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Spotify skyrockets Spotify experienced a last-minute boost in the final three months of 2025 with 9 million paid subscribers joining the service. This is partly...

UK business rates UK businesses that believe their business rates valuation is incorrect have until March 31 to challenge it, the government has warned. Anyone paying...

2026’s construction innovations AS global urbanisation and population growth accelerate, the construction industry is facing mounting pressure to build faster and more sustainably. According to...

Seafood exit SPANISH seafood firm Nueva Pescanova is preparing to exit Mozambique, selling its subsidiary Grupo Pescamar and a fleet of 26 vessels, according to industry...

Inflation slows Spanish inflation eased at the end of 2025, offering modest relief. The Consumer Price Index fell to 2.9 per cent in December, mainly due...

€355m investment in renewables SPAIN has launched a €355 million renewables manufacturing subsidy programme aimed at strengthening the industrial value chain linked to the energy...

AENA acquisition AENA, the world's leading state-owned airport operator, reinforces its presence in the UK markets, purchasing stakes in two UK airports. For £270 million...

How Hawkers stabilised SPANISH sunglasses brand Hawkers faced serious financial pressure in 2016, despite rapid early growth. The company projected €70 million in revenue that...

Illicit Finance Summit THE UK will host an Illicit Finance Summit in London on June 23–24 to build an international coalition against dirty money, the...

Zipcar’s UK exit? ZIPCAR is consulting on shutting its UK operations by year-end, telling customers it has suspended all new bookings beyond December 31, 2025. The...

Lloyds AI LLOYDS Banking Group highlighted its progress in digital and AI transformation during a November 6 investor seminar, with CEO Charlie Nunn revealing the bank...

Spain's public deficit drops 10% SPAIN’S public deficit reached 1.91 per cent of GDP at the end of September 2025, according to data published by the...

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Spain leads Europe SPAIN is positioning itself at the centre of Europe’s digital transformation, following a landmark Spain Digital Week in Brussels that united European and...