FORMER student of Waterford Institute of Technology Michael Campion is to address school students at Waterford’s third annual Engineering Week which begins today.

Internet shopping made up 15p in every £1 of retail spending during 2007, a report out today says.

Online spending hit a record high at 1.09pm today, a UK payment processing company said.

Soaring internet sales took their toll on Waterstone’s owner HMV today as more shoppers in the UK opted to buy Christmas presents online rather than on the high street.