Harland & Wolff is officially in the hands of administrators. The legendary Belfast shipyard, once the world's largest, is now a symbol of the decline of British manufacturing and heavy industry. That decline is a subject that our guest today, Eamonn Fingleton, has written and reported on for decades. We're also joined by our reporter Francess McDonnell who has the latest on negotiations to keep the shipyard and its employees going.But first Laura Slattery has a roundup of the latest business news including a hefty fine for a large Irish firm, Boohoo buying Karen Millen and the disruptor snapping up a rare commodity: talented sports journalists.

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