board – hit the headlines when the 14-year-old, from Harrow, in northwest London, took her own life…

Apple users get a small amount of free storage, but once that runs out they are encouraged to pay for iCloud to back up photos, videos, messages, contacts and other content from their devices. Prices range from 99p a month for 50GB to £54.99 a month for 12TB. Apple does not give rival storage services…