A major shake-up of the Irish mortgage market is on the horizon in the new year with Bank of Ireland set to launch a new type of bridging finance to allow homeowners trade up or down without first having to sell the home they live in. Conor Pope has the details.

In our tech feature, Ciara O’Brien looks at how artificial intelligence has shaken up competition in the online search and browser market.

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her second tax-and-spend budget on Wednesday. Our London correspondent Mark Paul offers this analysis from Westminster.