Business

Where are the most expensive properties in Northern Ireland?

House Price index reveals prices rose by 2.8% in third quarter and are up 6.2% over the last year

Final take-off for new 81-room hotel near Belfast International Airport

Revised plans for £5.5m Premier Inn are given go-ahead by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Armagh apple company Natural Umber secures pre-Christmas listing with M&S

Great Taste Award winning product to feature on shelves of 15 of the retailer's Irish stores

From Boston to Japan, Bangor-based Vikela makes its mark in body armour industry

Vikela expands its global reach with new Bangor headquarters and key international partnerships

Inflation jumps to 2.3% in sharpest increase for two years

The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 2.3% for October, from 1.7% in the previous month.

Where inflation accelerated in October – and where it eased

The biggest movement in prices last month was in the cost of energy supplies.

Ann Summers cuts jobs as owners pump in £5 million to loss-making chain

The lingerie retailer said it had made a ‘small number’ of its more than 1,000 workforce redundant to cut costs across the group.

Santander UK profits plunge after £295m motor finance hit

The high street lender reported pre-tax profits of £143 million for the three months to the end of September, down 65% on the previous quarter.

Barrhead Travel invests £1.3m in new branch in Newtownabbey

2,200 sq ft branch in the Abbeycentre will create seven jobs

The Watson set to bring pints, pool and people back to Belfast’s former Frames complex

Drinks entrepreneur Paul Camplisson to open latest hospitality complex