Brussels has approved plans that will see excess wine produced in Bordeaux, Burgundy and other French regions used for other purposes. French vineyards are struggling due to shifting drinking habits that have seen people consume less alcohol. Burgundy is one of the regions where excess wine will be distilled into ethanol due to oversupply. The French government has separately been subsidising vineyards to uproot vines, in an attempt to tamp down the amount of wine produced. In a statement, EU agriculture commissioner Christophe Hansen said French wine producers, the “backbone of Europe’s viticultural heritage”, were facing “unprecedented” challenges.

Tesla posted one of its worst sales quarters in years, missing Wall Street’s expectations, as the carmaker struggles to turn around its core business and navigate an increasingly challenged electric-vehicle market. It’s the second consecutive quarter that Tesla has fallen short of projections. Investors have mostly been willing to overlook Tesla’s sales trend as Musk has refocused around the futuristic business lines of artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and robotics. Tesla shares fell 4.6 per cent as the markets opened in New York, the biggest intraday decline in almost two months. Tesla reported that it deployed 8.8 gigawatt hours of energy-storage products during the quarter, compared with 10.4 gigawatt hours a year ago.

Bank of Ireland chief executive Myles O’Grady: 'I think a version of an [individual savings account] is a no-regrets decision and a no-regrets product and service to get into the market.' Since then, assets under management have grown to €60 billion, €27 billion of which is in its New Ireland life and pensions unit. “Ireland is a relatively young country and, for the first time, we are seeing, on a grand scale, intergenerational wealth occurring,” O’Grady says. “I think a version of an [individual savings account] is a no-regrets decision and a no-regrets product and service to get into the market,” O’Grady says. Job: Bank of Ireland chief executive.

That confirmed DNA profile is now stored in a national law enforcement database, meaning investigators across multiple states can − for the first time − run old evidence against a confirmed Bundy match, potentially closing cases that families have waited more than 50 years to resolve. It’s really quite amazing that people are even still interested in Laura’s caseInvestigators long suspected that Bundy had killed her. DNA forensic technology has advanced dramatically in recent ­decades and in 2023 Utah’s crime lab received new equipment that reflected this progress. Ted BundyThis allowed them to identify a ­single male DNA profile, which they submitted to a national law enforcement database. Authorities were still investigating those cases when Bundy moved to Salt Lake City and began killing in Utah, Idaho and Colorado.

A lot depends, he says, on how individual industries have insulated themselves or hedged against rising energy prices. Second round effectsThe main component of this fresh inflation shock will obviously be accounted for by fuel prices for motorists, but it is likely to be much deeper than that. Before the US-Israel attack on Iran, oil prices were hovering at about $70 a barrel. The Australian oil producers organisation claims that nearly all pesticides and fertilisers are made from oil or oil byproducts. Reading Trump’s intentions is proving next to impossible and oil prices have whipsawed back and forth in response to his public pronouncements.

Photograph: iStockA sequence of large budgetary surpluses has reduced Ireland’s national debt to pre-pandemic levels. Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show gross debt fell by €5.7 billion to €209.9 billion last year, which equated to 62 per cent of national income as measured by the CSO’s bespoke measure gross national income (GNI*). The reduction comes on foot of general government surpluses of €7.4 billion, €23.3 billion and €11.6 billion in 2023, 2024 and 2025. However, the outlay on Covid saw it balloon to €235 billion by 2021, which was more than 100 per cent of national income. Before the financial crisis in 2007, gross national debt was just €47 billion.

Bonnie Ryan on life in New York: ‘Four of our best friends from Ireland live beside us. It helps you feel at home’The Clontarf native and mum-to-be moved to New York in 2024 with her husbandBonnie Ryan in New YorkNicola Brady Today at 06:30“I’ve been with my husband since we were 14, and we always spoke about living in New York. We always thought it would be the coolest place to live. But it seemed like it was just a dream, that it was never going to actually happen.

This week, Pope Leo, who is an American, had a simple but direct Easter message for US president Donald Trump. Jesus, king of peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the threat from Trump to bomb Iran “back to the stone ages” was unacceptable. “That’s unacceptable. There is no better time than Easter to reflect on the indefensible loss of life war causes.

When Peter Phillips and his bride-to-be, Harriet Sperling, arrived at the Cheltenham Festival for a day of good old-fashioned fun last month, they were immediately thrust into an awkward situation. Peter's former wife, Autumn Phillips, turned up at the racing meet just moments later, arm-in-arm with her property tycoon boyfriend, Donal Mulryan. Now, the family of four will welcome two others: Harriet, 45, and her daughter, Georgia, who was born in 2012. Alongside co-parenting their teenagers, devout Christian Harriet and Autumn will also run in similar social circles and frequent the same events. 'Peter and Autumn have requested privacy and consideration for their children as the family adapts to a new chapter in their lives.'

Flooding is ‘likely’ around coasts with two areas ‘particularly vulnerable’A nationwide weather advisory is in place for the Easter weekend. Photo: Naoise CulhaneA nationwide Status Yellow wind warning and weather advisory are in place for the weekend, with Storm Dave set to bring “very strong” winds over Easter. The advisory from Met Éireann, which came into effect at midnight on Friday and will remain in place until midnight on Tuesday, warns of “unsettled and mixed” conditions over Easter. There could be “severe or damaging” gusts and coastal flooding is likely, particularly during high tide and in low-lying areas along the Atlantic coast. High tides, storm surge and persistent winds would further increase the risk of coastal flooding, Met Éireann said, with western and northern coastal areas particularly vulnerable.

An upside-down layout includes a first floor living room directly overlooking the harbour with French doors leading out to a private garden. 83 Harbour View, Harbour Square, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin83 Harbour View, Harbour Square, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co DublinAsking price: €490,000Agent: DNG (01) 230 1616Positioned between Dun Laoghaire’s East and West Piers, Harbour View is opposite the local Dart station and within strolling distance of shops, restaurants, sailing clubs and popular swimming spots. Number 83 on the sixth floor is a one-bedroom, 581 sq ft apartment with an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room overlooking the Irish Sea. Both it and the double bedroom have access to a private balcony, also with sea views. Measuring 1,658 sq ft, it has a living room, kitchen/dining room, four bedrooms (one en suite) and a bathroom.

One business owner also told the SNP leader he had sold his restaurant because of increasing cost pressures. Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton (left) and Scottish Labour leader (Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)Scotland has a three-yearly revaluation cycle in a bid to keep pace with the market. Stephen Montgomery, the director of the Scottish Hospitality Group, told the hustings he had recently sold his restaurant, Our Place in Annan. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said his Government would pause the revaluation. Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said: “We all know examples of the exorbitant hike that some businesses are facing without so much as a by-your-leave.

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It's also the fattest country in the world - with over 90 per cent of Nauru's inhabitants classed as overweight or obese. With an area of just 21 square kilometres, Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world, surpassing Vatican City and Monaco by a small fraction. Home to 12,000 people, this tiny island can be fully circled by car in just 30 minutes. Before decades of aggressive phosphate mining devastated its landscape, Nauru's vast mineral reserves briefly made it the world's richest nation per capita during the 1960s. Meanwhile, OD-N-Aiwo, a three-storey complex that stands as the tallest building in Nauru, offers a more affordable stay with easy access to a supermarket, coffee shop, bank and an ATM.

Attorney General Pam Bondi begged Donald Trump not to fire her in an explosive showdown at the White House after he accused her of an unforgivable offense. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney general until a permanent nominee is picked. Trump informed her of the decision shortly before his prime-time Iran war address to the nation, a senior administration source told the Daily Mail. However, the President told her she was fired and that an announcement would be made shortly. 'Attorney General Pam Bondi is a wonderful person and she is doing a good job,' Trump told Semafor on Thursday morning.