Late-night deliveries drove Domino’s Pizza’s slice of the takeaway market in the final quarter of 2013 as the company saw its sales increase by more than 7%.

Irish biotechnology company Elan is to be bought by Perrigo — the leading maker of generic over-the- counter drug products in the US — for $8.6bn (€6.5bn).

A survey published last year by over-50s group Saga revealed that a housewife in the 1950s burnt about 1,000 calories on her daily round of housework, compared with just 560 calories today.

The owner of the AA, the roadside assistance group, is understood to prefer a public float of the company, rather than its disposal via a trade sale, as has been speculated upon of late.

The AA and Saga’s five-year marriage is in danger of coming to an end after its owner launched a strategic review, it was reported today.

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A third British pensioner has died from Legionnaires’ disease while on holiday in Spain, officials say.

THE over-50s are struggling to fulfil their lifelong dreams because they are tied down by financial constraints, a study has revealed.

LANZAROTE, the number one holiday hot spot with Irish clients for the past eight years, is the focus of Topflight’s easy-on-the-pocket summer deals, with prices starting from €359 inclusive on Cork or Dublin departures.

Insurer Legal & General forecast a rebound in its core UK markets today after revealing a 7% drop in worldwide sales during 2009.

Alison Thorpe feels there is still plenty of improvement in Diktalina after she produced an impressive performance to land the Saga Personal Finance Juvenile Maiden Hurdle at Folkestone.

Private equity chiefs in the UK will face fresh scrutiny by the British parliament today amid reports they are making large gains from firms which pay almost no corporation tax.

Saga and the AA unveiled surprise plans for a £6.2bn (€9.2bn) merger today, creating one of the UK's largest private equity-owned companies.

Saga and the AA announced surprise merger plans today in a move creating a motoring and insurance giant worth £6bn (€8.9bn).

SLATTERYS Escorted Tours’ new brochure promotes independent holidays to far-flung places. Eighty-five specially-designed tours have been selected from across the globe.

Actor Harrison Ford has declared that life begins at 60.

British high street retailer WH Smith was today reported to be on the brink of unveiling Severn Trent boss Robert Walker as its new chairman.

Financial services-to-holidays group Saga took the first steps towards a £1bn (€1.5bn)-plus listing on the London Stock Exchange today,

The race to land the over-50s financial services-to-holidays group Saga is thought to have narrowed to five possible contenders.

The potential sale of UK financial services-to-holidays group Saga has attracted at least 10 bids of more than £1bn (€1.5bn), it was reported today.