UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND

Aslew of profit warnings on Wednesday and general corporate alarm over the potential fallout from the coronavirus epidemic highlighted the prescience of stock market investors in the previous few days. European stocks were down 9 per cent at one point, touching levels...

Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland moved on Friday to stop investors in two Irish commercial property funds withdrawing money for up to six months after dealing with a rise in demand in recent months from investor seeking their money back. The funds have a combined...

The Government’s tax take has almost doubled since the low point of the crash in 2010, according to the latest exchequer returns. They show that the Government collected a record €59 billion in taxes last year, exceeding the 2018 performance by 6.8 per cent or €3.75...

The Gallery at de Veres Auctions, Dublin, until December 19th One of Ed Miliano’s best known works is Diary, a set of 366 small paintings documenting the view from his Dublin studio window every day over a year, first shown at the RHA in 2012. Since then he spent...

John Legend springs up from his mahogany grand piano in the high-ceilinged, light-drenched living room of his Hollywood home and greets me with a grin, a hello, and one of those very smooth handshakes that seamlessly morph into an extremely brief hug. My palms are...

Record rent levels may see the Central Bank ease rules on mortgage lending slightly. Goodbody analyst Eamonn Hughes said wholesale changes were unlikely under the ongoing annual review of limits on lending for home loans, but he added that there may be some “tweaks”...

Jeremy Corbyn has been warned by Labour’s leader in the European parliament and other grandees that the party will be deserted by millions of anti-Brexit voters if it fails to clearly back a second referendum in its manifesto for next month’s EU elections. The message...

Theresa May has been warned that a long delay to Brexit could deal a fatal blow to the Conservatives, with one minister claiming that participating in the European elections would be a “suicide note” for the party. The warning came as the government continues...

Theresa May hopes to bring her Brexit deal back to parliament again next week after it was rejected for a third time by MPs – and appears poised to trigger a general election if parliament fails to agree a way forward. May hints at possible need for election, saying...

Exclusive: paper says ‘critical phase’ could last months as fears rise over disruption to transport and food supplies The extent and range of the impact of a no-deal Brexit is revealed in a confidential Cabinet Office document that warns of a...

There’s a lush who’s who of houseplants in the vintage retailer’s Insta-friendly home Of all the dozens of plants in Jamie Song’s home, it is the heart-shaped, neon green leaves that colonise a wall of his living room everyone wants to know about. “What plant is it?”...

If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, what will be the immediate impact on your finances, rights and travel plans? Currently, a driver of a UK-registered car is allowed to drive anywhere in the EU, the EEA (European Economic Area), Switzerland and Serbia, and not...

THERESA MAY held ‘robust but constructive’ talks with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker as she sought changes to her Brexit deal. Mr Juncker underlined that the Withdrawal Agreement thrashed out between the EU and Mrs May would not be redrawn, but held...

A chaotic no-deal Brexit moved closer after last night’s defeat, the European Union’s leading officials warned. Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, appealed to MPs to find answers and strongly hinted at the need for a second referendum or parliamentary...

Theresa May is likely to entrust David Lidington with the job of leading cross-party Brexit talks after she suffered the largest Commons defeat in British political history. The prime minister offered the discussions after MPs rejected her deal by a...