Heating oil prices reached record high in NI
Data suggests prices peaked on 8 April when 500 litres cost an average of £627.
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Apple hails ‘extraordinary’ iPhone demand as boss Tim Cook heads out
Cook is preparing to bow out after 15 years at the helm and hand over to John Ternus.
Faisal Islam: The wide field of uncertainties facing the UK
The Bank tries to manage expectations over what outcomes are plausible if the Middle East conflict lasts several months.
Premier Inn owner to cut 3,800 jobs in savings plan
Whitbread says it will also remodel its 197 hotel restaurants as part of a five-year savings plan.
Food bank stocks ‘low as client numbers increase’
Guernsey Welfare Service says demand has grown and it could increase further.
Homeowners turn to solar panels as oil prices rise
Yorkshire installers report up to a tenfold increase in interest since the start of the Iran war.
Oil prices jump after report Trump to be briefed on new Iran military options
Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of “short and powerful” strikes on Iran.
Musk accuses OpenAI lawyer of trying to ‘trick’ him in combative testimony
Elon Musk was cross-examined on the third day of the trial over his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI.
The kelp producer who wants to get Americans eating seaweed
Marine farmer Suzie Flores also hopes the crop can revitalise the US’s small fishing towns.
Interest rates expected to be held as uncertainty over Iran war continues
Future base rate changes are hard to predict as analysts judge the economic impact of the Iran war.
A son overlooked and a jailed tycoon: Inside Samsung’s succession drama
The family dynasty behind Samsung is so complicated it regularly makes headline news in South Korea.
Four key takeaways from Jerome Powell’s last rate decision as Fed chair
Powell’s news conference after holding rates covered the US-Israel war with Iran, inflation, legal attacks, and the Fed’s independence
In five charts – How UAE’s exit could affect Opec’s influence over the oil price
The BBC takes a look in charts at what the UAE’s departure could mean for the oil cartel and more widely.
‘Numbskull, moron and too stupid’: Trump and Powell’s biggest clashes
How the US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell came to blows.
‘Shock’ for paper firm staff amid closure proposal
Paper and packaging firm DS Smith says it is consulting with staff.
Housing estate residents see energy bills frozen
Newcastle City Council hopes the move will offer Byker Wall homeowners “stability and certainty”.
What do shoppers think about the future of their high street?
Freshney Place is being renovated to include a new food hall and five-screen cinema.
Struggling families offered heating oil vouchers
People can apply for a £150 grant if they are running out of heating oil, a council says.
A fresh financial crisis may be coming – it won’t play out like the last one
What could the next meltdown look like?
Face serum advert banned over ‘five years younger’ claim
Eucerin asked 160 people to use the serum for four weeks then say how much younger they thought they looked.
Flying cars and 5-minute charges: China’s EV industry sees opportunity in Iran crisis
As the US-Iran has sent the world scrambling for fuel, China is positioned to benefit from its rapid shift into electric vehicles.