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Top Business & Market Headlines Today — BL Morning Report, March 24, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-23T16:26:00+00:00

BL Morning Report March 24, 2026: Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

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A livestream lie unravelled: how Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with pregnant girlfriend’s murder

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-23T16:13:37+00:00

YouTube gamer planned audacious alibi, appeared grief-stricken at wake and apparently spied on victim’s familyMan who used false gaming alibi found guilty of Natalie McNally’s murderTo get away with murder, Stephen McCullagh planned an audacious alibi: he would trick the world into thinking he was at home livestreaming a video game when in fact he was 17 miles away, extinguishing a life.He prerecorded a six-hour session of him playing Grand Theft Auto and uploaded it on the night of 18 December 2022, to give the impression to his YouTube channel’s 37,000 subscribers that he was at home in Lisb

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A live stream lie unravelled: how Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with pregnant girlfriend’s murder

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-23T16:13:37+00:00

YouTube gamer planned audacious alibi, appeared grief-stricken at wake and apparently spied on victim’s familyMan who used false gaming alibi found guilty of Natalie McNally’s murderTo get away with murder, Stephen McCullagh planned an audacious alibi: he would trick the world into thinking he was at home livestreaming a video game when in fact he was 17 miles away, extinguishing a life.He prerecorded a six-hour session of him playing Grand Theft Auto and uploaded it on the night of 18 December 2022, to give the impression to his YouTube channel’s 37,000 subscribers that he was at home in Lisb

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Man who used false gaming alibi found guilty of Natalie McNally’s murder

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-23T16:13:17+00:00

Belfast court heard how Stephen McCullagh livestreamed recording of himself as part of concocted ‘cover story’A livestream lie unravelled: how Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with pregnant girlfriend’s murderA man who set up a false alibi involving himself livestreaming a video game on YouTube has been found guilty of murdering his pregnant partner.Natalie McNally, 32, was 15 weeks’ pregnant when she was violently attacked and killed at her home in Lurgan, County Armagh, in December 2022. Continue reading...

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Starmer reaffirms UK’s commitment to not join Iran conflict, saying ‘this is not our war’ – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-23T16:09:16+00:00

Prime minister tells Commons liaison committee ‘we are not getting dragged into this war’Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, was speaking for the government on the morning news programmes earlier. Speaking to LBC, he confirmed that the government wanted the Competition and Markets Authority to deal with any potention profiteering by oil companies. Pennycook said prices were “prices are soaring in places” and “we’re seeing a huge differentiation in prices across the country, which is why the CMA have put fuel retailers on notice”.Donald Trump has said he has instructed the defence departme

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Capex by large private enterprises likely to moderate in FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-23T16:07:11+00:00

Further, it added that over 65% CAPEX in 2025-26 are sourced from internal accruals of the companies whereas over 23% from domestic debt

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Giorgia Meloni concedes defeat in Italy’s judiciary reform referendum – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-23T16:05:32+00:00

Italian prime minister says she will respect the vote but says it is ‘a lost change to modernise Italy’Meanwhile, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán attempted to get on the front foot after allegations that his foreign minister Péter Szijjártó was leaking confidential EU talks to Russia as he ordered a probe into what he called a wiretapping of Szijjártó’s phone.“We are dealing with two serious issues: there is evidence that Hungary’s foreign minister was wiretapped, and we also have indications of who may be behind it. This must be investigated immediately,” Orban tweeted on Monday, as rep

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Private investigator in Prince Harry case says admissions in his name ‘a pack of lies’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-23T16:01:52+00:00

Gavin Burrows said claimants in case against Daily Mail publisher ‘very misled’ over his workA private investigator whose disputed confessions of illegal activity form a key part of the case brought by Prince Harry and others against the Daily Mail’s publisher has said the admissions were “a thing of fiction”.Giving highly anticipated evidence at the high court, Gavin Burrows said the claimants in the case, as well as their lawyers, had been “very misled” over his work, adding that the supposed admissions in his name were “a pack of lies”. Continue reading...

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Editorial. Plane truths

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-23T16:01:39+00:00

Airline ticket pricing should be transparent and fair

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India’s reward points economy pivots to everyday spending

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-23T16:00:10+00:00

In contrast, travel has seen a decline—from 16% earlier in the year to about 11% by the December quarter—highlighting a move away from aspirational spending

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India’s economy resilient despite West Asia headwinds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-23T15:56:56+00:00

India has grown by more than 7 per cent over the past three years, and export trajectory remains steady

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Starmer descarta que el Reino Unido sea objetivo de misiles iraníes

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-03-23T15:55:35+00:00

La preocupación en Londres ante un posible ataque de Irán se ha activado después de que Teherán lanzara proyectiles contra una base británico-estadounidense en el océano Índico, a 3.800 kilómetros de distancia

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Hazy signals from Iran war

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-23T15:51:58+00:00

US’ statements and actions are often contradictory

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Plane truths

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-23T15:48:55+00:00

Airline ticket pricing should be transparent and fair

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