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Matt Cooper: Four reasons why Murdoch’s malign legacy is so deeply in the red

The media tycoon, who is stepping down, is responsible for much of the poisoning of American politics, British politics, British media and climate change denial in Australia

More discussion needed on united Ireland – Varadkar

The Taoisech has said he would like to see a united Ireland in his lifetime

Retail boss says British high streets are at risk of becoming ‘looting grounds’ for crime

The chair of John Lewis said some British towns and cities have become ‘shells of their former selves’

The Big Picture

Vincent Boland: Arm looks to Nasdaq IPO to recapture its long-lost mojo as investors swoon

Under SoftBank’s careless ownership, this small but promising tech firm’s fortunes stalled. It remains to be seen if its much-hyped IPO can rescue it

House prices in Britain continue to fall – report

The average value of a home declined 0.3 per cent

Keir Starmer: The Mr Darcy of British politics

The former human rights lawyer and DPP is riding high after success in recent by-elections and looks set to become the next prime minister – unless the Tories stage a comeback

Ballymore sells majority stake in British property management firm

Buyout of company with 11,500 homes in its portfolio led by current managing director following strategic review of business

Council chief Owen Keegan calls for ban on disposable vapes to prevent littering

Owen Keegan claims devices which contain lithium-ion batteries are a threat to drains and rivers in letter to Eamon Ryan

UK housing market headwinds set to strengthen in near term, says Nationwide

Property values in the UK fell by 3.4 per cent annually in May

British Politics

Analysis: Rishi Sunak’s next six months as PM look harder than the first

He has successfully eaten into the Labour’s poll lead since entering Downing Street – but a real-life electoral test looms next week for the UK Prime Minister, with thousands of local council seats up for grabs across England

British pubs expect £350m boost from coronation

Hospitality companies will benefit from the extra bank holiday on May 8 and an extension of alcohol licensing hours

Dominic Raab quits as British deputy prime minister after bullying report

Raab says inquiry into his behaviour ‘has set a dangerous precedent’ and sets a low threshold for bullying

UK inflation drops slightly but still remains over 10%, increasing prospect of rate hike

Consumer Prices Index rose 10.1% in March, driven by the strongest increase in food prices in more than four decades

Spa and Wellness

Inside the Cotswolds’ new £15,000-a-year club for the fitness-obsessed

Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, got married at the Bamford’s Daylesford residence last summer and celebrities like David Beckham have been seen at the farm

The Big Picture

Vincent Boland: Demise of Libor is another symptom of Britain’s malaise

The death of the international financial benchmark in use for 40 years is symbolic of a small, stagnant Britain systematically destroyed by Tory rule

Britain avoids recession by narrowest of margins in last quarter of 2022

The UK economy grew 4 per cent in 2022, slower than the 7.6 per cent pace recorded in 2021

Today's headlines

Pfizer to invest €1bn in new Dublin plant; Irish government hopes for Sunak as next UK PM

The top stories from business and politics in today’s Business Post

British Politics

Vincent Boland: This psychodrama is damaging everyone – we just want the old Britain back now

Only a general election can solve the national crisis that is destabilising the country and by extension Ireland and all of Europe

British Politics

Matt Cooper: Tories going down with the sinking ship that is Brexit

The best Ireland can hope for in a Britain untethered from reality is a quiet deal on access to the EU, but we might have to wait

Pound and UK bonds rally after Jeremy Hunt scraps Truss tax cuts in bid to salvage credibility

Hunt’s decisions reverse almost all of the £45 billion in tax cuts and giveaways announced by Prime Minister Liz Truss in September