Supermarket giant Tesco is understood to be close to winding up its stand-alone furnishing chain Home Plus as it regroups and focuses on its core grocery business.

Baltray's Simon Ward scorched to a six under par 66 to lead the Irish

Shares in troubled engineering group Mowlem plummeted today after it issued its third profits warning in eight months.

British construction group Mowlem warned on profits today for the second time in as many months and said its finance chief was quitting.

Theatre-goers were treated to an unexpected drama off-stage after a woman in the audience gave birth during the performance.