UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, took aim at the soft drinks industry yesterday, announcing a new tax on sugary drinks.

IRISH airports and retailers south of the border could be the losers in the British budget today, with exporters left smiling.

INDEPENDENT News & Media (INM) chief executive Gavin O’Reilly has hinted that a number of board changes may happen in the not-too-distant future, in the wake of the group finally concluding the terms of its financial restructuring project.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown will reveal today his final offer of a financial package to politicians in the North to bolster the return of devolved government.