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<title>Lafiesta Espana &#45; : TRAVEL</title>
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<title>Alaa Jaber on Building a Career on His Own Terms</title>
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No corporate ladder waited for Alaa Jaber. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Ralph Opacic Leads a Second Act in Orange County Arts Education</title>
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From Choir Room to Charter School Founder ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Firstwork raises $15m to automate onboarding for frontline workers</title>
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The $15m Firstwork Series A, led by Earlybird VC, will fund AI agents that clear frontline workers for their first shift across the US and Europe. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Fr. Ranjan D’Sa: Leadership Lessons From a Decade in Parish Ministry</title>
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Fr. Ranjan D&#039;Sa is a Catholic priest of the Discalced Carmelite order who spent the last ten years as pastor of Saint Dominic Parish in Oakville, Ontario. He is also a member of the Knights of Columbus. Running a parish for a decade means more than leading Mass. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Open wide, Chancellor: Britain’s businesses are already in the chair</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
A week of toothache taught Richard Alvin that the waiting hurts more than the pliers. With John Healey’s first Budget landing on 28 October, just as the golden quarter begins, business owners are already paying the price of not knowing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>How to Choose an HR System for a Growing UK Business</title>
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Growth creates HR problems quietly. A business can add ten, twenty or fifty people without changing the way it manages holiday requests, absence, employee records or onboarding. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Top 10 Best Hair Transplant in Turkey</title>
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For international patients comparing clinics, finding the Best Hair Transplant in Turkey often means looking beyond advertising and understanding what separates one treatment plan from another, because the Best Hair Transplant in Turkey should combine thoughtful donor management, a natural hairline, realistic density expectations, and dependable postoperative support. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Top 10 Best Hair Transplant Doctors in Turkey: A 2026 Guide to Surgeons</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Istanbul has thousands of people who perform hair transplants and a far smaller number of doctors who do. The gap between those two groups explains nearly every bad result that reaches the news. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Beyond the Microphone: British Comedians Who Became Directors and Presenters</title>
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Stand-up is only one way to build a comedy career, and for plenty of British comedians it was never the destination. Richard Ayoade directs films. ]]></description>
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<title>Hate the new Jaguar? Good. That’s rather the point</title>
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Critics have savaged the Type 01 as too long, too heavy and too dear. Richard Alvin, who has coveted an E-Type for decades, argues they are judging a halo car by entirely the wrong measure. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Getting to know you: Zoe Brimelow, brand director, Duo Packaging</title>
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Duo Packaging brand director Zoe Brimelow on graphene packaging, a stronger and lighter film for QVC, and why good ideas start with asking what if ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Getting to know you: Steve Rowbotham, founder, Navigator</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Navigator founder Steve Rowbotham on travel commerce media, a new board advisor from Uber and Amazon and why you only ever need to see the next step. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Getting to know you: Ross Cafferkey, founder and CEO, Research Clever</title>
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Research Clever CEO Ross Cafferkey on running a market research agency, a new commercial director and investing in operations before they are needed. ]]></description>
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<title>Getting to know you: Alex Postlethwaite, founder, Pebblio</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-alex-postlethwaite-founder-pebblio</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Pebblio founder Alex Postlethwaite on informal lending, research showing 54 per cent of UK adults lend or borrow informally and testing ideas first ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Alex, Postlethwaite, founder, Pebblio</media:keywords>
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<title>More than 200 bosses urge Healey to overhaul business rates</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/more-than-200-bosses-urge-healey-to-overhaul-business-rates</link>
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More than 200 employers have urged John Healey to deliver business rates reform, proposing a 2 per cent online sales levy to fund a 37 per cent rates cut. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>More, than, 200, bosses, urge, Healey, overhaul, business, rates</media:keywords>
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<title>What Founding Engineering Taught Me About Owning A Product</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-founding-engineering-taught-me-about-owning-a-product</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
When a client asks for an in-house team after years of working with an agency, the reason is rarely technical execution. Good engineers exist everywhere. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Why high&#45;strength CBD topicals are becoming a bigger part of the wellness market</title>
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CBD brands are putting more emphasis on creams, balms and other topical products as consumers look beyond oils and gummies and pay closer attention to strength, formulation and how a product fits into everyday routines. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Every AI Tool You Buy Finds More of Something. Almost None Can Tell You Something Is Wrong</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/every-ai-tool-you-buy-finds-more-of-something-almost-none-can-tell-you-something-is-wrong</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Look at the AI sitting in your business right now. The lead scorer finds more prospects. The CV screener finds more suitable candidates. The bookkeeping tool finds more deductible expenses. The security product finds more threats. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>What SMEs Should Ask a Software Partner About AI in 2026</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-smes-should-ask-a-software-partner-about-ai-in-2026</link>
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A finance director opens the renewal pack from her payroll software supplier and finds a new paragraph tucked between the pricing table and the SLA: &quot;AI-assisted features now included.&quot; No definition. No diagram. Nothing on where the model runs or what it sees. She forwards it to IT with one line: &quot;Do we need to worry about this?&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Your Media List Is Wrong for the Way AI Cites Sources</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/your-media-list-is-wrong-for-the-way-ai-cites-sources</link>
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Most communications leads assume a brand that ranks well on Google will show up inside AI answers too. The opposite is closer to the truth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Virgin shows first cross&#45;Channel train and plans 20 daily services</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/virgin-shows-first-cross-channel-train-and-plans-20-daily-services</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/virgin-shows-first-cross-channel-train-and-plans-20-daily-services</guid>
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Virgin cross-Channel trains will run 20 daily return services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030, the group says, using 12 Alstom sets. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>E.ON Next completes Ovo Energy takeover to create ‘big three’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/eon-next-completes-ovo-energy-takeover-to-create-big-three</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
The Ovo Energy takeover by E.ON Next has completed after CMA clearance, leaving almost three-quarters of British households served by three suppliers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Shein overtakes Asos as UK sales rise 26 per cent to £2.58bn</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/shein-overtakes-asos-as-uk-sales-rise-26-per-cent-to-258bn</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Shein UK sales rose 26 per cent to £2.58bn last year, taking the retailer past Asos, as the £135 duty-free parcel rule is due to end by October 2028. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>David Phillips on how Pangolin grew from £3,000 into an award winner</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/david-phillips-on-how-pangolin-grew-from-3000-into-an-award-winner</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/david-phillips-on-how-pangolin-grew-from-3000-into-an-award-winner</guid>
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Pangolin&#039;s CEO David Phillips on running an independent PR agency, a 2025 consultancy of the year title and why the best ideas are hard to forget. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Frasers to close Harvey Nichols Birmingham with at least 60 jobs lost</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/frasers-to-close-harvey-nichols-birmingham-with-at-least-60-jobs-lost</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Harvey Nichols Birmingham is to close in January with at least 60 jobs lost, as owner Frasers Group rebrands the Leeds and Bristol stores as Flannels. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Asos investigates app alert claiming hackers breached its data</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/asos-investigates-app-alert-claiming-hackers-breached-its-data</link>
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A possible Asos data breach is under investigation after an alert sent from the retailer&#039;s app told customers hackers had compromised a data platform. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>How to Open a Company in Poland in 2026: A Practical Guide for Founders</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-to-open-a-company-in-poland-in-2026-a-practical-guide-for-founders</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-to-open-a-company-in-poland-in-2026-a-practical-guide-for-founders</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Poland has become one of the most practical places in the European Union to launch a business. The market is large, the digital public services keep improving, and the cost base is still competitive compared with many Western European hubs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Entrepreneurs back Clarkson after he questions starting a UK business</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/entrepreneurs-back-clarkson-after-he-questions-starting-a-uk-business</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/entrepreneurs-back-clarkson-after-he-questions-starting-a-uk-business</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Jeremy Clarkson business comments at the Conservative conference have been backed by entrepreneurs, who cite employer national insurance before the Budget. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Entrepreneurs, back, Clarkson, after, questions, starting, business</media:keywords>
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<title>New European player plans to back the data centres British businesses will rely on for AI</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/new-european-player-plans-to-back-the-data-centres-british-businesses-will-rely-on-for-ai</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/new-european-player-plans-to-back-the-data-centres-british-businesses-will-rely-on-for-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Financière Marjos, soon to be Future Infra, wants to build and fund AI infrastructure across Europe and beyond.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, European, player, plans, back, the, data, centres, British, businesses, will, rely, for</media:keywords>
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<title>How SMEs Can Turn Compliance into a Competitive Advantage</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-smes-can-turn-compliance-into-a-competitive-advantage</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-smes-can-turn-compliance-into-a-competitive-advantage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Many founders of small and medium enterprises view regulation as a cost: forms, audits and other compliance tasks that slow down the real work. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, SMEs, Can, Turn, Compliance, into, Competitive, Advantage</media:keywords>
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<title>Dr Nilesh R. Parmar on the business of dentistry and delegating</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/dr-nilesh-r-parmar-on-the-business-of-dentistry-and-delegating</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/dr-nilesh-r-parmar-on-the-business-of-dentistry-and-delegating</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Parmar Dental clinical director Dr Nilesh R. Parmar on the business of dentistry, following his father into practice and why reputation compounds. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nilesh, Parmar, the, business, dentistry, and, delegating</media:keywords>
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<title>Richard Megson on why people, not AI, will fix the home&#45;moving process</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/richard-megson-on-why-people-not-ai-will-fix-the-home-moving-process</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/richard-megson-on-why-people-not-ai-will-fix-the-home-moving-process</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
ASAP managing director Richard Megson on sales progression, what 2,000 customer reviews say about moving home and why AI alone will not fix the process ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Richard, Megson, why, people, not, AI, will, fix, the, home-moving, process</media:keywords>
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<title>UAE threatens to pull billions from UK over Man City ruling</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/uae-threatens-to-pull-billions-from-uk-over-man-city-ruling</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/uae-threatens-to-pull-billions-from-uk-over-man-city-ruling</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Bloomberg and The Telegraph report that billions of pounds of UAE investment in the UK are at risk after the Premier League&#039;s Manchester City ruling. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>UAE, threatens, pull, billions, from, over, Man, City, ruling</media:keywords>
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<title>Billionaire David Reuben leaves UK for Monaco</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/billionaire-david-reuben-leaves-uk-for-monaco</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/billionaire-david-reuben-leaves-uk-for-monaco</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
David Reuben, who shares second place on this year&#039;s Sunday Times Rich List with a family fortune of almost £28bn, has left London to live in Monaco. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Billionaire, David, Reuben, leaves, for, Monaco</media:keywords>
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<title>Deliveroo to roll out delivery robots in five UK locations</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/deliveroo-to-roll-out-delivery-robots-in-five-uk-locations</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/deliveroo-to-roll-out-delivery-robots-in-five-uk-locations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Deliveroo delivery robots will begin work in London within weeks and run in four other UK areas, as its chief executive says riders will not be replaced. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Deliveroo, roll, out, delivery, robots, five, locations</media:keywords>
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<title>Getting to know you: Alice Rackley, co&#45;founder and CEO, Polytag</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-alice-rackley-co-founder-and-ceo-polytag</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-alice-rackley-co-founder-and-ceo-polytag</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Polytag co-founder and CEO Alice Rackley on packaging traceability, a new chief strategy officer and being raised by antique dealers in a circular economy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Alice, Rackley, co-founder, and, CEO, Polytag</media:keywords>
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<title>Getting to know you: Siena Hutchinson, founder, Hutch &amp;amp; Co</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-siena-hutchinson-founder-hutch-co</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-siena-hutchinson-founder-hutch-co</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Hutch &amp; Co founder Siena Hutchinson on brand strategy for creator-led businesses, starting out at 21 and why founders should learn to let go sooner. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Siena, Hutchinson, founder, Hutch</media:keywords>
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<title>Stephen R. Ciarrocchi of Ciarrocchi Law on Navigating Family Law</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/stephen-r-ciarrocchi-of-ciarrocchi-law-on-navigating-family-law</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/stephen-r-ciarrocchi-of-ciarrocchi-law-on-navigating-family-law</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Stephen Ciarrocchi is the founder and owner of Ciarrocchi Law, a Delaware County, Pennsylvania firm representing individuals and families in matters involving divorce, child custody, support, and protection from abuse. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stephen, Ciarrocchi, Ciarrocchi, Law, Navigating, Family, Law</media:keywords>
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<title>Karunamaya Vesna Blazhevska: Communicating the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/karunamaya-vesna-blazhevska-communicating-the-uns-sustainable-development-goals</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/karunamaya-vesna-blazhevska-communicating-the-uns-sustainable-development-goals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Karunamaya Vesna Blazhevska has worked as a Communications Assistant with the United Nations Department of Global Communications since 2008. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Karunamaya, Vesna, Blazhevska:, Communicating, the, UN’s, Sustainable, Development, Goals</media:keywords>
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<title>Vape duty stamps to appear on packs as new excise regime begins</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vape-duty-stamps-to-appear-on-packs-as-new-excise-regime-begins</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vape-duty-stamps-to-appear-on-packs-as-new-excise-regime-begins</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Vaping Products Duty of £2.20 per 10ml takes effect on 1 October, with stamps on packs and a sell-through window for unstamped stock to 31 March 2027. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vape, duty, stamps, appear, packs, new, excise, regime, begins</media:keywords>
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<title>Sovereignty concerns raised as Saudi&#45;Sudan maritime delimitation push gains momentum</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/sovereignty-concerns-raised-as-saudi-sudan-maritime-delimitation-push-gains-momentum</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/sovereignty-concerns-raised-as-saudi-sudan-maritime-delimitation-push-gains-momentum</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Sudan and Saudi Arabia are moving to revive talks on delimiting their maritime border, even as war continues to devastate Sudan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sovereignty, concerns, raised, Saudi-Sudan, maritime, delimitation, push, gains, momentum</media:keywords>
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<title>Getting to know you: Toby Spooner, co&#45;founder, METRIX</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-toby-spooner-co-founder-metrix</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-toby-spooner-co-founder-metrix</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
METRIX co-founder Toby Spooner on the immersive fitness competition, its biggest London event yet and why founders should say yes to opportunities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Toby, Spooner, co-founder, METRIX</media:keywords>
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<title>Getting to know you: Conor McKenna, co&#45;founder and CEO, Go Swag</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-conor-mckenna-co-founder-and-ceo-go-swag</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-conor-mckenna-co-founder-and-ceo-go-swag</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Go Swag CEO Conor McKenna on corporate gifting, a $5m raise led by Mercia Ventures, and why the old branded merchandise catalogue has had its day ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Conor, McKenna, co-founder, and, CEO, Swag</media:keywords>
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<title>Google Will Charge for Missed Calls From October 1: Why US Contractors Are Turning to an AI Answering Service</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/google-will-charge-for-missed-calls-from-october-1-why-us-contractors-are-turning-to-an-ai-answering-service</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/google-will-charge-for-missed-calls-from-october-1-why-us-contractors-are-turning-to-an-ai-answering-service</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
For small trade businesses in the United States, the phone has always been both the lifeline and the headache. A plumber under a sink, an HVAC technician on a roof or an electrician in a loft cannot stop to answer, and for years the cost of a missed call was simply the job that went to a competitor. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Will, Charge, for, Missed, Calls, From, October, Why, Contractors, Are, Turning, Answering, Service</media:keywords>
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<title>Monzo in talks with Nubank and Advent over deal worth up to £10bn</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/monzo-in-talks-with-nubank-and-advent-over-deal-worth-up-to-10bn</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/monzo-in-talks-with-nubank-and-advent-over-deal-worth-up-to-10bn</guid>
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Monzo takeover talks with Brazil&#039;s Nubank, and interest from US buyout firm Advent, could value the digital bank at up to £10bn, Sky News reports. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Monzo, talks, with, Nubank, and, Advent, over, deal, worth, £10bn</media:keywords>
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<title>Tesco pledges £20m to Henry Dimbleby’s Bramble Partners food fund</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tesco-pledges-20m-to-henry-dimblebys-bramble-partners-food-fund</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tesco-pledges-20m-to-henry-dimblebys-bramble-partners-food-fund</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Bramble Partners, the venture fund set up by Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby, has won £20m from Tesco, which becomes its anchor partner in food investing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tesco, pledges, £20m, Henry, Dimbleby’s, Bramble, Partners, food, fund</media:keywords>
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<title>Half of business owners would consider leaving UK over CGT rise</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/half-of-business-owners-would-consider-leaving-uk-over-cgt-rise</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/half-of-business-owners-would-consider-leaving-uk-over-cgt-rise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Six in 10 UK business owners say a capital gains tax rise in next month&#039;s budget would deter them from founding a company, an S&amp;W survey has found. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Half, business, owners, would, consider, leaving, over, CGT, rise</media:keywords>
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<title>AO World buys Jessops from Dragons’ Den investor Peter Jones</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ao-world-buys-jessops-from-dragons-den-investor-peter-jones</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ao-world-buys-jessops-from-dragons-den-investor-peter-jones</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Peter Jones has sold the Jessops camera chain to AO World, which will integrate it into musicMagpie. The Jessops AO World deal price was not disclosed. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, buys, Jessops, from, Dragons’, Den, investor, Peter, Jones</media:keywords>
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<title>Why UK Businesses Are Rethinking How They Secure Their Premises</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-uk-businesses-are-rethinking-how-they-secure-their-premises</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-uk-businesses-are-rethinking-how-they-secure-their-premises</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Security decisions used to be simple: fit a lock, cut some keys, and hope nobody loses one. That approach no longer holds up for businesses juggling multiple sites, shift patterns, and staff turnover. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, Businesses, Are, Rethinking, How, They, Secure, Their, Premises</media:keywords>
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<title>Don’t be put off by inheritance tax, minister tells entrepreneurs</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/dont-be-put-off-by-inheritance-tax-minister-tells-entrepreneurs</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/dont-be-put-off-by-inheritance-tax-minister-tells-entrepreneurs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The chief secretary to the Treasury urged entrepreneurs not to be put off by inheritance tax during a visit to Numatic, maker of the Henry vacuum. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Don’t, put, off, inheritance, tax, minister, tells, entrepreneurs</media:keywords>
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<title>Getting to know you: James Williams, co&#45;founder and CEO, Sero</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-james-williams-co-founder-and-ceo-sero</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-james-williams-co-founder-and-ceo-sero</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Sero CEO James Williams on social housing retrofit, backing from a Cardiff Capital Region fund and why cash is king for anyone starting a business. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, James, Williams, co-founder, and, CEO, Sero</media:keywords>
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<title>Getting to know you: Filip Pesek, founder and CEO, DonnaPro</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-filip-pesek-founder-and-ceo-donnapro</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-filip-pesek-founder-and-ceo-donnapro</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
DonnaPro founder and CEO Filip Pesek on virtual executive assistant support, rejecting over 99 per cent of applicants and why busy is not effective ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Filip, Pesek, founder, and, CEO, DonnaPro</media:keywords>
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<title>Top 10 Link&#45;Building Marketplaces Reviewed for 2026</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/top-10-link-building-marketplaces-reviewed-for-2026</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/top-10-link-building-marketplaces-reviewed-for-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Finding websites for backlinks can take a lot of time. Teams have to build prospect lists, check SEO metrics, find contact details, send emails and often wait for publishers to reply. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Top, Link-Building, Marketplaces, Reviewed, for, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Alt&#45;Net vs Big Telecom: Is switching really worth it?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/alt-net-vs-big-telecom-is-switching-really-worth-it</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/alt-net-vs-big-telecom-is-switching-really-worth-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Broadband shoppers in the UK are facing a more crowded market than they did a few years ago. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Alt-Net, Big, Telecom:, switching, really, worth, it</media:keywords>
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<title>Form 5472 and the US LLC Calendar: What UK Founders Take On Each Year</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/form-5472-and-the-us-llc-calendar-what-uk-founders-take-on-each-year</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/form-5472-and-the-us-llc-calendar-what-uk-founders-take-on-each-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Short answer: A UK founder who owns a single-member US LLC signs up for a small but unforgiving annual calendar. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Form, 5472, and, the, LLC, Calendar:, What, Founders, Take, Each, Year</media:keywords>
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<title>Bank of England warns interest rate rise likely if Iran war goes on</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bank-of-england-warns-interest-rate-rise-likely-if-iran-war-goes-on</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bank-of-england-warns-interest-rate-rise-likely-if-iran-war-goes-on</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The monetary policy committee held rates at 3.75 per cent for a sixth meeting, but Andrew Bailey warned an interest rate rise would follow a longer war. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bank, England, warns, interest, rate, rise, likely, Iran, war, goes</media:keywords>
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<title>FCA finds no evidence its rules block SME access to finance</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/fca-finds-no-evidence-its-rules-block-sme-access-to-finance</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/fca-finds-no-evidence-its-rules-block-sme-access-to-finance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Financial Conduct Authority has found no evidence that its own rules are a major barrier to SME access to finance, in a review published yesterday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>FCA, finds, evidence, its, rules, block, SME, access, finance</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Getting to know you: Neeral Shah, founder and CEO, YardLink</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-neeral-shah-founder-and-ceo-yardlink</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-neeral-shah-founder-and-ceo-yardlink</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
YardLink founder Neeral Shah on digitising construction procurement, the $17.5m Series A behind it and why the industry still distrusts new technology ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Neeral, Shah, founder, and, CEO, YardLink</media:keywords>
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<title>Getting to know you: James Cobb, CEO and founder, Crowd Connected</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-james-cobb-ceo-and-founder-crowd-connected</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-james-cobb-ceo-and-founder-crowd-connected</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Crowd Connected founder James Cobb on location intelligence, counting cars in a hi-vis jacket at a licensing hearing and why he keeps the team small ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, James, Cobb, CEO, and, founder, Crowd, Connected</media:keywords>
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<title>Getting to know you: Tony Earnshaw, CEO, UK Commercial Group</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-tony-earnshaw-ceo-uk-commercial-group</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/getting-to-know-you-tony-earnshaw-ceo-uk-commercial-group</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK Commercial Group CEO Tony Earnshaw on building a national facilities management business from £300 and why standards have to be earned, not claimed ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Tony, Earnshaw, CEO, Commercial, Group</media:keywords>
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<title>Government plans to nationalise Speciality Steel UK after bid rejected</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/government-plans-to-nationalise-speciality-steel-uk-after-bid-rejected</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/government-plans-to-nationalise-speciality-steel-uk-after-bid-rejected</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The government is drawing up plans to nationalise Speciality Steel UK, the UK&#039;s third-largest steelworks, after rejecting a bidder&#039;s financing plan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Government, plans, nationalise, Speciality, Steel, after, bid, rejected</media:keywords>
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<title>Edward Schmidt: Building a Career on Service and Integrity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/edward-schmidt-building-a-career-on-service-and-integrity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/edward-schmidt-building-a-career-on-service-and-integrity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Leadership is often measured by what happens when things become difficult. For Edward Schmidt, those moments have shaped an entire career. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Edward, Schmidt:, Building, Career, Service, and, Integrity</media:keywords>
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<title>Carney opens Canada’s four largest airports to private investment</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/carney-opens-canadas-four-largest-airports-to-private-investment</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/carney-opens-canadas-four-largest-airports-to-private-investment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
At the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, Mark Carney announced airport concessions, immediate expensing for most new capital and faster approvals. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Carney, opens, Canada’s, four, largest, airports, private, investment</media:keywords>
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<title>Miliband says late mother shaped his decision to call out Gaza</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/miliband-says-late-mother-shaped-his-decision-to-call-out-gaza</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/miliband-says-late-mother-shaped-his-decision-to-call-out-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said the memory of his late mother, a Jewish refugee, shaped his decision to speak out on the treatment of Palestinians. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Miliband, says, late, mother, shaped, his, decision, call, out, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI needs no new laws or regulations</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/nvidias-jensen-huang-says-ai-needs-no-new-laws-or-regulations</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/nvidias-jensen-huang-says-ai-needs-no-new-laws-or-regulations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has rejected calls for AI regulation, saying market forces can manage the risks as rival bosses clash over safety. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia’s, Jensen, Huang, says, needs, new, laws, regulations</media:keywords>
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<title>World Cup and hot weather help UK economy grow 0.4 per cent in July</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/world-cup-and-hot-weather-help-uk-economy-grow-04-per-cent-in-july</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/world-cup-and-hot-weather-help-uk-economy-grow-04-per-cent-in-july</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK GDP growth reached 0.4 per cent in July, beating forecasts of no growth, with the ONS saying the World Cup and record hot weather lifted activity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, Cup, and, hot, weather, help, economy, grow, 0.4, per, cent, July</media:keywords>
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<title>Stardust has raised $75m to develop sunlight&#45;reflecting particles</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/stardust-has-raised-75m-to-develop-sunlight-reflecting-particles</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/stardust-has-raised-75m-to-develop-sunlight-reflecting-particles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Israeli-American solar geoengineering start-up Stardust has raised $75m to develop particles that reflect sunlight, drawing criticism from campaigners. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stardust, has, raised, 75m, develop, sunlight-reflecting, particles</media:keywords>
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<title>Cigar importer says plain packaging would cut its range by 75 per cent</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cigar-importer-says-plain-packaging-would-cut-its-range-by-75-per-cent</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cigar-importer-says-plain-packaging-would-cut-its-range-by-75-per-cent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Hunters &amp; Frankau says cigar plain packaging would force it to cut its portfolio by 75 per cent, as importers seek an exemption for hand-rolled cigars ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cigar, importer, says, plain, packaging, would, cut, its, range, per, cent</media:keywords>
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<title>TUC chief suggests Burnham could call early general election</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tuc-chief-suggests-burnham-could-call-early-general-election</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tuc-chief-suggests-burnham-could-call-early-general-election</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has suggested Andy Burnham could call an early general election if Labour&#039;s manifesto leaves too little room for change. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TUC, chief, suggests, Burnham, could, call, early, general, election</media:keywords>
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<title>UK risks missing AI boom without hardware push, Blair report says</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-risks-missing-ai-boom-without-hardware-push-blair-report-says</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-risks-missing-ai-boom-without-hardware-push-blair-report-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Tony Blair Institute report says UK AI manufacturing capacity must grow, urging ministers to lift the sector to 10 per cent of gross value added by 2031. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>risks, missing, boom, without, hardware, push, Blair, report, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Six weeks’ paid paternity leave would add £2.68bn a year, report finds</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/six-weeks-paid-paternity-leave-would-add-268bn-a-year-report-finds</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/six-weeks-paid-paternity-leave-would-add-268bn-a-year-report-finds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
A King&#039;s and Equimundo review of 33 studies says six weeks&#039; well-paid paternity leave would lift maternal employment, add £2.68bn a year and cut break-ups. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Six, weeks’, paid, paternity, leave, would, add, £2.68bn, year, report, finds</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic tops Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/anthropic-tops-fast-companys-best-workplaces-for-innovators-2026</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/anthropic-tops-fast-companys-best-workplaces-for-innovators-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Fast Company has named Anthropic No 1 on its Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026 list, citing Claude Code, Claude Cowork and a valuation approaching $1trn. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, tops, Fast, Company’s, Best, Workplaces, for, Innovators, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Burnham tells MPs VAT comes off electricity bills next month</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnham-tells-mps-vat-comes-off-electricity-bills-next-month</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnham-tells-mps-vat-comes-off-electricity-bills-next-month</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The electricity VAT cut takes effect from 1 October, the prime minister told MPs, as the SNP warned of a looming winter cost-of-living emergency. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Burnham, tells, MPs, VAT, comes, off, electricity, bills, next, month</media:keywords>
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<title> Anthropic did not submit Mythos 5.1 to UK AI Security Institute</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/anthropic-did-not-submit-mythos-51-to-uk-ai-security-institute</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/anthropic-did-not-submit-mythos-51-to-uk-ai-security-institute</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Claude Mythos 5.1 went only to US vetting organisations, the first time Anthropic has bypassed the UK AI Security Institute before releasing a model. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords> Anthropic, did, not, submit, Mythos, 5.1, Security, Institute</media:keywords>
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<title>McLaren set to be planning £450m Woking investment and 1,000 jobs</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/mclaren-set-to-be-planning-450m-woking-investment-and-1000-jobs</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/mclaren-set-to-be-planning-450m-woking-investment-and-1000-jobs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
A reported £450m McLaren investment at the supercar maker&#039;s Woking factory would create up to 1,000 jobs, with a formal announcement expected next week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>McLaren, set, planning, £450m, Woking, investment, and, 1, 000, jobs</media:keywords>
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<title>Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs as minister rules out bailout</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/jaguar-land-rover-to-cut-4000-jobs-as-minister-rules-out-bailout</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/jaguar-land-rover-to-cut-4000-jobs-as-minister-rules-out-bailout</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
JLR job cuts of up to 4,000 over two years at the UK&#039;s largest carmaker will not be met with a bailout, business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jaguar, Land, Rover, cut, 4, 000, jobs, minister, rules, out, bailout</media:keywords>
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<title>One in five family manufacturers weigh overseas sale over IHT changes</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/one-in-five-family-manufacturers-weigh-overseas-sale-over-iht-changes</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/one-in-five-family-manufacturers-weigh-overseas-sale-over-iht-changes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Make UK and Bishop Fleming survey finds inheritance tax changes and energy costs are prompting family-owned manufacturers to consider selling up. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>One, five, family, manufacturers, weigh, overseas, sale, over, IHT, changes</media:keywords>
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<title>Molten Ventures raises £175m growth fund for UK tech scale&#45;ups</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/molten-ventures-raises-175m-growth-fund-for-uk-tech-scale-ups</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/molten-ventures-raises-175m-growth-fund-for-uk-tech-scale-ups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Molten Ventures growth fund raises £175m, with a £75m British Business Bank cornerstone, to back high-growth UK and European tech firms in AI and space. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Molten, Ventures, raises, £175m, growth, fund, for, tech, scale-ups</media:keywords>
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<title>CBI tells Healey £345bn business costs are holding back investment</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cbi-tells-healey-345bn-business-costs-are-holding-back-investment</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cbi-tells-healey-345bn-business-costs-are-holding-back-investment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The CBI has urged John Healey to cut business costs ahead of the 28 October budget, reporting firms paid almost £345bn in tax in 2025-26, up 12.7 per cent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>CBI, tells, Healey, £345bn, business, costs, are, holding, back, investment</media:keywords>
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<title>Zoopla returns to £13.3m profit as advertising revenue falls</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/zoopla-returns-to-133m-profit-as-advertising-revenue-falls</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/zoopla-returns-to-133m-profit-as-advertising-revenue-falls</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Zoopla profit has returned, with the property website reporting £13.3m before tax in 2025 despite a 1 per cent revenue fall linked to an ad strategy shift. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zoopla, returns, £13.3m, profit, advertising, revenue, falls</media:keywords>
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<title>Lineker asks how much the super wealthy “actually need” as wealth tax campaign draws hypocrisy charge</title>
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The former Match of the Day presenter, one of more than 120 signatories to an open letter asking Andy Burnham for a 2 per cent wealth tax on assets above £10 million, says the billionaires resisting it should ask themselves how much they actually need. Opponents say the call sits awkwardly with his own £4.9 million battle with HMRC. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lineker, asks, how, much, the, super, wealthy, “actually, need”, wealth, tax, campaign, draws, hypocrisy, charge</media:keywords>
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<title>Harvey Nichols suppliers set to recover less than 15p in the pound after Frasers pre&#45;pack</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/harvey-nichols-suppliers-set-to-recover-less-than-15p-in-the-pound-after-frasers-pre-pack</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/harvey-nichols-suppliers-set-to-recover-less-than-15p-in-the-pound-after-frasers-pre-pack</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
New Companies House filings show Harvey Nichols and Company went into administration owing £270.5 million to unsecured creditors, and administrators FTI Consulting expect no more than 15 per cent of that to come back. Harvey Nichols suppliers from Victoria Beckham to Canada Goose are among those left out of pocket after the luxury retailer was sold to Frasers Group. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Harvey, Nichols, suppliers, set, recover, less, than, 15p, the, pound, after, Frasers, pre-pack</media:keywords>
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<title>B&amp;amp;Q and Five Guys among 658 employers named for minimum wage breaches</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bq-and-five-guys-among-658-employers-named-for-minimum-wage-breaches</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bq-and-five-guys-among-658-employers-named-for-minimum-wage-breaches</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
B&amp;Q, Five Guys, Serco and Whitbread are among 658 employers named by the government for minimum wage underpayments, repaying £4m to 27,000 workers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>B&amp;Q, and, Five, Guys, among, 658, employers, named, for, minimum, wage, breaches</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple faces £2bn UK lawsuit over app tracking rules</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/apple-faces-2bn-uk-lawsuit-over-app-tracking-rules</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/apple-faces-2bn-uk-lawsuit-over-app-tracking-rules</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
A £2bn Apple app tracking lawsuit at the Competition Appeal Tribunal alleges the iPhone maker applied stricter privacy rules to developers than itself. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, faces, £2bn, lawsuit, over, app, tracking, rules</media:keywords>
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<title>John Lewis launches YouTube chatshow to lift its AI search visibility</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/john-lewis-launches-youtube-chatshow-to-lift-its-ai-search-visibility</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/john-lewis-launches-youtube-chatshow-to-lift-its-ai-search-visibility</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
John Lewis is launching an Angela Scanlon-hosted YouTube chatshow and social studio to improve its AI search results as ChatGPT use among shoppers climbs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>John, Lewis, launches, YouTube, chatshow, lift, its, search, visibility</media:keywords>
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<title>Parents of seriously ill children should get 12 weeks’ paid leave, says children’s commissioner</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/parents-of-seriously-ill-children-should-get-12-weeks-paid-leave-says-childrens-commissioner</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/parents-of-seriously-ill-children-should-get-12-weeks-paid-leave-says-childrens-commissioner</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Dame Rachel de Souza has thrown her weight behind Hugh&#039;s Law, a proposed right to 12 weeks of leave at 90 per cent of pay for parents of seriously ill children, warning that existing employment rights are failing families forced to choose between their jobs and their child&#039;s bedside. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Parents, seriously, ill, children, should, get, weeks’, paid, leave, says, children’s, commissioner</media:keywords>
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<title>Victoria Beckham brand turns its first profit as revenue climbs 15% to £129.8m</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/victoria-beckham-brand-turns-its-first-profit-as-revenue-climbs-15-to-1298m</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/victoria-beckham-brand-turns-its-first-profit-as-revenue-climbs-15-to-1298m</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The first Victoria Beckham profit since the label launched in 2008 caps five consecutive years of double-digit growth, with revenue up 15 per cent to £129.8 million and an operating profit of £7.3 million despite a slump in global luxury spending. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Victoria, Beckham, brand, turns, its, first, profit, revenue, climbs, 15, £129.8m</media:keywords>
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<title>Employers blame lack of soft skills for fuelling youth unemployment crisis</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/employers-blame-lack-of-soft-skills-for-fuelling-youth-unemployment-crisis</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/employers-blame-lack-of-soft-skills-for-fuelling-youth-unemployment-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Research for Alan Milburn&#039;s review of young people not in education, employment or training has found that employers regard a lack of soft skills and work readiness as the biggest barrier to hiring school leavers, while teachers report that young people&#039;s preparedness for work has declined over the past five years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Employers, blame, lack, soft, skills, for, fuelling, youth, unemployment, crisis</media:keywords>
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<title>Shop price inflation hits two&#45;year high as energy costs reach the shelves</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/shop-price-inflation-hits-two-year-high-as-energy-costs-reach-the-shelves</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/shop-price-inflation-hits-two-year-high-as-energy-costs-reach-the-shelves</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Shop price inflation rose to 1.5 per cent in August, the fastest rate in more than two years, as higher energy and commodity costs fed through to chocolate, coffee and electrical goods. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Shop, price, inflation, hits, two-year, high, energy, costs, reach, the, shelves</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon accused of rigging ad auctions as FTC and 22 states allege $20bn overcharge</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/amazon-accused-of-rigging-ad-auctions-as-ftc-and-22-states-allege-20bn-overcharge</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/amazon-accused-of-rigging-ad-auctions-as-ftc-and-22-states-allege-20bn-overcharge</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
An Amazon advertising lawsuit filed by the FTC and 22 US states alleges the company manipulated its ad auctions to overcharge more than a million advertising customers by an estimated $20bn since 2019, claims Amazon dismisses as misguided. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, accused, rigging, auctions, FTC, and, states, allege, 20bn, overcharge</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Private Health Insurance Has Never Mattered More to UK Employees</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-private-health-insurance-has-never-mattered-more-to-uk-employees</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-private-health-insurance-has-never-mattered-more-to-uk-employees</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
There is a version of this conversation that HR professionals have been having for years. Private health insurance is a nice-to-have. A perk for senior people. Something the big companies do. The reality in 2026 looks very different, and the data behind it should be getting the attention of every employer in the country.


Read the full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, Private, Health, Insurance, Has, Never, Mattered, More, Employees</media:keywords>
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<title>Karl D’Angelo Santa Rosa: Building Success Through Change</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/karl-dangelo-santa-rosa-building-success-through-change</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/karl-dangelo-santa-rosa-building-success-through-change</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
For Karl D&#039;Angelo Santa Rosa, success did not happen all at once. It came through years of learning, hard work, and personal change.


Read the full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Karl, D’Angelo, Santa, Rosa:, Building, Success, Through, Change</media:keywords>
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<title>Colman’s Mustard put up for sale as Unilever clears path for £48bn McCormick merger</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/colmans-mustard-put-up-for-sale-as-unilever-clears-path-for-48bn-mccormick-merger</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/colmans-mustard-put-up-for-sale-as-unilever-clears-path-for-48bn-mccormick-merger</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Unilever has put Colman&#039;s up for sale ahead of the planned merger of its food division with US spice giant McCormick. The Colman&#039;s Mustard sale is designed to head off competition concerns, and means the 212 year old brand could stay in British hands if a domestic buyer steps forward.


Read the full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Colman’s, Mustard, put, for, sale, Unilever, clears, path, for, £48bn, McCormick, merger</media:keywords>
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<title>Burnham’s business rates adviser called for £9bn tax cut for high streets</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnhams-business-rates-adviser-called-for-9bn-tax-cut-for-high-streets</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnhams-business-rates-adviser-called-for-9bn-tax-cut-for-high-streets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The man appointed by Andy Burnham to lead the business rates review for pubs and hotels has previously called for the tax to be cut by up to £9bn a year, giving a strong hint of the scale of reform he may put in front of the Prime Minister next March.


Read the full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Burnham’s, business, rates, adviser, called, for, £9bn, tax, cut, for, high, streets</media:keywords>
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<title>Call blocker firm fined £190,000 for making the nuisance calls it claimed to stop</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/call-blocker-firm-fined-190000-for-making-the-nuisance-calls-it-claimed-to-stop</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/call-blocker-firm-fined-190000-for-making-the-nuisance-calls-it-claimed-to-stop</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
A company that sold devices promising to protect elderly people from nuisance calls has been fined £190,000 by the ICO for making more than 758,000 of them itself, every one to a number registered with the Telephone Preference Service.


Read the full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Call, blocker, firm, fined, £190, 000, for, making, the, nuisance, calls, claimed, stop</media:keywords>
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<title>eDreams takes Prime travel subscription to full scale in Poland</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/edreams-takes-prime-travel-subscription-to-full-scale-in-poland</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/edreams-takes-prime-travel-subscription-to-full-scale-in-poland</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The eDreams Prime Poland rollout has moved into full scale expansion, with the Barcelona listed travel group pointing to strong take up among Polish travellers. It is the latest market in a subscription push that is meant to deliver more than 13 million members by March 2030. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>eDreams, takes, Prime, travel, subscription, full, scale, Poland</media:keywords>
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<title>Zero&#45;hours contracts crackdown risks closing ‘doors to opportunity’, employers warn</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/zero-hours-contracts-crackdown-risks-closing-doors-to-opportunity-employers-warn</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/zero-hours-contracts-crackdown-risks-closing-doors-to-opportunity-employers-warn</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Retailers, hospitality firms and business groups have urged ministers to rethink planned reforms to zero-hours contracts, warning that new guaranteed hours rules could cost employers up to £2.9 billion a year and close off job opportunities for the young people they are meant to help. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zero-hours, contracts, crackdown, risks, closing, ‘doors, opportunity’, employers, warn</media:keywords>
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<title>National Wealth Fund backs Devon tungsten mine revival with £71m</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/national-wealth-fund-backs-devon-tungsten-mine-revival-with-71m</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/national-wealth-fund-backs-devon-tungsten-mine-revival-with-71m</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The taxpayer-backed National Wealth Fund is putting up to £71 million into Tungsten West, the Aim-listed company reviving the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon, less than two years after the business warned it might not survive. In return the state takes a 7 per cent stake and an option over half the mine&#039;s tungsten. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>National, Wealth, Fund, backs, Devon, tungsten, mine, revival, with, £71m</media:keywords>
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<title>TikTok UK legal bill tops $1bn as regulators close in</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tiktok-uk-legal-bill-tops-1bn-as-regulators-close-in</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tiktok-uk-legal-bill-tops-1bn-as-regulators-close-in</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
TikTok UK legal costs have climbed above $1 billion after the group increased the sum set aside for court cases and regulatory investigations, and the figure does not yet account for the coming ban on under-16s using social media or Ofcom&#039;s live inquiry into the platform. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TikTok, legal, bill, tops, 1bn, regulators, close</media:keywords>
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<title>Business travel and meals on the go: one way to show your team you care</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/business-travel-and-meals-on-the-go-one-way-to-show-your-team-you-care</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/business-travel-and-meals-on-the-go-one-way-to-show-your-team-you-care</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Keeping a team happy when you’re running a small or medium sized business isn’t always easy. It’s hard to match the salaries that larger companies can offer and in a smaller organisation employees sometimes face more intense pressures. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Business, travel, and, meals, the, go:, one, way, show, your, team, you, care</media:keywords>
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<title>Harry and Meghan’s UK return is no tax masterstroke, specialist warns</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/harry-and-meghans-uk-return-is-no-tax-masterstroke-specialist-warns</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/harry-and-meghans-uk-return-is-no-tax-masterstroke-specialist-warns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Talk of a Harry and Meghan tax masterstroke is premature, according to Parker Walsh&#039;s Molly Monks, who says there is no &quot;magic date&quot; in August, split-year treatment is not automatic and the couple&#039;s homes in California and Portugal could produce overlapping bills rather than an easy loophole. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Harry, and, Meghan’s, return, tax, masterstroke, specialist, warns</media:keywords>
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<title>Borrowing hits £1.8bn in July as Healey’s first budget looms</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/borrowing-hits-18bn-in-july-as-healeys-first-budget-looms</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/borrowing-hits-18bn-in-july-as-healeys-first-budget-looms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK borrowing July 2026 figures from the ONS show the government borrowed £1.8 billion in a month that usually produces a surplus, leaving the deficit more than £2 billion above the official forecast for the year so far as John Healey prepares his maiden budget on 28 October. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Borrowing, hits, £1.8bn, July, Healey’s, first, budget, looms</media:keywords>
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<title>UK retail sales fall 0.5% in July as heatwave keeps shoppers away</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-retail-sales-fall-05-in-july-as-heatwave-keeps-shoppers-away</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-retail-sales-fall-05-in-july-as-heatwave-keeps-shoppers-away</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK retail sales fell 0.5 per cent in July, the Office for National Statistics said, as record temperatures cut spending on clothing, footwear and household goods and wiped out June&#039;s gain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>retail, sales, fall, 0.5, July, heatwave, keeps, shoppers, away</media:keywords>
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<title>UK firms in critical financial distress rise 9% to more than 53,000</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-firms-in-critical-financial-distress-rise-9-to-more-than-53000</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-firms-in-critical-financial-distress-rise-9-to-more-than-53000</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The number of UK companies in critical financial distress rose 9 per cent year-on-year to 53,756 in the three months to June, according to BTG&#039;s latest Red Flag report, with consumer-facing sectors such as leisure, hotels and sports clubs bearing the brunt as confidence and spending stay subdued. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>firms, critical, financial, distress, rise, more, than, 53, 000</media:keywords>
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<title>Hundreds of pharmacies weigh closure as business rates bills soar</title>
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Almost half of the 420 owners surveyed by the National Pharmacy Association say rising pharmacy business rates bills have them considering closure, with 55 per cent looking at cheaper premises and 44 branches already shut this year, leaving the network at its smallest since 2006. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>The AI Shift UK Businesses Cannot Afford to Ignore</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-ai-shift-uk-businesses-cannot-afford-to-ignore</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
British businesses have heard a great deal about artificial intelligence. Much of it has been noise: bold predictions, vague promises, and a general sense that something important is happening somewhere. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>UK inflation rises to 2.9% after energy price cap increase</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-inflation-rises-to-29-after-energy-price-cap-increase</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
UK inflation climbed to 2.9 per cent in July, its highest since March, after a 13 per cent rise in the Ofgem energy price cap took effect — with investors now weighing the chance of an interest rate rise before the end of the year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Charlotte Tilbury profits reach £21m as global sales climb to £539m</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/charlotte-tilbury-profits-reach-21m-as-global-sales-climb-to-539m</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Charlotte Tilbury profits rose by just under 15 per cent to £21 million in the year to the end of December, as a launch in Mexico and a debut on Amazon&#039;s US Premium Beauty store helped push turnover to £539 million. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Frasers lifts Hugo Boss stake to almost 48% but falls short of control</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/frasers-lifts-hugo-boss-stake-to-almost-48-but-falls-short-of-control</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Frasers Group&#039;s Hugo Boss stake has risen to almost 48 per cent after 17.6 per cent of investors accepted its £1.7 billion takeover offer — short of the majority needed to control the German fashion house. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Frasers, lifts, Hugo, Boss, stake, almost, 48, but, falls, short, control</media:keywords>
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<title>Trainline and Virgin Atlantic face CMA drip pricing investigation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/trainline-and-virgin-atlantic-face-cma-drip-pricing-investigation</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
The competition regulator has opened a drip pricing investigation into Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School over concerns that mandatory fees were not shown to customers upfront. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trainline, and, Virgin, Atlantic, face, CMA, drip, pricing, investigation</media:keywords>
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<title>Ralph Fiennes backs £550,000 community bid to buy Suffolk pub</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ralph-fiennes-backs-550000-community-bid-to-buy-suffolk-pub</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ralph-fiennes-backs-550000-community-bid-to-buy-suffolk-pub</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Community pub buyout campaign backed by Ralph Fiennes has raised £380,000 of a £550,000 target to buy the Bell Inn at Middleton, Suffolk, from Adnams. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ralph, Fiennes, backs, £550, 000, community, bid, buy, Suffolk, pub</media:keywords>
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<title>Not a policy, just a ringtone: the UK wildfire alert and net zero policy clash noisier than the Royal Albert Hall’s organ</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/not-a-policy-just-a-ringtone-the-uk-wildfire-alert-and-net-zero-policy-clash-noisier-than-the-royal-albert-halls-organ</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/not-a-policy-just-a-ringtone-the-uk-wildfire-alert-and-net-zero-policy-clash-noisier-than-the-royal-albert-halls-organ</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The state screamed at every phone in England and Wales about wildfires, then spent the same week quietly loosening the policies that tackle their cause. Richard Alvin on drought, Derek&#039;s smoke alarms and why an emergency that changes nothing is just a ringtone. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>FairFuelUK urges government to scrap 2030 petrol and diesel ban</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/fairfueluk-urges-government-to-scrap-2030-petrol-and-diesel-ban</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/fairfueluk-urges-government-to-scrap-2030-petrol-and-diesel-ban</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
FairFuelUK has urged ministers to scrap the 2030 petrol and diesel ban after the EU proposed replacing its 2035 phase-out with a 90 per cent target. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>FairFuelUK, urges, government, scrap, 2030, petrol, and, diesel, ban</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic could be valued at more than $2trn in record IPO</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/anthropic-could-be-valued-at-more-than-2trn-in-record-ipo</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/anthropic-could-be-valued-at-more-than-2trn-in-record-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Anthropic IPO could value the Claude maker at more than $2 trillion, passing SpaceX&#039;s record, when the AI firm lists in New York this autumn. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, could, valued, more, than, 2trn, record, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>Start&#45;ups ‘losing faith’ in government as tech champion, report says</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/start-ups-losing-faith-in-government-as-tech-champion-report-says</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/start-ups-losing-faith-in-government-as-tech-champion-report-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK start-ups are losing faith in government procurement, the Startup Coalition reports, with 84 per cent of tech spend going to just 150 businesses. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Start-ups, ‘losing, faith’, government, tech, champion, report, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Zoom rejects Andy Burnham’s criticism of video job interviews</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/zoom-rejects-andy-burnhams-criticism-of-video-job-interviews</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/zoom-rejects-andy-burnhams-criticism-of-video-job-interviews</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Zoom has hit back at Prime Minister Andy Burnham&#039;s criticism of video interviews, saying candidate performance depends on the interviewer, not the format. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zoom, rejects, Andy, Burnham’s, criticism, video, job, interviews</media:keywords>
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<title>Skills shortage on dairy farms threatens UK food security, Arla warns</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/skills-shortage-on-dairy-farms-threatens-uk-food-security-arla-warns</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/skills-shortage-on-dairy-farms-threatens-uk-food-security-arla-warns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Arla Foods warns a shortage of skilled farm workers threatens UK food security, with 82 per cent of dairy farmers reporting few or no qualified applicants. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Skills, shortage, dairy, farms, threatens, food, security, Arla, warns</media:keywords>
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<title>Istanbul overtakes Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport in July</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/istanbul-overtakes-heathrow-as-europes-busiest-airport-in-july</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/istanbul-overtakes-heathrow-as-europes-busiest-airport-in-july</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Heathrow lost its title as Europe&#039;s busiest airport in July, handling 7.86m passengers against Istanbul&#039;s 8.15m, as it renewed its case for a third runway. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Istanbul, overtakes, Heathrow, Europe’s, busiest, airport, July</media:keywords>
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<title>First all&#45;British chocolate bar since 1932 made with cocoa grown in Reading</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/first-all-british-chocolate-bar-since-1932-made-with-cocoa-grown-in-reading</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/first-all-british-chocolate-bar-since-1932-made-with-cocoa-grown-in-reading</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Scientists at the University of Reading have created the first chocolate bar made entirely from British ingredients in almost a century, with cocoa beans grown, harvested and processed in Berkshire. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>First, all-British, chocolate, bar, since, 1932, made, with, cocoa, grown, Reading</media:keywords>
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<title>Shein loses High Court copyright case against Temu</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/shein-loses-high-court-copyright-case-against-temu</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Shein has lost its High Court copyright case against Temu after Judge Kelyn Bacon dismissed the fast-fashion group&#039;s claims over photographs of clothing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Shein, loses, High, Court, copyright, case, against, Temu</media:keywords>
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<title>Please remain seated: Westminster’s war on vertical drinking</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/please-remain-seated-westminsters-war-on-vertical-drinking</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/please-remain-seated-westminsters-war-on-vertical-drinking</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Richard Alvin argues Westminster&#039;s vertical drinking clampdown is the scotch egg rule reborn, and the West End pub cannot survive being made to sit down. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Please, remain, seated:, Westminster’s, war, vertical, drinking</media:keywords>
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<title>Europe’s Digital Independence Drive Is Finally Moving Beyond the Whiteboard</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/europes-digital-independence-drive-is-finally-moving-beyond-the-whiteboard</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/europes-digital-independence-drive-is-finally-moving-beyond-the-whiteboard</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Digital sovereignty has gone - relatively quickly - from being a niche policy interest, to a mainstream business consideration across multiple regions of the world. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Europe’s, Digital, Independence, Drive, Finally, Moving, Beyond, the, Whiteboard</media:keywords>
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<title>Analysts expect gilt yields to fall before 28 October budget</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/analysts-expect-gilt-yields-to-fall-before-28-october-budget</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/analysts-expect-gilt-yields-to-fall-before-28-october-budget</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Gilt yields are forecast to fall before the 28 October budget, analysts say, as investors weigh UK bonds against volatile US and Japanese debt markets. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Analysts, expect, gilt, yields, fall, before, October, budget</media:keywords>
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<title>Lloyds fights High Court claims over alleged £1.2bn Arena TV fraud</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/lloyds-fights-high-court-claims-over-alleged-12bn-arena-tv-fraud</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/lloyds-fights-high-court-claims-over-alleged-12bn-arena-tv-fraud</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Lloyds Banking Group is defending High Court claims of up to £1.1bn and £280m over the alleged £1.2bn Arena Television lending fraud. Trial set for 2028. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lloyds, fights, High, Court, claims, over, alleged, £1.2bn, Arena, fraud</media:keywords>
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<title>Permanent hiring stops falling for first time in nearly four years</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/permanent-hiring-stops-falling-for-first-time-in-nearly-four-years</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/permanent-hiring-stops-falling-for-first-time-in-nearly-four-years</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK permanent hiring stabilised in July as the REC-KPMG jobs report&#039;s placements index hit 50 for the first time in nearly four years, led by London. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Permanent, hiring, stops, falling, for, first, time, nearly, four, years</media:keywords>
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<title>More than 100 companies added to Global Talent visa host list</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/more-than-100-companies-added-to-global-talent-visa-host-list</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/more-than-100-companies-added-to-global-talent-visa-host-list</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Global Talent visa has been expanded to let more than 100 UK research businesses, including AstraZeneca and JLR, host international researchers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>More, than, 100, companies, added, Global, Talent, visa, host, list</media:keywords>
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<title>Raleigh owner Accell Group enters insolvency proceedings</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/raleigh-owner-accell-group-enters-insolvency-proceedings</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/raleigh-owner-accell-group-enters-insolvency-proceedings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Accell Group, the Dutch owner of Raleigh bikes, has entered insolvency proceedings, with its UK and Ireland arm moving to appoint administrators. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Raleigh, owner, Accell, Group, enters, insolvency, proceedings</media:keywords>
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<title>360 directors convicted of filing offences in three months, Companies House says</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/360-directors-convicted-of-filing-offences-in-three-months-companies-house-says</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/360-directors-convicted-of-filing-offences-in-three-months-companies-house-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Companies House disqualified 23 directors for 70 years combined in the first half of 2026 and convicted 360 more of filing offences, new figures show. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>360, directors, convicted, filing, offences, three, months, Companies, House, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Tina McKenzie named interim FSB chair as Martin McTague takes peerage</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tina-mckenzie-named-interim-fsb-chair-as-martin-mctague-takes-peerage</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tina-mckenzie-named-interim-fsb-chair-as-martin-mctague-takes-peerage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
FSB interim national chair Tina McKenzie takes over as Martin McTague steps down to join the House of Lords, the small business organisation announced. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tina, McKenzie, named, interim, FSB, chair, Martin, McTague, takes, peerage</media:keywords>
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<title>Met’s CCTV reporting platform quadruples shoplifting charge rate</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/mets-cctv-reporting-platform-quadruples-shoplifting-charge-rate</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/mets-cctv-reporting-platform-quadruples-shoplifting-charge-rate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Metropolitan Police&#039;s CCTV shoplifting reporting platform raised charge and caution rates from 7.3% to 29.4% and now expands to eight more boroughs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Met’s, CCTV, reporting, platform, quadruples, shoplifting, charge, rate</media:keywords>
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<title>Aston Martin lenders threaten legal action over £550m HPS deal</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/aston-martin-lenders-threaten-legal-action-over-550m-hps-deal</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/aston-martin-lenders-threaten-legal-action-over-550m-hps-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Creditors owed £1.3bn have told Aston Martin they may sue to unwind its £550m HPS financing and block the transfer of branding rights to Authentic Brands. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Aston, Martin, lenders, threaten, legal, action, over, £550m, HPS, deal</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon tops $3trn as AWS sales grow 36.7 per cent</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/amazon-tops-3trn-as-aws-sales-grow-367-per-cent</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/amazon-tops-3trn-as-aws-sales-grow-367-per-cent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Amazon&#039;s market value topped $3 trillion on Monday after second-quarter results showed AWS sales up 36.7 per cent and a raised capital spending forecast. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, tops, 3trn, AWS, sales, grow, 36.7, per, cent</media:keywords>
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<title>Bank of England staff worked nearly 13,000 days overseas, FOI data shows</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bank-of-england-staff-worked-nearly-13000-days-overseas-foi-data-shows</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bank-of-england-staff-worked-nearly-13000-days-overseas-foi-data-shows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
More than 1,000 staff used the Bank of England working from abroad policy for 12,889 days in total, freedom of information data released this week shows. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bank, England, staff, worked, nearly, 13, 000, days, overseas, FOI, data, shows</media:keywords>
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<title>Six&#45;month&#45;old Volta strikes $10bn deal with Anthropic</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/six-month-old-volta-strikes-10bn-deal-with-anthropic</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/six-month-old-volta-strikes-10bn-deal-with-anthropic</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Volta Anthropic deal: the London start-up incorporated in January has agreed a $10bn data centre partnership and raised funding from Nvidia at $2.4bn. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Six-month-old, Volta, strikes, 10bn, deal, with, Anthropic</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic finds three hacks by its AI models after OpenAI disclosure</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/anthropic-finds-three-hacks-by-its-ai-models-after-openai-disclosure</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/anthropic-finds-three-hacks-by-its-ai-models-after-openai-disclosure</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Anthropic says three of its AI models hacked outside organisations, days after OpenAI disclosed its models broke into the AI firm Hugging Face in July. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, finds, three, hacks, its, models, after, OpenAI, disclosure</media:keywords>
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<title>How to Build a Lead Management Process That Scales</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-to-build-a-lead-management-process-that-scales</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-to-build-a-lead-management-process-that-scales</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Adding more leads to an unoptimized pipeline rarely solves a growth problem. In fact, scaling lead generation without a structured operational backbone usually exposes underlying structural cracks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Build, Lead, Management, Process, That, Scales</media:keywords>
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<title>LinkedIn adds ‘AI slop’ button as 40% of long posts found AI&#45;written</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/linkedin-adds-ai-slop-button-as-40-of-long-posts-found-ai-written</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/linkedin-adds-ai-slop-button-as-40-of-long-posts-found-ai-written</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
LinkedIn AI slop button: users can now privately flag posts they suspect are AI-generated, as the platform scraps its own AI &#039;enhance your post&#039; tool. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LinkedIn, adds, ‘AI, slop’, button, 40, long, posts, found, AI-written</media:keywords>
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<title>Petrol hits 160p a litre, highest since Iran war began, says RAC</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/petrol-hits-160p-a-litre-highest-since-iran-war-began-says-rac</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/petrol-hits-160p-a-litre-highest-since-iran-war-began-says-rac</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK petrol prices have hit their highest level since the Iran war began at 160p a litre, RAC figures show, with diesel forecast to reach 185p in weeks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Petrol, hits, 160p, litre, highest, since, Iran, war, began, says, RAC</media:keywords>
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<title>York and North Yorkshire secures established status in rural first</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/york-and-north-yorkshire-secures-established-status-in-rural-first</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/york-and-north-yorkshire-secures-established-status-in-rural-first</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has been granted Established Mayoral Strategic Authority status, the first rural mayoral area to hold it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>York, and, North, Yorkshire, secures, established, status, rural, first</media:keywords>
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<title>BP puts North Sea business up for sale after 60 years</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bp-puts-north-sea-business-up-for-sale-after-60-years</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bp-puts-north-sea-business-up-for-sale-after-60-years</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
BP North Sea sale: BP is seeking a buyer for its North Sea oil and gas business, with five production hubs and 1,100 staff, after a portfolio review. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>puts, North, Sea, business, for, sale, after, years</media:keywords>
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<title>Late payments will limit £2bn lending expansion, credit firm says</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/late-payments-will-limit-2bn-lending-expansion-credit-firm-says</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/late-payments-will-limit-2bn-lending-expansion-credit-firm-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Growth Guarantee Scheme will support £3.35bn of SME lending a year by 2028/29, but Darcey Quigley &amp; Co says late payment still drives borrowing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Late, payments, will, limit, £2bn, lending, expansion, credit, firm, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Masaj raises £1.5m to open three more London studios</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/masaj-raises-15m-to-open-three-more-london-studios</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/masaj-raises-15m-to-open-three-more-london-studios</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Massage chain Masaj has raised £1.5m led by Figr Ventures, with three further London studios planned over the next 18 months and revenues forecast near £3m. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Masaj, raises, £1.5m, open, three, more, London, studios</media:keywords>
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<title>Steph McGovern to host UK’s first Vocational Celebration Day</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/steph-mcgovern-to-host-uks-first-vocational-celebration-day</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/steph-mcgovern-to-host-uks-first-vocational-celebration-day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The UK&#039;s first Vocational Celebration Day takes place on 6 August, days after Andy Burnham set out new technical routes for 14-year-olds in England. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Steph, McGovern, host, UK’s, first, Vocational, Celebration, Day</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple launches Klarna device leasing in US from $17.99 a month</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/apple-launches-klarna-device-leasing-in-us-from-1799-a-month</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/apple-launches-klarna-device-leasing-in-us-from-1799-a-month</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Apple Upgrade, a device leasing programme provided by Klarna, launched in the United States on Tuesday with iPhone leases starting at $17.99 a month. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, launches, Klarna, device, leasing, from, 17.99, month</media:keywords>
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<title>University College Birmingham buys former Cube hotel in £15m plan</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/university-college-birmingham-buys-former-cube-hotel-in-15m-plan</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/university-college-birmingham-buys-former-cube-hotel-in-15m-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
University College Birmingham has bought the former Cube Hotel and Marco Pierre White restaurant, the first stage of a £15m programme creating 150 jobs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>University, College, Birmingham, buys, former, Cube, hotel, £15m, plan</media:keywords>
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<title>Future&#45;Proofing SMB Marketing: Scaling Visual Content with Pollo AI</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/future-proofing-smb-marketing-scaling-visual-content-with-pollo-ai</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/future-proofing-smb-marketing-scaling-visual-content-with-pollo-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
In the current business landscape, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) are operating in an environment that demands more content than ever before. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Future-Proofing, SMB, Marketing:, Scaling, Visual, Content, with, Pollo</media:keywords>
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<title>What Alpha Generation Actually Means in Trading</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-alpha-generation-actually-means-in-trading</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-alpha-generation-actually-means-in-trading</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
 Learn what alpha generation really means in trading, where it comes from, how traders pursue it, and why measuring it is harder than it looks. Clear, honest breakdown. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, Alpha, Generation, Actually, Means, Trading</media:keywords>
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<title>US regulator rejects Wise application for banking licence</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/us-regulator-rejects-wise-application-for-banking-licence</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/us-regulator-rejects-wise-application-for-banking-licence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Wise&#039;s US banking licence application has been rejected by the OCC over issues with its original filing. The fintech says it will submit a new application. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>regulator, rejects, Wise, application, for, banking, licence</media:keywords>
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<title>Burnham rules out early election as poll puts Labour on 209 seats</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnham-rules-out-early-election-as-poll-puts-labour-on-209-seats</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnham-rules-out-early-election-as-poll-puts-labour-on-209-seats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
A new UK Polling Report seat projection puts Labour largest on 209 seats, 117 short of a majority, as Andy Burnham rules out an early election before 2029. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Burnham, rules, out, early, election, poll, puts, Labour, 209, seats</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump orders 301 investigation into EU over Google’s €890m fine</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/trump-orders-301-investigation-into-eu-over-googles-890m-fine</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/trump-orders-301-investigation-into-eu-over-googles-890m-fine</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Trump says the US will open a Section 301 investigation into the EU and is considering a tariff after Brussels fined Google €890m under the DMA. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, orders, 301, investigation, into, over, Google’s, €890m, fine</media:keywords>
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<title>Scrap the tourist tax and we’ll make more in Britain, says Mulberry</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/scrap-the-tourist-tax-and-well-make-more-in-britain-says-mulberry</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/scrap-the-tourist-tax-and-well-make-more-in-britain-says-mulberry</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Mulberry boss Andrea Baldo urges Burnham to scrap the tourist tax as losses narrow to £8.9m. Why VAT-free shopping now matters to UK makers and SMEs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Scrap, the, tourist, tax, and, we’ll, make, more, Britain, says, Mulberry</media:keywords>
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<title>Harry Potter publisher lands £14m in Anthropic AI payout</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/harry-potter-publisher-lands-14m-in-anthropic-ai-payout</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/harry-potter-publisher-lands-14m-in-anthropic-ai-payout</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Bloomsbury will bank about £14m from Anthropic&#039;s $1.5bn AI copyright settlement. What the landmark payout means for UK SMEs that own valuable content. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Harry, Potter, publisher, lands, £14m, Anthropic, payout</media:keywords>
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<title>Lineker leads millionaires urging Burnham: ‘tax our wealth’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/lineker-leads-millionaires-urging-burnham-tax-our-wealth</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/lineker-leads-millionaires-urging-burnham-tax-our-wealth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Gary Lineker and 100-plus UK millionaires urge Andy Burnham for a wealth tax. What a 2% levy on the super-rich could mean for business owners and SMEs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lineker, leads, millionaires, urging, Burnham:, ‘tax, our, wealth’</media:keywords>
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<title>Cabinet on sun loungers? Andy Burnham’s Love Island premiership</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cabinet-on-sun-loungers-andy-burnhams-love-island-premiership</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cabinet-on-sun-loungers-andy-burnhams-love-island-premiership</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
There is a particular kind of Monday that is supposed to be boring, and thank God for it. Kettle on, radio grumbling about the M25, the machinery of the country turning over with all the drama of a filing cabinet. That is how it is meant to go. Not this week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cabinet, sun, loungers, Andy, Burnham’s, Love, Island, premiership</media:keywords>
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<title>Cost of business worries me as much as cost of living, says Healey</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cost-of-business-worries-me-as-much-as-cost-of-living-says-healey</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cost-of-business-worries-me-as-much-as-cost-of-living-says-healey</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
New Chancellor John Healey says the cost of business worries him as much as the cost of living, and pledges to back UK firms on tax, energy and labour. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cost, business, worries, much, cost, living, says, Healey</media:keywords>
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<title>Burnham calls Trump as Labour’s North Sea drilling ban wobbles</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnham-calls-trump-as-labours-north-sea-drilling-ban-wobbles</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnham-calls-trump-as-labours-north-sea-drilling-ban-wobbles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Andy Burnham has used one of his first acts as Prime Minister to speak to Donald Trump, Downing Street has confirmed, as speculation mounts that Labour&#039;s block on fresh North Sea oil and gas operations could be about to soften. For the thousands of UK firms in the offshore supply chain, the stakes are anything but abstract. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Burnham, calls, Trump, Labour’s, North, Sea, drilling, ban, wobbles</media:keywords>
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<title>Firms flying blind on hotel carbon as data arrives after booking</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/firms-flying-blind-on-hotel-carbon-as-data-arrives-after-booking</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/firms-flying-blind-on-hotel-carbon-as-data-arrives-after-booking</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK businesses are being asked to cut the carbon footprint of workforce travel while the information they need to do it arrives after the room has already been booked, new research suggests. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Firms, flying, blind, hotel, carbon, data, arrives, after, booking</media:keywords>
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<title>Defence rebel Healey handed No 11 in Burnham’s shock first move</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/defence-rebel-healey-handed-no-11-in-burnhams-shock-first-move</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/defence-rebel-healey-handed-no-11-in-burnhams-shock-first-move</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
John Healey is Andy Burnham&#039;s shock pick as chancellor. What his arrival at No 11 means for UK SMEs on tax, energy costs, fiscal rules and growth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Defence, rebel, Healey, handed, Burnham’s, shock, first, move</media:keywords>
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<title>Lineker’s Rest Is Football lands two more years on Netflix</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/linekers-rest-is-football-lands-two-more-years-on-netflix</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/linekers-rest-is-football-lands-two-more-years-on-netflix</guid>
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Netflix extends Goalhanger&#039;s Rest Is Football Netflix deal to 2028 after its World Cup No. 1 run. What the podcast firm&#039;s streaming win teaches UK SMEs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Reynolds returns to a beefed&#45;up business brief as Burnham axes DSIT</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/reynolds-returns-to-a-beefed-up-business-brief-as-burnham-axes-dsit</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/reynolds-returns-to-a-beefed-up-business-brief-as-burnham-axes-dsit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Jonathan Reynolds returns as business secretary with science added to his brief as Burnham scraps DSIT. What the shake-up means for UK SMEs and founders. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Reynolds, returns, beefed-up, business, brief, Burnham, axes, DSIT</media:keywords>
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<title>Whitehall’s AI playbook: train staff first, switch on tools second</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/whitehalls-ai-playbook-train-staff-first-switch-on-tools-second</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/whitehalls-ai-playbook-train-staff-first-switch-on-tools-second</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Department for Business and Trade paired specialist AI skills training with the launch of Ask DBT. What Whitehall&#039;s playbook means for UK SMEs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Whitehall’s, playbook:, train, staff, first, switch, tools, second</media:keywords>
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<title>Rule out a wealth tax or own the exodus, Burnham warned</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/rule-out-a-wealth-tax-or-own-the-exodus-burnham-warned</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/rule-out-a-wealth-tax-or-own-the-exodus-burnham-warned</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Andy Burnham urged to rule out a UK wealth tax as advisers warn speculation alone is pushing millionaires, capital and investment out of Britain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rule, out, wealth, tax, own, the, exodus, Burnham, warned</media:keywords>
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<title>England’s semi&#45;final gives pubs their biggest night of the World Cup</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/englands-semi-final-gives-pubs-their-biggest-night-of-the-world-cup</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/englands-semi-final-gives-pubs-their-biggest-night-of-the-world-cup</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
England v Argentina gave pubs and bars a 145% sales surge, Square data shows. See which cities cashed in and what the final weekend holds for hospitality. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>England’s, semi-final, gives, pubs, their, biggest, night, the, World, Cup</media:keywords>
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<title>Traders will pay to see Trump’s posts before you do</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/traders-will-pay-to-see-trumps-posts-before-you-do</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/traders-will-pay-to-see-trumps-posts-before-you-do</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Trump Media&#039;s Truth API will sell trading firms millisecond access to the president&#039;s market-moving Truth Social posts. What it means for UK firms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Traders, will, pay, see, Trump’s, posts, before, you</media:keywords>
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<title>One in three small firms expect to shrink, sell up or close</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/one-in-three-small-firms-expect-to-shrink-sell-up-or-close</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/one-in-three-small-firms-expect-to-shrink-sell-up-or-close</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Small business growth expectations have hit their lowest since 2014, the FSB warns, as one in three firms expect to shrink, sell up or close within a year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Scrap green levies to cut energy bills by a fifth, Burnham told</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/scrap-green-levies-to-cut-energy-bills-by-a-fifth-burnham-told</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/scrap-green-levies-to-cut-energy-bills-by-a-fifth-burnham-told</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Business energy costs must be Andy Burnham&#039;s day-one priority, say CBI and Energy UK, with green levy cuts worth a fifth off bills and a £130bn boost. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Scrap, green, levies, cut, energy, bills, fifth, Burnham, told</media:keywords>
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<title>Festivals get longer licences and red tape cut in £45m music plan</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/festivals-get-longer-licences-and-red-tape-cut-in-45m-music-plan</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/festivals-get-longer-licences-and-red-tape-cut-in-45m-music-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The government&#039;s new UK music plan promises festival licensing reform and a £45m growth fund. What Turn It Up means for venues, clubs and small firms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Festivals, get, longer, licences, and, red, tape, cut, £45m, music, plan</media:keywords>
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<title>$300 a kilo: space cargo costs falling faster than steam ever did</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/300-a-kilo-space-cargo-costs-falling-faster-than-steam-ever-did</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/300-a-kilo-space-cargo-costs-falling-faster-than-steam-ever-did</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Space launch costs are falling faster than steamship freight in the 1800s and could hit $300 a kilo by 2040. What the space economy means for UK firms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>300, kilo:, space, cargo, costs, falling, faster, than, steam, ever, did</media:keywords>
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<title>Brown and pleasant land: will 2026 out&#45;drought 1976 for UK farmers?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/brown-and-pleasant-land-will-2026-out-drought-1976-for-uk-farmers</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/brown-and-pleasant-land-will-2026-out-drought-1976-for-uk-farmers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Richard Alvin argues the 2026 drought could rival 1976 and, with Reeves&#039;s tax raid and wildflower subsidies, asks who will be left to grow Britain&#039;s food. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Brown, and, pleasant, land:, will, 2026, out-drought, 1976, for, farmers</media:keywords>
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<title>Top 8 Creative Corporate Retreat Ideas for Team Building on Any Budget</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/top-8-creative-corporate-retreat-ideas-for-team-building-on-any-budget</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/top-8-creative-corporate-retreat-ideas-for-team-building-on-any-budget</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Top, Creative, Corporate, Retreat, Ideas, for, Team, Building, Any, Budget</media:keywords>
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<title>Families told to hold their nerve as inherited property tax fears swirl</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/families-told-to-hold-their-nerve-as-inherited-property-tax-fears-swirl</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/families-told-to-hold-their-nerve-as-inherited-property-tax-fears-swirl</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Capital gains tax on inherited property could rise if the &#039;uplift on death&#039; is scrapped. Experts explain why panic selling now could prove costly. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Families, told, hold, their, nerve, inherited, property, tax, fears, swirl</media:keywords>
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<title>Student loans sold like phone contracts open a serious trust gap</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/student-loans-sold-like-phone-contracts-open-a-serious-trust-gap</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/student-loans-sold-like-phone-contracts-open-a-serious-trust-gap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Student loan mis-selling has opened a serious trust gap between young people and university, warns Best Student Halls founder. What it means for UK firms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Student, loans, sold, like, phone, contracts, open, serious, trust, gap</media:keywords>
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<title>‘This is just how it is’: the lie driving mothers out of work</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/this-is-just-how-it-is-the-lie-driving-mothers-out-of-work</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/this-is-just-how-it-is-the-lie-driving-mothers-out-of-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
One in five UK women sees her career decline after a baby. Founder Zoe Duce says the return to work after maternity leave needs systems, not sacrifice. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘This, just, how, is’:, the, lie, driving, mothers, out, work</media:keywords>
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<title>Oasis reunion powers record £11.2bn music tourism boom</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/oasis-reunion-powers-record-112bn-music-tourism-boom</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/oasis-reunion-powers-record-112bn-music-tourism-boom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Record 24.7m music tourists spent £11.2bn at UK gigs in 2025, led by the Oasis reunion. What the live music boom means for SMEs and local economies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Oasis, reunion, powers, record, £11.2bn, music, tourism, boom</media:keywords>
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<title>Would you renew this supplier? Burnham and the Hillsborough Law</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/would-you-renew-this-supplier-burnham-and-the-hillsborough-law</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/would-you-renew-this-supplier-burnham-and-the-hillsborough-law</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Richard Alvin argues Andy Burnham&#039;s first act as Prime Minister must be passing the Hillsborough Law in full, the promise Westminster has broken since 1989. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>23andMe breach victims land $47m payout from firm’s new owner</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/23andme-breach-victims-land-47m-payout-from-firms-new-owner</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/23andme-breach-victims-land-47m-payout-from-firms-new-owner</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Victims of the 23andMe data breach will share a $46.75m payout after a US court ruling. What the case means for UK firms holding sensitive customer data. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>23andMe, breach, victims, land, 47m, payout, from, firm’s, new, owner</media:keywords>
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<title>John Lewis calls time on currency desks, putting 200 jobs at risk</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/john-lewis-calls-time-on-currency-desks-putting-200-jobs-at-risk</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/john-lewis-calls-time-on-currency-desks-putting-200-jobs-at-risk</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
John Lewis job cuts put around 200 roles at risk as it plans to close in-store currency desks and gift wrapping, blaming the shift to digital payments. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Gas prices leap 5% as Trump declares Iran ceasefire ‘over’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/gas-prices-leap-5-as-trump-declares-iran-ceasefire-over</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/gas-prices-leap-5-as-trump-declares-iran-ceasefire-over</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Wholesale gas prices jumped 5% after Donald Trump declared the Iran ceasefire over, reviving fears of another energy cost shock for UK businesses. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gas, prices, leap, Trump, declares, Iran, ceasefire, ‘over’</media:keywords>
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<title>Zuber Issa snaps up 85 Prax forecourts in dash to rebuild fuel empire</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/zuber-issa-snaps-up-85-prax-forecourts-in-dash-to-rebuild-fuel-empire</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/zuber-issa-snaps-up-85-prax-forecourts-in-dash-to-rebuild-fuel-empire</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Zuber Issa has bought 85 forecourts from the collapsed Prax Group, taking EG On The Move to 285 sites. What the deal means for forecourt operators. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Heathrow travel confidence hit as Middle East conflict and rising air fares reshape passenger demand</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/heathrow-travel-confidence-hit-as-middle-east-conflict-and-rising-air-fares-reshape-passenger-demand</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/heathrow-travel-confidence-hit-as-middle-east-conflict-and-rising-air-fares-reshape-passenger-demand</guid>
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The latest 1ST Airport Taxis Travel Confidence Index suggests the conflict in the Middle East, coupled with rising airline ticket prices, has weakened travel confidence among UK travellers during April, May and June 2026. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Piers Morgan’s Uncensored valued at $145m, five years after ITV showed him the door</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/piers-morgans-uncensored-valued-at-145m-five-years-after-itv-showed-him-the-door</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/piers-morgans-uncensored-valued-at-145m-five-years-after-itv-showed-him-the-door</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Piers Morgan&#039;s Uncensored has been valued at $145m after a $27m raise backed by Elisabeth Murdoch and the Reuben brothers, just 18 months after he took ownership of the brand. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Amazon’s Leo satellite network clears final hurdle for UK launch as Starlink rivalry intensifies</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/amazons-leo-satellite-network-clears-final-hurdle-for-uk-launch-as-starlink-rivalry-intensifies</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/amazons-leo-satellite-network-clears-final-hurdle-for-uk-launch-as-starlink-rivalry-intensifies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Amazon has deployed almost 400 Leo satellites and says initial broadband service will begin later in 2026, with the UK among the first markets to go live. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon’s, Leo, satellite, network, clears, final, hurdle, for, launch, Starlink, rivalry, intensifies</media:keywords>
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<title>World Cup 2026: Air&#45;conditioned stadiums v 39C heat, is this really a level playing field?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/world-cup-2026-air-conditioned-stadiums-v-39c-heat-is-this-really-a-level-playing-field</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/world-cup-2026-air-conditioned-stadiums-v-39c-heat-is-this-really-a-level-playing-field</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Richard Alvin asks whether World Cup 2026 is judging oranges with oranges when some teams play in 22C air-conditioned comfort while others melt at 39C or gasp at altitude. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Sunak admits Covid bailouts were a mistake as he urges Britain to let failing firms go bust</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/sunak-admits-covid-bailouts-were-a-mistake-as-he-urges-britain-to-let-failing-firms-go-bust</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/sunak-admits-covid-bailouts-were-a-mistake-as-he-urges-britain-to-let-failing-firms-go-bust</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Rishi Sunak admits Covid-era business support propped up firms that should have failed, urging the UK to embrace US-style creative destruction to revive growth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sunak, admits, Covid, bailouts, were, mistake, urges, Britain, let, failing, firms, bust</media:keywords>
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<title>Ghosts on the grid: whatever happened to the sponsors that bankrolled Formula One’s golden age?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ghosts-on-the-grid-whatever-happened-to-the-sponsors-that-bankrolled-formula-ones-golden-age</link>
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From Rothmans and Benson &amp; Hedges to Sega and Compaq, we trace what became of the brands that bankrolled F1&#039;s golden age — and the business lessons they left behind. ]]></description>
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<title>Romesh Ranganathan ‘gutted’ as tax and cost squeeze shuts 89&#45;year&#45;old Coughlans Bakery</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/romesh-ranganathan-gutted-as-tax-and-cost-squeeze-shuts-89-year-old-coughlans-bakery</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Coughlans Bakery, the 89-year-old chain co-owned by comedian Romesh Ranganathan, has gone into liquidation. Owner Sean Coughlan blames National Insurance, business rates and soaring costs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Romesh, Ranganathan, ‘gutted’, tax, and, cost, squeeze, shuts, 89-year-old, Coughlans, Bakery</media:keywords>
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<title>TG Jones wins court backing to close up to 150 high street shops</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tg-jones-wins-court-backing-to-close-up-to-150-high-street-shops</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tg-jones-wins-court-backing-to-close-up-to-150-high-street-shops</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
TG Jones, WH Smith&#039;s former high street business, has won High Court approval for a restructuring that will close up to 150 shops and slash rents to survive. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jones, wins, court, backing, close, 150, high, street, shops</media:keywords>
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<title>Cutting rates is ‘off the table’, Bailey warns as Iran war stokes inflation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cutting-rates-is-off-the-table-bailey-warns-as-iran-war-stokes-inflation</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cutting-rates-is-off-the-table-bailey-warns-as-iran-war-stokes-inflation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Andrew Bailey says cutting interest rates is &#039;off the table&#039; as the Iran war stokes inflation, signalling the Bank of England will hold Bank Rate at 3.75% on July 30. What it means for SMEs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cutting, rates, ‘off, the, table’, Bailey, warns, Iran, war, stokes, inflation</media:keywords>
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<title>Britain suffers the sharpest wealth slump in the rich world</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/britain-suffers-the-sharpest-wealth-slump-in-the-rich-world</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/britain-suffers-the-sharpest-wealth-slump-in-the-rich-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The average Briton is more than a fifth poorer than in 2020, the steepest wealth fall in the rich world, UBS finds. What it means for households and business. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Britain, suffers, the, sharpest, wealth, slump, the, rich, world</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI in talks to hand Trump’s White House a $43bn stake ahead of $1tn flotation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/openai-in-talks-to-hand-trumps-white-house-a-43bn-stake-ahead-of-1tn-flotation</link>
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OpenAI is in talks to hand the US government a 5% stake worth $43bn as Sam Altman courts the Trump administration ahead of a $1tn New York flotation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, talks, hand, Trump’s, White, House, 43bn, stake, ahead, 1tn, flotation</media:keywords>
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<title>British Business Bank puts UK scale&#45;ups in ‘fifth gear’ as direct investing tops £600m</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/british-business-bank-puts-uk-scale-ups-in-fifth-gear-as-direct-investing-tops-600m</link>
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The British Business Bank has invested more than £600m into 50-plus UK scale-ups, doubling its direct equity activity in nine months as it targets £400m a year. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>British, Business, Bank, puts, scale-ups, ‘fifth, gear’, direct, investing, tops, £600m</media:keywords>
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<title>Brexit has left Britain more prone to runaway inflation, says Bank of England chief economist</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/brexit-has-left-britain-more-prone-to-runaway-inflation-says-bank-of-england-chief-economist</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/brexit-has-left-britain-more-prone-to-runaway-inflation-says-bank-of-england-chief-economist</guid>
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Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill says Brexit has left Britain exposed to &#039;self-sustaining&#039; price rises, making inflation harder to tame and squeezing SMEs. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Brexit, has, left, Britain, more, prone, runaway, inflation, says, Bank, England, chief, economist</media:keywords>
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<title>Bosses ‘can’t afford to pay themselves the minimum wage under Labour’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bosses-cant-afford-to-pay-themselves-the-minimum-wage-under-labour</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bosses-cant-afford-to-pay-themselves-the-minimum-wage-under-labour</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Rising employment costs are forcing thousands of owner-managers to absorb the bill themselves, squeezing profits, pensions and hiring alike ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bosses, ‘can’t, afford, pay, themselves, the, minimum, wage, under, Labour’</media:keywords>
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<title>Burnham right to put devolution front and centre</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnham-right-to-put-devolution-front-and-centre</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
BusinessLDN&#039;s John Dickie backs Andy Burnham&#039;s devolution drive, warning London has fewer powers than New York, Paris, Manchester and the West Midlands. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Burnham, right, put, devolution, front, and, centre</media:keywords>
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<title>HMRC concedes defeat on referees as decade&#45;long IR35 fight ends</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/hmrc-concedes-defeat-on-referees-as-decade-long-ir35-fight-ends</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/hmrc-concedes-defeat-on-referees-as-decade-long-ir35-fight-ends</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
HMRC will not appeal the PGMOL ruling that football referees are self-employed. Dave Chaplin says the decade-long case lays bare flaws in the CEST tool and mutuality of obligation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>HMRC, concedes, defeat, referees, decade-long, IR35, fight, ends</media:keywords>
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<title>Crown Estate banks £1bn war chest as it waits for borrowing powers to kick in</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/crown-estate-banks-1bn-war-chest-as-it-waits-for-borrowing-powers-to-kick-in</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/crown-estate-banks-1bn-war-chest-as-it-waits-for-borrowing-powers-to-kick-in</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Crown Estate held back nearly £1bn for capital projects, halving its Treasury payout to £487m as it awaits new borrowing powers under the Crown Estate Act 2025. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Crown, Estate, banks, £1bn, war, chest, waits, for, borrowing, powers, kick</media:keywords>
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<title>Find My Move launches free property portal as agents tire of rising listing fees</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/find-my-move-launches-free-property-portal-as-agents-tire-of-rising-listing-fees</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/find-my-move-launches-free-property-portal-as-agents-tire-of-rising-listing-fees</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Hampshire-founded Find My Move has launched a free property portal for agents and landlords, signing up more than 9,000 subscribers as portal advertising costs climb. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Find, Move, launches, free, property, portal, agents, tire, rising, listing, fees</media:keywords>
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<title>Revolut calls time on remote&#45;first working for its newest graduates</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/revolut-calls-time-on-remote-first-working-for-its-newest-graduates</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/revolut-calls-time-on-remote-first-working-for-its-newest-graduates</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Revolut will require graduates and interns to spend three days a week in the office from 2027, ending its remote-first stance for early-career staff while leaving wider flexibility untouched. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Revolut, calls, time, remote-first, working, for, its, newest, graduates</media:keywords>
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<title>Midlands beats every UK region outside London for foreign investment jobs</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/midlands-beats-every-uk-region-outside-london-for-foreign-investment-jobs</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/midlands-beats-every-uk-region-outside-london-for-foreign-investment-jobs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Midlands created 5,970 foreign investment jobs in 2025, the most of any UK region outside London, as the EY 2026 Attractiveness Survey ranks Birmingham second only to the capital. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Midlands, beats, every, region, outside, London, for, foreign, investment, jobs</media:keywords>
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<title>Unison backs Miliband for chancellor as union battle over the Treasury intensifies</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/unison-backs-miliband-for-chancellor-as-union-battle-over-the-treasury-intensifies</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/unison-backs-miliband-for-chancellor-as-union-battle-over-the-treasury-intensifies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Britain&#039;s largest trade union has thrown its weight behind Ed Miliband to become the next chancellor, a move that sharpens an increasingly bitter contest for control of the Treasury under a prospective Andy Burnham government. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Unison, backs, Miliband, for, chancellor, union, battle, over, the, Treasury, intensifies</media:keywords>
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<title>StubHub stung for nearly £900k as the CMA cracks down on hidden ticket fees</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/stubhub-stung-for-nearly-900k-as-the-cma-cracks-down-on-hidden-ticket-fees</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/stubhub-stung-for-nearly-900k-as-the-cma-cracks-down-on-hidden-ticket-fees</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
StubHub has been fined nearly £900,000 and ordered to refund more than 50,000 fans after the CMA found it hid mandatory ticket fees through illegal drip pricing.
Read full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>StubHub, stung, for, nearly, £900k, the, CMA, cracks, down, hidden, ticket, fees</media:keywords>
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<title>Oracle sheds 21,000 jobs in a year as AI rewrites the payroll</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/oracle-sheds-21000-jobs-in-a-year-as-ai-rewrites-the-payroll</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/oracle-sheds-21000-jobs-in-a-year-as-ai-rewrites-the-payroll</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Oracle has shed about 21,000 jobs in a year, blaming AI deployment across its operations, as restructuring costs jump to $1.8bn. What it means for tech hiring.
Read full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Oracle, sheds, 21, 000, jobs, year, rewrites, the, payroll</media:keywords>
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<title>Burnham and the wealth question now hanging over British business</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnham-and-the-wealth-question-now-hanging-over-british-business</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/burnham-and-the-wealth-question-now-hanging-over-british-business</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Andy Burnham wants wealth to carry more of Britain&#039;s tax burden. We look at what a Burnham premiership could mean for business, investors and growth.
Read full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Burnham, and, the, wealth, question, now, hanging, over, British, business</media:keywords>
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<title>Who could be the UK’s next chancellor?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/who-could-be-the-uks-next-chancellor</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
With Andy Burnham poised to enter No 10, the race for chancellor is wide open. From Wes Streeting to Ed Miliband, here is who could run the Treasury, and what each would mean for your money.
Read full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Who, could, the, UK’s, next, chancellor</media:keywords>
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<title>Brexit blamed as Britain’s £74bn goods export slump deepens its reliance on services</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/brexit-blamed-as-britains-74bn-goods-export-slump-deepens-its-reliance-on-services</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/brexit-blamed-as-britains-74bn-goods-export-slump-deepens-its-reliance-on-services</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Britain has lost £74bn in goods exports since Brexit, the sharpest drop in the G7, casting doubt over Andy Burnham&#039;s plan to reindustrialise the north.
Read full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Brexit, blamed, Britain’s, £74bn, goods, export, slump, deepens, its, reliance, services</media:keywords>
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<title>Aldi banks on £370m store splurge as discounters keep eating the big four’s lunch</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/aldi-banks-on-370m-store-splurge-as-discounters-keep-eating-the-big-fours-lunch</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/aldi-banks-on-370m-store-splurge-as-discounters-keep-eating-the-big-fours-lunch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Aldi will open 16 new UK stores this year as part of a £370m investment, pushing towards 1,500 branches. See the full list of locations and what it means.
Read full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:42 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Aldi, banks, £370m, store, splurge, discounters, keep, eating, the, big, four’s, lunch</media:keywords>
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<title>UK unemployment falls to 4.9% as pay growth beats forecasts before Bank of England verdict</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-unemployment-falls-to-49-as-pay-growth-beats-forecasts-before-bank-of-england-verdict</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-unemployment-falls-to-49-as-pay-growth-beats-forecasts-before-bank-of-england-verdict</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK unemployment fell to 4.9% in the three months to April as pay growth outpaced forecasts, handing the Bank of England fresh data hours before its rate decision.
Read full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:42 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>unemployment, falls, 4.9, pay, growth, beats, forecasts, before, Bank, England, verdict</media:keywords>
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<title>Can AI chatbots really pick stock market winners?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/can-ai-chatbots-really-pick-stock-market-winners</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/can-ai-chatbots-really-pick-stock-market-winners</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
ChatGPT, Claude and Grok are now being put to work picking shares. From a $10,000 trading test to Man Group&#039;s dealing desk, can AI really beat Wall Street?
Read full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:42 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Can, chatbots, really, pick, stock, market, winners</media:keywords>
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<title>Weather trumps the World Cup at the till, says Tesco as growth cools</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/weather-trumps-the-world-cup-at-the-till-says-tesco-as-growth-cools</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/weather-trumps-the-world-cup-at-the-till-says-tesco-as-growth-cools</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Tesco warns the weather matters more to grocery sales than home-nation World Cup wins, as a rainy spring and Middle East jitters halve UK growth to 1.8%.
Read full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:42 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Weather, trumps, the, World, Cup, the, till, says, Tesco, growth, cools</media:keywords>
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<title>‘Tax break tart’: how hospitality plans to game the summer VAT cut on children’s meals</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tax-break-tart-how-hospitality-plans-to-game-the-summer-vat-cut-on-childrens-meals</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tax-break-tart-how-hospitality-plans-to-game-the-summer-vat-cut-on-childrens-meals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Pubs and restaurants are devising &quot;enterprising&quot; menus to exploit the summer VAT cut on children&#039;s meals, branding the Treasury&#039;s scheme &quot;laughable&quot; as the sector demands a permanent 10% rate.
Read full article → ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:42 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘Tax, break, tart’:, how, hospitality, plans, game, the, summer, VAT, cut, children’s, meals</media:keywords>
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<title>The British chipmaker quietly building a global challenger in county Durham</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-british-chipmaker-quietly-building-a-global-challenger-in-county-durham</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-british-chipmaker-quietly-building-a-global-challenger-in-county-durham</guid>
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Pragmatic Semiconductor, the Durham-based maker of ultra-thin flexible chips, is gearing up to become the UK&#039;s largest chipmaker by volume — and has its sights set on an IPO.
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The British chipmaker quietly building a global challenger in county Durham ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, British, chipmaker, quietly, building, global, challenger, county, Durham</media:keywords>
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<title>Dragons’ Den’s Tej Lalvani lines up £900m sale of Vitabiotics to Bain Capital</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/dragons-dens-tej-lalvani-lines-up-900m-sale-of-vitabiotics-to-bain-capital</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/dragons-dens-tej-lalvani-lines-up-900m-sale-of-vitabiotics-to-bain-capital</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Former Dragons&#039; Den investor Tej Lalvani is poised to sell family-owned Vitabiotics to Bain Capital in a £900m deal, ending a year-long auction for the UK&#039;s biggest vitamin maker.
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Dragons’ Den’s Tej Lalvani lines up £900m sale of Vitabiotics to Bain Capital ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dragons’, Den’s, Tej, Lalvani, lines, £900m, sale, Vitabiotics, Bain, Capital</media:keywords>
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<title>Nvidia takes the AI war to the desktop with RTX Spark superchip</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/nvidia-takes-the-ai-war-to-the-desktop-with-rtx-spark-superchip</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/nvidia-takes-the-ai-war-to-the-desktop-with-rtx-spark-superchip</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Nvidia has unveiled the RTX Spark superchip at Computex 2026, bringing personal AI agents to Windows PCs from Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI from the autumn.
Read more: 
Nvidia takes the AI war to the desktop with RTX Spark superchip ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia, takes, the, war, the, desktop, with, RTX, Spark, superchip</media:keywords>
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<title>Bolland called in as Milburn review warns of a “lost generation” of British youth</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bolland-called-in-as-milburn-review-warns-of-a-lost-generation-of-british-youth</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bolland-called-in-as-milburn-review-warns-of-a-lost-generation-of-british-youth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Former M&amp;S boss Marc Bolland has been appointed by the government to rally business behind 300,000 placements for young people, after Alan Milburn&#039;s review warned of a &quot;lost generation&quot; of NEETs.
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Bolland called in as Milburn review warns of a “lost generation” of British youth ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:18 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bolland, called, Milburn, review, warns, “lost, generation”, British, youth</media:keywords>
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<title>Royal Mail misses first&#45;class delivery target again as Ofcom prepares fresh probe under Kretinsky ownership</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/royal-mail-misses-first-class-delivery-target-again-as-ofcom-prepares-fresh-probe-under-kretinsky-ownership</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/royal-mail-misses-first-class-delivery-target-again-as-ofcom-prepares-fresh-probe-under-kretinsky-ownership</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Royal Mail delivered just 75.7% of first-class letters on time in the year to March, well short of its 93% target. Ofcom is poised to open a fresh investigation
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Royal Mail misses first-class delivery target again as Ofcom prepares fresh probe under Kretinsky ownership ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:17 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Royal, Mail, misses, first-class, delivery, target, again, Ofcom, prepares, fresh, probe, under, Kretinsky, ownership</media:keywords>
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<title>London housing slump leaves Labour’s 1.5 million homes pledge looking out of reach</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/london-housing-slump-leaves-labours-15-million-homes-pledge-looking-out-of-reach</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/london-housing-slump-leaves-labours-15-million-homes-pledge-looking-out-of-reach</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
London delivered just 7% of the 88,000 homes it needed last year, says JLL. With buyers squeezed and landlords leaving, Labour&#039;s 1.5m homes pledge is in trouble.
Read more: 
London housing slump leaves Labour’s 1.5 million homes pledge looking out of reach ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:52 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>London, housing, slump, leaves, Labour’s, 1.5, million, homes, pledge, looking, out, reach</media:keywords>
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<title>Temu hit with record €200m EU fine over unsafe baby toys and dodgy chargers</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/temu-hit-with-record-200m-eu-fine-over-unsafe-baby-toys-and-dodgy-chargers</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/temu-hit-with-record-200m-eu-fine-over-unsafe-baby-toys-and-dodgy-chargers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Brussels has handed Temu a record €200m DSA fine after finding dangerous baby toys and faulty chargers on the Chinese marketplace. What it means for online sellers.
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Temu hit with record €200m EU fine over unsafe baby toys and dodgy chargers ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:52 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Temu, hit, with, record, €200m, fine, over, unsafe, baby, toys, and, dodgy, chargers</media:keywords>
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<title>Asda turns to Ocado in bid to fix its online grocery problem</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/asda-turns-to-ocado-in-bid-to-fix-its-online-grocery-problem</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/asda-turns-to-ocado-in-bid-to-fix-its-online-grocery-problem</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Asda has signed a long-term deal to roll out Ocado&#039;s Smart Platform across its website, app, in-store picking and last-mile delivery from 2027, as executive chairman Allan Leighton accelerates his turnaround of Britain&#039;s third-largest grocer.
Read more: 
Asda turns to Ocado in bid to fix its online grocery problem ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:51 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Asda, turns, Ocado, bid, fix, its, online, grocery, problem</media:keywords>
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<title>Horner joins Oakley Capital to steer premium sports dealmaking</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/horner-joins-oakley-capital-to-steer-premium-sports-dealmaking</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/horner-joins-oakley-capital-to-steer-premium-sports-dealmaking</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner has been appointed as a sports investments advisor by private equity firm Oakley Capital, signalling fresh ambitions to scale its premium sports portfolio.
Read more: 
Horner joins Oakley Capital to steer premium sports dealmaking ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:51 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Horner, joins, Oakley, Capital, steer, premium, sports, dealmaking</media:keywords>
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<title>UK firms need a sharper strategy to win in a changing American economy</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-firms-need-a-sharper-strategy-to-win-in-a-changing-american-economy</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-firms-need-a-sharper-strategy-to-win-in-a-changing-american-economy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
America is still growing, but British firms eyeing the US in 2026 need sharper regional targeting, disciplined pricing and a realistic view of cost, says Blick Rothenberg.
Read more: 
UK firms need a sharper strategy to win in a changing American economy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:50 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>firms, need, sharper, strategy, win, changing, American, economy</media:keywords>
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<title>HMRC warns 700,000 umbrella workers over ‘bills of exchange’ tax avoidance scam</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/hmrc-warns-700000-umbrella-workers-over-bills-of-exchange-tax-avoidance-scam</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/hmrc-warns-700000-umbrella-workers-over-bills-of-exchange-tax-avoidance-scam</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Promoters in the recruitment and temporary labour sector are pushing a bogus payment ‘trick’ that HMRC says has no legal foundation — and SMEs further down the supply chain risk being dragged in.
Read more: 
HMRC warns 700,000 umbrella workers over ‘bills of exchange’ tax avoidance scam ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:18 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>HMRC, warns, 700, 000, umbrella, workers, over, ‘bills, exchange’, tax, avoidance, scam</media:keywords>
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<title>Hauliers, hotels and farms warn they are ‘in survival mode’ as fuel costs spiral</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/hauliers-hotels-and-farms-warn-they-are-in-survival-mode-as-fuel-costs-spiral</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/hauliers-hotels-and-farms-warn-they-are-in-survival-mode-as-fuel-costs-spiral</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Rural SMEs say the Iran war has pushed diesel and heating oil to breaking point — and households will be next to feel the pain
Read more: 
Hauliers, hotels and farms warn they are ‘in survival mode’ as fuel costs spiral ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:17 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hauliers, hotels, and, farms, warn, they, are, ‘in, survival, mode’, fuel, costs, spiral</media:keywords>
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<title>Rayner urges Starmer to ban social media for under&#45;16s as labour splits over Australian model</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/rayner-urges-starmer-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-as-labour-splits-over-australian-model</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/rayner-urges-starmer-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-as-labour-splits-over-australian-model</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Angela Rayner has urged Sir Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, but Labour is split over an Australian-style measure that early evidence suggests is being widely circumvented.
Read more: 
Rayner urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s as labour splits over Australian model ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rayner, urges, Starmer, ban, social, media, for, under-16s, labour, splits, over, Australian, model</media:keywords>
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<title>Long&#45;term unemployment climbs to a decade high as Britain’s hiring engine stalls</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/long-term-unemployment-climbs-to-a-decade-high-as-britains-hiring-engine-stalls</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/long-term-unemployment-climbs-to-a-decade-high-as-britains-hiring-engine-stalls</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK long-term unemployment has climbed to a ten-year high of 474,000, piling pressure on SMEs as employer National Insurance, minimum wage rises and youth jobless rates squeeze hiring budgets.
Read more: 
Long-term unemployment climbs to a decade high as Britain’s hiring engine stalls ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:15 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Long-term, unemployment, climbs, decade, high, Britain’s, hiring, engine, stalls</media:keywords>
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<title>Altman backs away from AI ‘jobs apocalypse’ warnings as OpenAI chief admits he was ‘pretty wrong’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/altman-backs-away-from-ai-jobs-apocalypse-warnings-as-openai-chief-admits-he-was-pretty-wrong</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/altman-backs-away-from-ai-jobs-apocalypse-warnings-as-openai-chief-admits-he-was-pretty-wrong</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
OpenAI&#039;s Sam Altman concedes his predictions about AI eliminating white-collar jobs were &quot;pretty wrong&quot; — but with Standard Chartered, Meta and Amazon all cutting roles, UK SMEs are right to remain cautious.
Read more: 
Altman backs away from AI ‘jobs apocalypse’ warnings as OpenAI chief admits he was ‘pretty wrong’ ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:15 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Altman, backs, away, from, ‘jobs, apocalypse’, warnings, OpenAI, chief, admits, was, ‘pretty, wrong’</media:keywords>
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<title>Blame the system, not the school leavers for youth unemployment, says Amazon’s UK boss</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/blame-the-system-not-the-school-leavers-for-youth-unemployment-says-amazons-uk-boss</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/blame-the-system-not-the-school-leavers-for-youth-unemployment-says-amazons-uk-boss</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Amazon UK chief John Boumphrey tells employers to stop blaming young people for record NEET numbers and calls for compulsory work experience for over-16s.
Read more: 
Blame the system, not the school leavers for youth unemployment, says Amazon’s UK boss ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:24 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Blame, the, system, not, the, school, leavers, for, youth, unemployment, says, Amazon’s, boss</media:keywords>
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<title>Labour eyes £1bn VAT raid on airport charges in stealth blow to family holidays</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/labour-eyes-1bn-vat-raid-on-airport-charges-in-stealth-blow-to-family-holidays</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/labour-eyes-1bn-vat-raid-on-airport-charges-in-stealth-blow-to-family-holidays</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
HMRC drafts plans to slap 20% VAT on airport landing fees, adding £1bn to airline costs and pushing up the price of UK family holidays — even as Reeves cuts VAT on days out.
Read more: 
Labour eyes £1bn VAT raid on airport charges in stealth blow to family holidays ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:24 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Labour, eyes, £1bn, VAT, raid, airport, charges, stealth, blow, family, holidays</media:keywords>
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<title>Jaguar Land Rover eyes American tie&#45;up with Stellantis to sidestep Trump tariffs</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/jaguar-land-rover-eyes-american-tie-up-with-stellantis-to-sidestep-trump-tariffs</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/jaguar-land-rover-eyes-american-tie-up-with-stellantis-to-sidestep-trump-tariffs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Jaguar Land Rover signs a memorandum of understanding with Stellantis to explore building Range Rovers and Defenders in the US, sidestepping President Trump&#039;s tariff cap on British-made cars.
Read more: 
Jaguar Land Rover eyes American tie-up with Stellantis to sidestep Trump tariffs ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:22 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jaguar, Land, Rover, eyes, American, tie-up, with, Stellantis, sidestep, Trump, tariffs</media:keywords>
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<title>April borrowing surges to £24.3bn as debt interest bill breaks month record</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/april-borrowing-surges-to-243bn-as-debt-interest-bill-breaks-month-record</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/april-borrowing-surges-to-243bn-as-debt-interest-bill-breaks-month-record</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK public sector borrowing climbed to £24.3bn in April 2026, overshooting the OBR forecast, as Treasury debt interest payments hit a record £10.3bn for the month.
Read more: 
April borrowing surges to £24.3bn as debt interest bill breaks month record ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:21 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>April, borrowing, surges, £24.3bn, debt, interest, bill, breaks, month, record</media:keywords>
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<title>Morrisons to shut 100 convenience stores as supermarket blames Labour’s ‘policy choices’ for rising costs</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/morrisons-to-shut-100-convenience-stores-as-supermarket-blames-labours-policy-choices-for-rising-costs</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/morrisons-to-shut-100-convenience-stores-as-supermarket-blames-labours-policy-choices-for-rising-costs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Morrisons is closing 100 loss-making convenience stores, putting hundreds of jobs at risk, and has blamed Labour&#039;s &quot;policy choices&quot; for the rising costs eroding profitability.
Read more: 
Morrisons to shut 100 convenience stores as supermarket blames Labour’s ‘policy choices’ for rising costs ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:21 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Morrisons, shut, 100, convenience, stores, supermarket, blames, Labour’s, ‘policy, choices’, for, rising, costs</media:keywords>
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<title>Taps could run dry without urgent action on drought, peers warn ministers</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/taps-could-run-dry-without-urgent-action-on-drought-peers-warn-ministers</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/taps-could-run-dry-without-urgent-action-on-drought-peers-warn-ministers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
A House of Lords committee warns England&#039;s water supply could fall 5bn litres a day short by 2055 unless ministers act now on drought, leakage and rainwater capture. What it means for SMEs, farmers and industry.
Read more: 
Taps could run dry without urgent action on drought, peers warn ministers ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Taps, could, run, dry, without, urgent, action, drought, peers, warn, ministers</media:keywords>
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<title>Bags of ethics chief and shipping carbon&#45;capture pioneer crowned at 2026 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bags-of-ethics-chief-and-shipping-carbon-capture-pioneer-crowned-at-2026-veuve-clicquot-bold-woman-awards</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bags-of-ethics-chief-and-shipping-carbon-capture-pioneer-crowned-at-2026-veuve-clicquot-bold-woman-awards</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Smruti Sriram OBE of Bags of Ethics wins the 2026 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award, with Seabound&#039;s Alisha Fredriksson taking the Bold Future Award for slashing shipping emissions by up to 95 per cent
Read more: 
Bags of ethics chief and shipping carbon-capture pioneer crowned at 2026 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bags, ethics, chief, and, shipping, carbon-capture, pioneer, crowned, 2026, Veuve, Clicquot, Bold, Woman, Awards</media:keywords>
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<title>Bolt boss defends sacking entire HR team, claiming staff ‘invented problems that didn’t exist’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bolt-boss-defends-sacking-entire-hr-team-claiming-staff-invented-problems-that-didnt-exist</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:55 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bolt, boss, defends, sacking, entire, team, claiming, staff, ‘invented, problems, that, didn’t, exist’</media:keywords>
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<title>Private sector workers face worst real pay squeeze since 2022 as oil&#45;driven inflation bites</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/private-sector-workers-face-worst-real-pay-squeeze-since-2022-as-oil-driven-inflation-bites</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/private-sector-workers-face-worst-real-pay-squeeze-since-2022-as-oil-driven-inflation-bites</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Britain’s private sector workers are facing the worst hit to real incomes since 2022 as inflation outstrips earnings growth, a softening jobs market erodes bargaining power and the Bank of England weighs its next move.
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Private sector workers face worst real pay squeeze since 2022 as oil-driven inflation bites ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:54 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Private, sector, workers, face, worst, real, pay, squeeze, since, 2022, oil-driven, inflation, bites</media:keywords>
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<title>Youth jobs in retreat: IFS warns Britain is sliding back to Covid&#45;era lows</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/youth-jobs-in-retreat-ifs-warns-britain-is-sliding-back-to-covid-era-lows</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/youth-jobs-in-retreat-ifs-warns-britain-is-sliding-back-to-covid-era-lows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK youth employment has fallen by 330,000 in three years, with the IFS warning the decline is closing in on Covid-era lows — and could scar a generation.
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Youth jobs in retreat: IFS warns Britain is sliding back to Covid-era lows ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:53 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Youth, jobs, retreat:, IFS, warns, Britain, sliding, back, Covid-era, lows</media:keywords>
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<title>Bookmakers ready legal challenge as Gambling Commission prepares to wave through affordability checks</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bookmakers-ready-legal-challenge-as-gambling-commission-prepares-to-wave-through-affordability-checks</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bookmakers-ready-legal-challenge-as-gambling-commission-prepares-to-wave-through-affordability-checks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK bookmakers are preparing High Court action over the Gambling Commission&#039;s affordability checks, warning of &quot;serious failings&quot;, lost tax receipts and a fast-growing black market.
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Bookmakers ready legal challenge as Gambling Commission prepares to wave through affordability checks ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bookmakers, ready, legal, challenge, Gambling, Commission, prepares, wave, through, affordability, checks</media:keywords>
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<title>Britain’s AI boom hits record £8.3bn as London cements European tech crown</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/britains-ai-boom-hits-record-83bn-as-london-cements-european-tech-crown</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/britains-ai-boom-hits-record-83bn-as-london-cements-european-tech-crown</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK AI investment hit a record £8.3bn in 2025, with London home to nearly three quarters of Britain&#039;s AI fintech firms, Barclays Eagle Labs research reveals.
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Britain’s AI boom hits record £8.3bn as London cements European tech crown ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Britain’s, boom, hits, record, £8.3bn, London, cements, European, tech, crown</media:keywords>
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<title>JCB succession: Lord Bamford anoints younger son George as heir to £6.5bn digger empire</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/jcb-succession-lord-bamford-anoints-younger-son-george-as-heir-to-65bn-digger-empire</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/jcb-succession-lord-bamford-anoints-younger-son-george-as-heir-to-65bn-digger-empire</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Lord Bamford has named younger son George as his successor at JCB, sidelining elder brother Jo and ending years of speculation over the future of Britain’s £6.5bn family-owned digger dynasty.
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JCB succession: Lord Bamford anoints younger son George as heir to £6.5bn digger empire ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>JCB, succession:, Lord, Bamford, anoints, younger, son, George, heir, £6.5bn, digger, empire</media:keywords>
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<title>Britain’s billionaires are voting with their feet – and the rich list proves it</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/britains-billionaires-are-voting-with-their-feet-and-the-rich-list-proves-it</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/britains-billionaires-are-voting-with-their-feet-and-the-rich-list-proves-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The 2026 Sunday Times Rich List lays bare a record wealth exodus from Britain, with one in six members dropping out, Dyson’s fortune halved and Revolut’s Nik Storonsky storming into the top 10.
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Britain’s billionaires are voting with their feet – and the rich list proves it ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Britain’s, billionaires, are, voting, with, their, feet, –, and, the, rich, list, proves</media:keywords>
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<title>Barclays crowns Fractile and Isomorphic Labs in inaugural AI 100 as Britain’s tech race intensifies</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/barclays-crowns-fractile-and-isomorphic-labs-in-inaugural-ai-100-as-britains-tech-race-intensifies</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/barclays-crowns-fractile-and-isomorphic-labs-in-inaugural-ai-100-as-britains-tech-race-intensifies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Barclays Eagle Labs names Oxford chip pioneer Fractile and DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs among Britain’s top AI start-ups, as UK AI funding tops £8.3bn.
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Barclays crowns Fractile and Isomorphic Labs in inaugural AI 100 as Britain’s tech race intensifies ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Barclays, crowns, Fractile, and, Isomorphic, Labs, inaugural, 100, Britain’s, tech, race, intensifies</media:keywords>
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<title>Many British exporters chasing US tariff refunds may end up with nothing</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/many-british-exporters-chasing-us-tariff-refunds-may-end-up-with-nothing</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/many-british-exporters-chasing-us-tariff-refunds-may-end-up-with-nothing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Thousands of British exporters chasing US tariff refunds through the CAPE system may walk away empty-handed, warns Blick Rothenberg, as ineligibility and filing errors plague claims.
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Many British exporters chasing US tariff refunds may end up with nothing ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Many, British, exporters, chasing, tariff, refunds, may, end, with, nothing</media:keywords>
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<title>Hertfordshire Pharma lands £2.3m Saudi contracts after UKEF steps in to plug working capital gap</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/hertfordshire-pharma-lands-23m-saudi-contracts-after-ukef-steps-in-to-plug-working-capital-gap</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/hertfordshire-pharma-lands-23m-saudi-contracts-after-ukef-steps-in-to-plug-working-capital-gap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK Export Finance insurance has unlocked an HSBC UK credit lift, allowing Hertfordshire SME Masters Speciality Pharma to ship £2.3m of lifesaving medicines to Saudi Arabia.
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Hertfordshire Pharma lands £2.3m Saudi contracts after UKEF steps in to plug working capital gap ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hertfordshire, Pharma, lands, £2.3m, Saudi, contracts, after, UKEF, steps, plug, working, capital, gap</media:keywords>
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<title>Tate &amp;amp; Lyle weighs £2.7bn approach from US rival Ingredion</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tate-lyle-weighs-27bn-approach-from-us-rival-ingredion</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tate-lyle-weighs-27bn-approach-from-us-rival-ingredion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Tate &amp; Lyle confirms £2.7bn takeover talks with Illinois-based Ingredion, with a 615p-a-share bid sending shares up 45% and raising fresh fears over the London market.
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Tate &amp; Lyle weighs £2.7bn approach from US rival Ingredion ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tate, Lyle, weighs, £2.7bn, approach, from, rival, Ingredion</media:keywords>
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<title>Lidl ropes in Olio and Neighbourly in landmark surplus food trial that could rescue 11.9 million meals a year</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/lidl-ropes-in-olio-and-neighbourly-in-landmark-surplus-food-trial-that-could-rescue-119-million-meals-a-year</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/lidl-ropes-in-olio-and-neighbourly-in-landmark-surplus-food-trial-that-could-rescue-119-million-meals-a-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Lidl GB has joined forces with Olio and Neighbourly in a 20-store trial designed to redistribute 5,000 tonnes of surplus food a year, the equivalent of 11.9 million meals, as the discounter races to hit its 70% waste reduction target by 2030.
Read more: 
Lidl ropes in Olio and Neighbourly in landmark surplus food trial that could rescue 11.9 million meals a year ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lidl, ropes, Olio, and, Neighbourly, landmark, surplus, food, trial, that, could, rescue, 11.9, million, meals, year</media:keywords>
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<title>Treasury orders review into bank branch closures as small firms count the cost</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/treasury-orders-review-into-bank-branch-closures-as-small-firms-count-the-cost</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/treasury-orders-review-into-bank-branch-closures-as-small-firms-count-the-cost</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Treasury has ordered an independent review into the impact of 6,700 UK bank branch closures, paving the way for tougher rules on face-to-face banking for small firms and consumers.
Read more: 
Treasury orders review into bank branch closures as small firms count the cost ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Treasury, orders, review, into, bank, branch, closures, small, firms, count, the, cost</media:keywords>
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<title>Vauxhall turns to China’s Leapmotor in bid to keep British motoring affordable</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vauxhall-turns-to-chinas-leapmotor-in-bid-to-keep-british-motoring-affordable</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vauxhall-turns-to-chinas-leapmotor-in-bid-to-keep-british-motoring-affordable</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Vauxhall will fit Chinese-made electric motors and batteries from Leapmotor in its new C-SUV from 2028, as Stellantis bets on a Beijing alliance to undercut surging Chinese EV rivals.
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Vauxhall turns to China’s Leapmotor in bid to keep British motoring affordable ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vauxhall, turns, China’s, Leapmotor, bid, keep, British, motoring, affordable</media:keywords>
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<title>ProcurePro lands $11m to drag construction’s $13 trillion supply chain out of the spreadsheet era</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/procurepro-lands-11m-to-drag-constructions-13-trillion-supply-chain-out-of-the-spreadsheet-era</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/procurepro-lands-11m-to-drag-constructions-13-trillion-supply-chain-out-of-the-spreadsheet-era</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Australian construction tech firm ProcurePro raises $11m at an $80m+ valuation, led by QIC Ventures, to scale its AI-driven procurement platform across the UK, Middle East and North America.
Read more: 
ProcurePro lands $11m to drag construction’s $13 trillion supply chain out of the spreadsheet era ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ProcurePro, lands, 11m, drag, construction’s, 13, trillion, supply, chain, out, the, spreadsheet, era</media:keywords>
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<title>SME funded launches one&#45;stop finance platform to plug funding gap for britain’s builders and manufacturers</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/sme-funded-launches-one-stop-finance-platform-to-plug-funding-gap-for-britains-builders-and-manufacturers</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/sme-funded-launches-one-stop-finance-platform-to-plug-funding-gap-for-britains-builders-and-manufacturers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
New specialist lender SME Funded launches with access to 130+ lenders and its own capital, targeting underserved construction and manufacturing SMEs across the UK.
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SME funded launches one-stop finance platform to plug funding gap for britain’s builders and manufacturers ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SME, funded, launches, one-stop, finance, platform, plug, funding, gap, for, britain’s, builders, and, manufacturers</media:keywords>
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<title>Eon swallows Ovo in £600m deal that crowns Germany’s biggest energy giant as Britain’s largest supplier</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/eon-swallows-ovo-in-600m-deal-that-crowns-germanys-biggest-energy-giant-as-britains-largest-supplier</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/eon-swallows-ovo-in-600m-deal-that-crowns-germanys-biggest-energy-giant-as-britains-largest-supplier</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Germany&#039;s Eon has agreed to acquire Ovo&#039;s retail arm in a deal valued at up to £600m, creating the UK&#039;s largest energy supplier with 9.6 million customers and overtaking Octopus Energy.
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Eon swallows Ovo in £600m deal that crowns Germany’s biggest energy giant as Britain’s largest supplier ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Eon, swallows, Ovo, £600m, deal, that, crowns, Germany’s, biggest, energy, giant, Britain’s, largest, supplier</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI mints hundreds of overnight millionaires as staff cash out $6.6bn in share sale</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/openai-mints-hundreds-of-overnight-millionaires-as-staff-cash-out-66bn-in-share-sale</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/openai-mints-hundreds-of-overnight-millionaires-as-staff-cash-out-66bn-in-share-sale</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Around 600 OpenAI staff have shared a $6.6bn (£4.8bn) payout in a secondary share sale, with average proceeds of $11m and the largest sellers banking $30m apiece, as the ChatGPT maker eyes a 2027 IPO at a $1tn valuation.
Read more: 
OpenAI mints hundreds of overnight millionaires as staff cash out $6.6bn in share sale ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, mints, hundreds, overnight, millionaires, staff, cash, out, 6.6bn, share, sale</media:keywords>
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<title>IAG braces for €2bn fuel bill shock as Iran conflict tests British Airways owner</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/iag-braces-for-2bn-fuel-bill-shock-as-iran-conflict-tests-british-airways-owner</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/iag-braces-for-2bn-fuel-bill-shock-as-iran-conflict-tests-british-airways-owner</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
IAG, owner of British Airways, warns the Iran conflict will add €2bn to its fuel bill and dent 2026 profits, even as Q1 earnings jumped 77% to €351m.
Read more: 
IAG braces for €2bn fuel bill shock as Iran conflict tests British Airways owner ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:17 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>IAG, braces, for, €2bn, fuel, bill, shock, Iran, conflict, tests, British, Airways, owner</media:keywords>
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<title>Why IVF and miscarriage still aren’t properly supported at work</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-ivf-and-miscarriage-still-arent-properly-supported-at-work</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-ivf-and-miscarriage-still-arent-properly-supported-at-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Fertility treatment, miscarriage and menopause are reshaping the UK workplace. Here&#039;s why outdated sick-leave policies fail employees and what SME bosses must do now.
Read more: 
Why IVF and miscarriage still aren’t properly supported at work ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, IVF, and, miscarriage, still, aren’t, properly, supported, work</media:keywords>
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<title>TSB name to vanish from Britain’s high streets after two centuries as Santander absorbs lender</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tsb-name-to-vanish-from-britains-high-streets-after-two-centuries-as-santander-absorbs-lender</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tsb-name-to-vanish-from-britains-high-streets-after-two-centuries-as-santander-absorbs-lender</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Santander will retire the 200-year-old TSB brand and merge the lender into its UK arm after a £2.9bn deal, targeting £400m of savings. What it means for customers, jobs and branches.
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TSB name to vanish from Britain’s high streets after two centuries as Santander absorbs lender ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:15 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TSB, name, vanish, from, Britain’s, high, streets, after, two, centuries, Santander, absorbs, lender</media:keywords>
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<title>Bond markets sound the alarm as Labour wobbles and gilt yields climb</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bond-markets-sound-the-alarm-as-labour-wobbles-and-gilt-yields-climb</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bond-markets-sound-the-alarm-as-labour-wobbles-and-gilt-yields-climb</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK gilt yields breach 5% as Labour reels from local election defeat. City warns of fiscal reckoning if Starmer is replaced by a left-wing successor.
Read more: 
Bond markets sound the alarm as Labour wobbles and gilt yields climb ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bond, markets, sound, the, alarm, Labour, wobbles, and, gilt, yields, climb</media:keywords>
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<title>How AI is Transforming Video Editing for Businesses</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-ai-is-transforming-video-editing-for-businesses</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-ai-is-transforming-video-editing-for-businesses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Video has certainly emerged as a top weapon for a business&#039;s reach to a customer. Company brands in all industries use video today to generate leads and results, whether for product demos, raising a brand story, training documents, or even social media campaigns. 
Read more: 
How AI is Transforming Video Editing for Businesses ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Over&#45;50s frozen out: Labour’s workers’ rights reforms backfire as older jobseekers hit record high</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/over-50s-frozen-out-labours-workers-rights-reforms-backfire-as-older-jobseekers-hit-record-high</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/over-50s-frozen-out-labours-workers-rights-reforms-backfire-as-older-jobseekers-hit-record-high</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Nearly one million workers aged 50 and over are now struggling to find employment, with experts warning that the Employment Rights Act, higher National Insurance contributions and a softening jobs market have combined to make Britain&#039;s older workforce the chief casualty of the Government&#039;s flagship reforms.
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Over-50s frozen out: Labour’s workers’ rights reforms backfire as older jobseekers hit record high ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Over-50s, frozen, out:, Labour’s, workers’, rights, reforms, backfire, older, jobseekers, hit, record, high</media:keywords>
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<title>HMRC’s monthly debt collection bill balloons to £5.2m as compliance crackdown bites British businesses</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/hmrcs-monthly-debt-collection-bill-balloons-to-52m-as-compliance-crackdown-bites-british-businesses</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/hmrcs-monthly-debt-collection-bill-balloons-to-52m-as-compliance-crackdown-bites-british-businesses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
HMRC&#039;s monthly spend on debt collection agency TDX Group has surged to £5.2m as Chancellor Rachel Reeves intensifies tax recovery, with SMEs warning of mounting pressure.
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HMRC’s monthly debt collection bill balloons to £5.2m as compliance crackdown bites British businesses ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>HMRC’s, monthly, debt, collection, bill, balloons, £5.2m, compliance, crackdown, bites, British, businesses</media:keywords>
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<title>Government commits £46.5m to fast&#45;track drone industry and tackle rogue operators</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/government-commits-465m-to-fast-track-drone-industry-and-tackle-rogue-operators</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/government-commits-465m-to-fast-track-drone-industry-and-tackle-rogue-operators</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The UK Government has unveiled a £46.5m package to accelerate drone deliveries, flying taxis and a new drone ID system, in a sector tipped to contribute £103bn to the economy by 2050.
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Government commits £46.5m to fast-track drone industry and tackle rogue operators ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Government, commits, £46.5m, fast-track, drone, industry, and, tackle, rogue, operators</media:keywords>
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<title>British Business Bank pledges £1m to close gender funding gap through Angel Academe partnership</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/british-business-bank-pledges-1m-to-close-gender-funding-gap-through-angel-academe-partnership</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/british-business-bank-pledges-1m-to-close-gender-funding-gap-through-angel-academe-partnership</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
British Business Bank invests £1m alongside Angel Academe to back female-led UK startups, tackling the venture capital gender gap where women receive under 2% of VC funding.
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British Business Bank pledges £1m to close gender funding gap through Angel Academe partnership ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>British, Business, Bank, pledges, £1m, close, gender, funding, gap, through, Angel, Academe, partnership</media:keywords>
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<title>Britain’s green start&#45;ups face ‘triple squeeze’ as early&#45;stage funding crashes to five&#45;year low</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/britains-green-start-ups-face-triple-squeeze-as-early-stage-funding-crashes-to-five-year-low</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/britains-green-start-ups-face-triple-squeeze-as-early-stage-funding-crashes-to-five-year-low</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Early-stage funding for Britain&#039;s clean tech start-ups halved in 2025, hitting a five-year low. Cleantech for UK warns the innovation pipeline is at risk.
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Britain’s green start-ups face ‘triple squeeze’ as early-stage funding crashes to five-year low ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Britain’s, green, start-ups, face, ‘triple, squeeze’, early-stage, funding, crashes, five-year, low</media:keywords>
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<title>Bristol leads UK innovation jobs boom as the regions close the gap on London</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bristol-leads-uk-innovation-jobs-boom-as-the-regions-close-the-gap-on-london</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bristol-leads-uk-innovation-jobs-boom-as-the-regions-close-the-gap-on-london</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
New research lays bare a striking paradox: workforces at Britain&#039;s most innovative firms are growing fastest outside the south-east, yet eight in every ten venture pounds still pour into the so-called golden triangle.
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Bristol leads UK innovation jobs boom as the regions close the gap on London ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bristol, leads, innovation, jobs, boom, the, regions, close, the, gap, London</media:keywords>
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<title>Whisky tariffs lifted as Trump hails royal state visit</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/whisky-tariffs-lifted-as-trump-hails-royal-state-visit</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/whisky-tariffs-lifted-as-trump-hails-royal-state-visit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Britain&#039;s distillers have been handed an unexpected fillip after Donald Trump announced the removal of all US tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports, a concession the president attributed directly to the influence of King Charles and Queen Camilla&#039;s four-day state visit to America.
Read more: 
Whisky tariffs lifted as Trump hails royal state visit ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Whisky, tariffs, lifted, Trump, hails, royal, state, visit</media:keywords>
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<title>Britain doesn’t have a start&#45;up problem, it has a stay&#45;at&#45;home problem</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/britain-doesnt-have-a-start-up-problem-it-has-a-stay-at-home-problem</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/britain-doesnt-have-a-start-up-problem-it-has-a-stay-at-home-problem</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Britain launches companies brilliantly. It just can’t keep them. Richard Alvin on why the next British unicorn will probably IPO in New York, and what to do before it does.
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Britain doesn’t have a start-up problem, it has a stay-at-home problem ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Britain, doesn’t, have, start-up, problem, has, stay-at-home, problem</media:keywords>
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<title>Last orders for British hospitality: Are Reeves and Starmer trying to kill the UK restaurant sector?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/last-orders-for-british-hospitality-are-reeves-and-starmer-trying-to-kill-the-uk-restaurant-sector</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/last-orders-for-british-hospitality-are-reeves-and-starmer-trying-to-kill-the-uk-restaurant-sector</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
From a £3.4 billion National Insurance hit to a refusal to cut hospitality VAT, the policies of Reeves and Starmer read like a hit job on Britain&#039;s high streets.
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Last orders for British hospitality: Are Reeves and Starmer trying to kill the UK restaurant sector? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Last, orders, for, British, hospitality:, Are, Reeves, and, Starmer, trying, kill, the, restaurant, sector</media:keywords>
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<title>Are You Building a Future&#45;Ready Small Business? Choose Tech That Is Less Visible, Not More Complicated</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/are-you-building-a-future-ready-small-business-choose-tech-that-is-less-visible-not-more-complicated</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/are-you-building-a-future-ready-small-business-choose-tech-that-is-less-visible-not-more-complicated</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
You may have heard the joke: an older fish says to a younger fish, ‘The water’s nice today, huh?’ and the younger fish replies, ‘What the hell is water?’ It works because the things that shape our experience most are often the easiest to overlook.
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Are You Building a Future-Ready Small Business? Choose Tech That Is Less Visible, Not More Complicated ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Are, You, Building, Future-Ready, Small, Business, Choose, Tech, That, Less, Visible, Not, More, Complicated</media:keywords>
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<title>Britain braces for £35bn energy shock as Iran conflict pushes inflation back above 4%</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/britain-braces-for-35bn-energy-shock-as-iran-conflict-pushes-inflation-back-above-4</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/britain-braces-for-35bn-energy-shock-as-iran-conflict-pushes-inflation-back-above-4</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Niesr warns the UK economy will lose £35bn over two years as the Iran conflict pushes inflation above 4% and forces the Bank of England to raise interest rates. SMEs face a fresh squeeze.
Read more: 
Britain braces for £35bn energy shock as Iran conflict pushes inflation back above 4% ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Britain, braces, for, £35bn, energy, shock, Iran, conflict, pushes, inflation, back, above</media:keywords>
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<title>Barclay Brothers swerve bankruptcy with eleventh&#45;hour creditor pact</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/barclay-brothers-swerve-bankruptcy-with-eleventh-hour-creditor-pact</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/barclay-brothers-swerve-bankruptcy-with-eleventh-hour-creditor-pact</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Aidan and Howard Barclay escape bankruptcy as HSBC withdraws its High Court petitions following an Individual Voluntary Arrangement with creditors over the collapse of the family&#039;s £143.5m logistics empire.
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Barclay Brothers swerve bankruptcy with eleventh-hour creditor pact ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Barclay, Brothers, swerve, bankruptcy, with, eleventh-hour, creditor, pact</media:keywords>
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<title>John Lewis dragged into High Court over click&#45;and&#45;collect rent at Brent Cross</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/john-lewis-dragged-into-high-court-over-click-and-collect-rent-at-brent-cross</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/john-lewis-dragged-into-high-court-over-click-and-collect-rent-at-brent-cross</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
John Lewis faces a High Court battle as Brent Cross landlords Hammerson and Standard Life argue a 1972 lease entitles them to a cut of click-and-collect sales.
Read more: 
John Lewis dragged into High Court over click-and-collect rent at Brent Cross ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>John, Lewis, dragged, into, High, Court, over, click-and-collect, rent, Brent, Cross</media:keywords>
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<title>JP Morgan reverses Brexit&#45;era Paris move as London beckons trading roles back</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/jp-morgan-reverses-brexit-era-paris-move-as-london-beckons-trading-roles-back</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/jp-morgan-reverses-brexit-era-paris-move-as-london-beckons-trading-roles-back</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
JP Morgan is shifting trading roles from Paris back to London after over-estimating EU staffing needs post-Brexit, as it presses ahead with its £10bn Canary Wharf tower.
Read more: 
JP Morgan reverses Brexit-era Paris move as London beckons trading roles back ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Morgan, reverses, Brexit-era, Paris, move, London, beckons, trading, roles, back</media:keywords>
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<title>Employers hit with £28bn National Insurance Shock as rate rise bites harder than treasury forecast</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/employers-hit-with-28bn-national-insurance-shock-as-rate-rise-bites-harder-than-treasury-forecast</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/employers-hit-with-28bn-national-insurance-shock-as-rate-rise-bites-harder-than-treasury-forecast</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Employers&#039; National Insurance Contributions have soared by £28bn in a single year, £4bn above the Government&#039;s own forecast, triggering redundancies in hospitality and retail and slowing hiring across the UK private sector.
Read more: 
Employers hit with £28bn National Insurance Shock as rate rise bites harder than treasury forecast ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Employers, hit, with, £28bn, National, Insurance, Shock, rate, rise, bites, harder, than, treasury, forecast</media:keywords>
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<title>L’Oréal banks on the ‘lipstick effect’ as anxious shoppers reach for affordable luxuries</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/loreal-banks-on-the-lipstick-effect-as-anxious-shoppers-reach-for-affordable-luxuries</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/loreal-banks-on-the-lipstick-effect-as-anxious-shoppers-reach-for-affordable-luxuries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The world&#039;s largest cosmetics group shrugs off the drag from the Iran war, posting forecast-beating first-quarter sales as European consumers treat themselves to small indulgences and China stirs back into life.
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L’Oréal banks on the ‘lipstick effect’ as anxious shoppers reach for affordable luxuries ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>L’Oréal, banks, the, ‘lipstick, effect’, anxious, shoppers, reach, for, affordable, luxuries</media:keywords>
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<title>UK employers saddled with sharpest tax rise in developed world, OECD finds</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-employers-saddled-with-sharpest-tax-rise-in-developed-world-oecd-finds</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-employers-saddled-with-sharpest-tax-rise-in-developed-world-oecd-finds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Britain&#039;s tax wedge jumped 2.45 points in a year — 16 times the OECD average — as Reeves&#039;s employer NI hike and frozen thresholds punish SMEs and shrink payrolls.
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UK employers saddled with sharpest tax rise in developed world, OECD finds ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>British Business Bank anchors Northern Gritstone’s £20m rolling close as northern deeptech push gathers pace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/british-business-bank-anchors-northern-gritstones-20m-rolling-close-as-northern-deeptech-push-gathers-pace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/british-business-bank-anchors-northern-gritstones-20m-rolling-close-as-northern-deeptech-push-gathers-pace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
British Business Bank commits £10m as cornerstone investor in Northern Gritstone&#039;s £20m rolling close, lifting the VC firm&#039;s permanent capital to £382m to back Northern deeptech and life sciences spinouts.
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British Business Bank anchors Northern Gritstone’s £20m rolling close as northern deeptech push gathers pace ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>British, Business, Bank, anchors, Northern, Gritstone’s, £20m, rolling, close, northern, deeptech, push, gathers, pace</media:keywords>
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<title>Ryan Giggs nurses £100,000 loss as Manchester restaurant venture collapses owing creditors more than £560,000</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ryan-giggs-nurses-100000-loss-as-manchester-restaurant-venture-collapses-owing-creditors-more-than-560000</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ryan-giggs-nurses-100000-loss-as-manchester-restaurant-venture-collapses-owing-creditors-more-than-560000</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Former Manchester United captain Ryan Giggs is £99,925 out of pocket after his restaurant George&#039;s Dining Room and Bar folded owing creditors £563,600, with HMRC, staff and lenders all left empty-handed.
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Ryan Giggs nurses £100,000 loss as Manchester restaurant venture collapses owing creditors more than £560,000 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ryan, Giggs, nurses, £100, 000, loss, Manchester, restaurant, venture, collapses, owing, creditors, more, than, £560, 000</media:keywords>
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<title>Simply Business becomes first UK broker to put small business cover inside ChatGPT</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/simply-business-becomes-first-uk-broker-to-put-small-business-cover-inside-chatgpt</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/simply-business-becomes-first-uk-broker-to-put-small-business-cover-inside-chatgpt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Simply Business has become the first UK broker to launch a small business insurance app inside ChatGPT, giving sole traders and SMEs instant indicative quotes in seconds.
Read more: 
Simply Business becomes first UK broker to put small business cover inside ChatGPT ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Simply, Business, becomes, first, broker, put, small, business, cover, inside, ChatGPT</media:keywords>
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<title>Tesla accelerates European comeback as EV sales surge past one&#45;in&#45;five milestone</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tesla-accelerates-european-comeback-as-ev-sales-surge-past-one-in-five-milestone</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tesla-accelerates-european-comeback-as-ev-sales-surge-past-one-in-five-milestone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Tesla sales jump 84% in Europe as electric vehicles now account for more than one in five new cars registered. Germany overtakes UK on EV penetration.
Read more: 
Tesla accelerates European comeback as EV sales surge past one-in-five milestone ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tesla, accelerates, European, comeback, sales, surge, past, one-in-five, milestone</media:keywords>
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<title>UK borrowing slips to four&#45;year low but Middle East tensions threaten Reeves’s fiscal plan</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-borrowing-slips-to-four-year-low-but-middle-east-tensions-threaten-reevess-fiscal-plan</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/uk-borrowing-slips-to-four-year-low-but-middle-east-tensions-threaten-reevess-fiscal-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK government borrowing dropped to £12.6bn in March, a four-year low, as debt interest payments tumbled. But economists warn the Middle East conflict could wipe out Rachel Reeves&#039;s fiscal headroom.
Read more: 
UK borrowing slips to four-year low but Middle East tensions threaten Reeves’s fiscal plan ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>borrowing, slips, four-year, low, but, Middle, East, tensions, threaten, Reeves’s, fiscal, plan</media:keywords>
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<title>Britain to ‘flirt’ with recession as Iran oil shock rattles SMEs</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/britain-to-flirt-with-recession-as-iran-oil-shock-rattles-smes</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/britain-to-flirt-with-recession-as-iran-oil-shock-rattles-smes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Soaring energy costs and fractured supply chains are set to tip Britain to the edge of a technical recession by the summer, with smaller businesses bearing the brunt of the squeeze, according to the Item Club&#039;s latest forecast.
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Britain to ‘flirt’ with recession as Iran oil shock rattles SMEs ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Britain, ‘flirt’, with, recession, Iran, oil, shock, rattles, SMEs</media:keywords>
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<title>BADR hike branded a ‘tax&#45;grabbing assault’ as Britain’s founders eye the exit</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/badr-hike-branded-a-tax-grabbing-assault-as-britains-founders-eye-the-exit</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/badr-hike-branded-a-tax-grabbing-assault-as-britains-founders-eye-the-exit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Founders and advisers warn the latest hike in Business Asset Disposal Relief to 18% is squeezing entrepreneurs and pushing Britain&#039;s homegrown talent abroad.
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BADR hike branded a ‘tax-grabbing assault’ as Britain’s founders eye the exit ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BADR, hike, branded, ‘tax-grabbing, assault’, Britain’s, founders, eye, the, exit</media:keywords>
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<title>Tube strike chaos piles fresh pressure on London’s beleaguered night&#45;time economy</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tube-strike-chaos-piles-fresh-pressure-on-londons-beleaguered-night-time-economy</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tube-strike-chaos-piles-fresh-pressure-on-londons-beleaguered-night-time-economy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Two 24-hour Tube strikes this week threaten London&#039;s SMEs and night-time economy, as RMT drivers walk out over TfL&#039;s proposed four-day working week.
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Tube strike chaos piles fresh pressure on London’s beleaguered night-time economy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tube, strike, chaos, piles, fresh, pressure, London’s, beleaguered, night-time, economy</media:keywords>
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<title>Aston Martin takes its 17pc shareholder Geely to court over ‘copycat’ wings logo</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/aston-martin-takes-its-17pc-shareholder-geely-to-court-over-copycat-wings-logo</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/aston-martin-takes-its-17pc-shareholder-geely-to-court-over-copycat-wings-logo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Aston Martin is taking legal action against Chinese part-owner Geely over a winged LEVC taxi logo it claims infringes its 1927 emblem — despite Geely&#039;s £245m stake in the British marque.
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Aston Martin takes its 17pc shareholder Geely to court over ‘copycat’ wings logo ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Aston, Martin, takes, its, 17pc, shareholder, Geely, court, over, ‘copycat’, wings, logo</media:keywords>
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<title>Cook hands Apple’s reins to Ternus as engineering chief prepares for top job</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cook-hands-apples-reins-to-ternus-as-engineering-chief-prepares-for-top-job</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cook-hands-apples-reins-to-ternus-as-engineering-chief-prepares-for-top-job</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Tim Cook will become Apple&#039;s executive chairman on 1 September 2026, with hardware engineering chief John Ternus taking over as CEO after a unanimous board vote.
Read more: 
Cook hands Apple’s reins to Ternus as engineering chief prepares for top job ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cook, hands, Apple’s, reins, Ternus, engineering, chief, prepares, for, top, job</media:keywords>
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<title>Tesco urges ministers to ease cost burden as Iran conflict clouds outlook</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tesco-urges-ministers-to-ease-cost-burden-as-iran-conflict-clouds-outlook</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tesco-urges-ministers-to-ease-cost-burden-as-iran-conflict-clouds-outlook</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Tesco chief Ken Murphy urges ministers to ease tax and energy costs as the grocer posts an 8.5% profit rise and widens guidance amid the Iran conflict.
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Tesco urges ministers to ease cost burden as Iran conflict clouds outlook ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tesco, urges, ministers, ease, cost, burden, Iran, conflict, clouds, outlook</media:keywords>
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<title>Seres files patent for voice&#45;activated in&#45;car toilet as china’s EV makers battle for attention</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/seres-files-patent-for-voice-activated-in-car-toilet-as-chinas-ev-makers-battle-for-attention</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/seres-files-patent-for-voice-activated-in-car-toilet-as-chinas-ev-makers-battle-for-attention</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Chongqing-based EV manufacturer Seres has patented a voice-controlled in-vehicle toilet, as Chinese carmakers pile on novel features to survive a brutal price war.
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Seres files patent for voice-activated in-car toilet as china’s EV makers battle for attention ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Seres, files, patent, for, voice-activated, in-car, toilet, china’s, makers, battle, for, attention</media:keywords>
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<title>Finance chiefs sound alarm over Anthropic’s ‘mythos’ AI model amid cyber&#45;security fears</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/finance-chiefs-sound-alarm-over-anthropics-mythos-ai-model-amid-cyber-security-fears</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/finance-chiefs-sound-alarm-over-anthropics-mythos-ai-model-amid-cyber-security-fears</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Finance ministers, central bankers and Barclays&#039; chief executive warn that Anthropic&#039;s new Mythos AI model could expose critical vulnerabilities in the world&#039;s financial systems.
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Finance chiefs sound alarm over Anthropic’s ‘mythos’ AI model amid cyber-security fears ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Finance, chiefs, sound, alarm, over, Anthropic’s, ‘mythos’, model, amid, cyber-security, fears</media:keywords>
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<title>Hormuz reopens: what Iran’s climbdown means for British SMEs</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/hormuz-reopens-what-irans-climbdown-means-for-british-smes</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/hormuz-reopens-what-irans-climbdown-means-for-british-smes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, sending crude below $92 and driving UK 10-year gilt yields to a week&#039;s low. Here&#039;s what it means for British SMEs.
Read more: 
Hormuz reopens: what Iran’s climbdown means for British SMEs ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hormuz, reopens:, what, Iran’s, climbdown, means, for, British, SMEs</media:keywords>
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<title>Why ADHD and entrepreneurship can drive success and create challenges in equal measure</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-adhd-and-entrepreneurship-can-drive-success-and-create-challenges-in-equal-measure</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-adhd-and-entrepreneurship-can-drive-success-and-create-challenges-in-equal-measure</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
There is a stage in entrepreneurship that many founders and senior leaders struggle to make sense of.
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Why ADHD and entrepreneurship can drive success and create challenges in equal measure ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, ADHD, and, entrepreneurship, can, drive, success, and, create, challenges, equal, measure</media:keywords>
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<title>Government doubles down on gaming with £30m funding package as sector eyes global growth</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/government-doubles-down-on-gaming-with-30m-funding-package-as-sector-eyes-global-growth</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/government-doubles-down-on-gaming-with-30m-funding-package-as-sector-eyes-global-growth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The UK government has unveiled a £30m funding package for video game developers, doubling support for the sector through its Creative Industries Sector Plan and Industrial Strategy.
Read more: 
Government doubles down on gaming with £30m funding package as sector eyes global growth ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Government, doubles, down, gaming, with, £30m, funding, package, sector, eyes, global, growth</media:keywords>
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<title>Rolls&#45;Royce targets collectors with £3m electric Nightingale as coach&#45;building strategy accelerates</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/rolls-royce-targets-collectors-with-3m-electric-nightingale-as-coach-building-strategy-accelerates</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/rolls-royce-targets-collectors-with-3m-electric-nightingale-as-coach-building-strategy-accelerates</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Rolls-Royce unveils the £3m all-electric Nightingale, a coach-built hypercar limited to 100 clients, as the Goodwood marque pivots from volume to bespoke luxury.
Read more: 
Rolls-Royce targets collectors with £3m electric Nightingale as coach-building strategy accelerates ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rolls-Royce, targets, collectors, with, £3m, electric, Nightingale, coach-building, strategy, accelerates</media:keywords>
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<title>Morrisons to axe up to 200 head office jobs as AI drive accelerates</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/morrisons-to-axe-up-to-200-head-office-jobs-as-ai-drive-accelerates</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/morrisons-to-axe-up-to-200-head-office-jobs-as-ai-drive-accelerates</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Morrisons is putting up to 200 Bradford head office roles at risk as the debt-laden supermarket turns to AI and automation to cut costs and streamline operations.
Read more: 
Morrisons to axe up to 200 head office jobs as AI drive accelerates ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Morrisons, axe, 200, head, office, jobs, drive, accelerates</media:keywords>
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<title>HSBC warns Iran war is shaking global confidence as UK business leaders count the cost</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/hsbc-warns-iran-war-is-shaking-global-confidence-as-uk-business-leaders-count-the-cost</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/hsbc-warns-iran-war-is-shaking-global-confidence-as-uk-business-leaders-count-the-cost</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
HSBC chiefs warn the Iran conflict is denting global confidence, as UK bosses from Castore to Virgin Atlantic flag soaring costs, supply chain chaos and inflation risks.
Read more: 
HSBC warns Iran war is shaking global confidence as UK business leaders count the cost ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>HSBC, warns, Iran, war, shaking, global, confidence, business, leaders, count, the, cost</media:keywords>
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<title>Holidays abroad take a hit as cost of living fears and Iran conflict weigh on British consumers</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/holidays-abroad-take-a-hit-as-cost-of-living-fears-and-iran-conflict-weigh-on-british-consumers</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/holidays-abroad-take-a-hit-as-cost-of-living-fears-and-iran-conflict-weigh-on-british-consumers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK travel spending has dropped for the first time since 2021 as households brace for higher energy bills and the fallout from the Iran conflict, Barclays data shows.
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Holidays abroad take a hit as cost of living fears and Iran conflict weigh on British consumers ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Holidays, abroad, take, hit, cost, living, fears, and, Iran, conflict, weigh, British, consumers</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI pulls plug on Stargate UK, leaving Starmer’s AI superpower pitch in tatters</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/openai-pulls-plug-on-stargate-uk-leaving-starmers-ai-superpower-pitch-in-tatters</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/openai-pulls-plug-on-stargate-uk-leaving-starmers-ai-superpower-pitch-in-tatters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
OpenAI has paused its Stargate UK data centre investment, citing sky-high British energy prices and copyright uncertainty, in a blow to Labour&#039;s AI superpower ambitions.
Read more: 
OpenAI pulls plug on Stargate UK, leaving Starmer’s AI superpower pitch in tatters ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, pulls, plug, Stargate, UK, leaving, Starmer’s, superpower, pitch, tatters</media:keywords>
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<title>Retail backers of SEIT face wiping out half their money as green trust raises the white flag</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/retail-backers-of-seit-face-wiping-out-half-their-money-as-green-trust-raises-the-white-flag</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/retail-backers-of-seit-face-wiping-out-half-their-money-as-green-trust-raises-the-white-flag</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
SDCL Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) has abandoned its rescue plan and opted for a managed wind-down after pressure from activist Saba Capital, leaving retail investors nursing potential losses of more than 50 per cent on £1.1bn raised.
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Retail backers of SEIT face wiping out half their money as green trust raises the white flag ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Retail, backers, SEIT, face, wiping, out, half, their, money, green, trust, raises, the, white, flag</media:keywords>
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<title>Easter lifts footfall but retailers brace for April cost squeeze</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/easter-lifts-footfall-but-retailers-brace-for-april-cost-squeeze</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/easter-lifts-footfall-but-retailers-brace-for-april-cost-squeeze</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UK retail footfall rose 2.4% in March as Easter drew shoppers back, but the BRC warns April tax rises, wage hikes and fuel costs threaten high street recovery.
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Easter lifts footfall but retailers brace for April cost squeeze ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Easter, lifts, footfall, but, retailers, brace, for, April, cost, squeeze</media:keywords>
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<title>Google takes on Opentable with AI that books your dinner in seconds</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/google-takes-on-opentable-with-ai-that-books-your-dinner-in-seconds</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/google-takes-on-opentable-with-ai-that-books-your-dinner-in-seconds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Google has launched an AI-powered restaurant booking tool in the UK, pulling real-time availability directly into search and threatening platforms like OpenTable.
Read more: 
Google takes on Opentable with AI that books your dinner in seconds ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, takes, Opentable, with, that, books, your, dinner, seconds</media:keywords>
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<title>OECD urges reeves to overhaul ‘inefficient’ UK tax system</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/oecd-urges-reeves-to-overhaul-inefficient-uk-tax-system</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/oecd-urges-reeves-to-overhaul-inefficient-uk-tax-system</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The OECD has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to launch an in-depth review of Britain&#039;s &quot;inefficient&quot; tax system, warning distortions and loopholes are throttling investment and growth.
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OECD urges reeves to overhaul ‘inefficient’ UK tax system ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OECD, urges, reeves, overhaul, ‘inefficient’, tax, system</media:keywords>
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<title>New North Sea oil fields would “send a shock wave around the world”, climate experts warn</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/new-north-sea-oil-fields-would-send-a-shock-wave-around-the-world-climate-experts-warn</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/new-north-sea-oil-fields-would-send-a-shock-wave-around-the-world-climate-experts-warn</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Senior climate figures warn that opening new North Sea oil and gas fields would imperil global climate targets, encourage developing nations to exploit fossil fuels, and undermine Britain&#039;s hard-won reputation as a pioneer in climate action.
Read more: 
New North Sea oil fields would “send a shock wave around the world”, climate experts warn ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, North, Sea, oil, fields, would, “send, shock, wave, around, the, world”, climate, experts, warn</media:keywords>
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<title>SpaceX woos the small investor as Musk eyes the biggest flotation in stock market history</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/spacex-woos-the-small-investor-as-musk-eyes-the-biggest-flotation-in-stock-market-history</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/spacex-woos-the-small-investor-as-musk-eyes-the-biggest-flotation-in-stock-market-history</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
SpaceX is planning the largest IPO in history, targeting a $2tn valuation with up to 30% of shares reserved for retail investors. Here&#039;s what UK investors need to know.
Read more: 
SpaceX woos the small investor as Musk eyes the biggest flotation in stock market history ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SpaceX, woos, the, small, investor, Musk, eyes, the, biggest, flotation, stock, market, history</media:keywords>
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<title>The spectre of stagflation returns as Britain’s private sector grinds to a near&#45;halt</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-spectre-of-stagflation-returns-as-britains-private-sector-grinds-to-a-near-halt</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-spectre-of-stagflation-returns-as-britains-private-sector-grinds-to-a-near-halt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Britain&#039;s private sector barely grew in March as the Middle East conflict drives up costs and dampens confidence, raising the spectre of stagflation for SMEs already under pressure.
Read more: 
The spectre of stagflation returns as Britain’s private sector grinds to a near-halt ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, spectre, stagflation, returns, Britain’s, private, sector, grinds, near-halt</media:keywords>
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<title>John Lewis chairman’s pay climbs 21% to £1.2m as 3,300 roles disappear across the partnership</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/john-lewis-chairmans-pay-climbs-21-to-12m-as-3300-roles-disappear-across-the-partnership</link>
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John Lewis Partnership chairman Jason Tarry received a 21% pay rise to £1.2m while the retailer shed 3,300 jobs across its department stores and Waitrose supermarkets.
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John Lewis chairman’s pay climbs 21% to £1.2m as 3,300 roles disappear across the partnership ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Britain smashes solar records as ministers greenlight country’s largest solar farm</title>
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Britain set new solar generation records on consecutive days this week, hitting 14.4GW, as the government approved the Springwell solar farm in Lincolnshire — the UK&#039;s largest.
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Britain smashes solar records as ministers greenlight country’s largest solar farm ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>OpenAI’s flagship UK data centre hits the buffers in blow to Starmer’s AI ambitions</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/openais-flagship-uk-data-centre-hits-the-buffers-in-blow-to-starmers-ai-ambitions</link>
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OpenAI&#039;s flagship Stargate data centre in Tyneside has stalled with no updated timeline, casting doubt over the government&#039;s AI infrastructure ambitions and Keir Starmer&#039;s growth agenda.
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OpenAI’s flagship UK data centre hits the buffers in blow to Starmer’s AI ambitions ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, flagship, data, centre, hits, the, buffers, blow, Starmer’s, ambitions</media:keywords>
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<title>Reform UK becomes first British political party to launch its own podcast</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/reform-uk-becomes-first-british-political-party-to-launch-its-own-podcast</link>
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Reform UK is launching a weekly podcast offering behind-the-scenes access to Nigel Farage and senior party figures, becoming the first British political party to produce its own show.
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Reform UK becomes first British political party to launch its own podcast ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Labour’s tax uncertainty is pushing Britain’s wealthiest towards the exit</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/labours-tax-uncertainty-is-pushing-britains-wealthiest-towards-the-exit</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Two-thirds of Britain&#039;s ultra-wealthy have considered leaving the UK, with inconsistent tax policies cited as a bigger factor than high rates, according to a new BDO survey of multi-millionaires.
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Labour’s tax uncertainty is pushing Britain’s wealthiest towards the exit ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Easter and Eid collision sends British lamb prices to a record high</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/easter-and-eid-collision-sends-british-lamb-prices-to-a-record-high</link>
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British lamb prices surge to record highs as Easter and Eid drive demand, with supermarket legs topping £16/kg and the UK flock at its lowest in living memory.
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Easter and Eid collision sends British lamb prices to a record high ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Easter, and, Eid, collision, sends, British, lamb, prices, record, high</media:keywords>
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<title>Vince calls on Miliband to halt North Sea oil exports as Iran war rattles supply</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vince-calls-on-miliband-to-halt-north-sea-oil-exports-as-iran-war-rattles-supply</link>
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Labour donor Dale Vince tells Ed Miliband to halt North Sea oil exports and shield Britain from Iran-driven fuel shortages, as crude tops $109 a barrel.
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Vince calls on Miliband to halt North Sea oil exports as Iran war rattles supply ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vince, calls, Miliband, halt, North, Sea, oil, exports, Iran, war, rattles, supply</media:keywords>
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<title>AI WORLD In Comeback Mode</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back, AI WORLD! exclaimed tourists who once visited the resort before the Pandemic. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 02:05:40 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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