Electricals retailer AO World has seen annual losses widen to £18.9 million amid tough trading in the UK and woes in its European arm.
One of the most commonly used farming herbicides could be banned if excessive residues of the chemical continue to be found in public water supplies.
A new logo for food, drink and animal feed producers that use only Irish cereals is being sought by the Irish Grain Growers group (IGG).
The proposed regulation governing the €100m Brexit beef package is expected to be cleared by EU Commission officials this week.
UP to 30,000 farms are classed as economically vulnerable and at risk of poverty.
Chinese authorities have stepped up security around Tiananmen Square, a reminder of the government's attempts to quash any memories of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests 30 years ago.
