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UK vehicle investment is backing next-generation manufacturing and skilled jobs. Nearly £130m of matched funding will support zero-emission and automated mobility projects, with more than 1,800 manufacturing jobs expected to benefit.
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Spanish summer media consumption is fragmenting without audiences disappearing entirely. Dentsu research shows television retaining reach while streaming, radio, outdoor activity, and mobile contexts redistribute attention across a more complex seasonal media mix.
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Swiss Re says European heat mortality risk remains underestimated today. The reinsurer’s warning shifts the climate discussion towards life-and-health exposure, workforce resilience, and risk modelling as extreme temperatures drive thousands of excess deaths.
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Spain has temporarily restored border checks on passengers from Italy. The 30-day measure covers air and maritime arrivals, creating additional mobility friction inside Schengen while excluding most freight and preserving EU free-movement rights.
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Delfin’s succession structure is constraining decisions across Italian corporate power. Eight equal family stakes, supermajority voting thresholds, and a stalled €10bn buyout attempt are limiting strategic flexibility across a €55bn portfolio of influential holdings.
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European banks have extended their run of earnings outperformance again. Sector profits rose 17% year on year, while UBS and Deutsche Bank analysis points to stronger revenues, benign credit quality, and broader earnings engines beyond net interest income.
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Germany’s investment push is colliding with rising domestic political risk. Berlin is courting global capital as high energy costs, industrial weakness, demographic strain, and the AfD’s rise complicate the competitiveness case.
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Glasgow is expanding executive education around changing employer skills demands. Adam Smith Business School has built programmes around AI, neuroinclusive leadership, menopause support and women’s leadership, with lower pricing for smaller and non-profit organisations.
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Regional cities are taking a larger share of workforce travel. Roomex says non-London bookings grew 12.5%, with Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham collectively closing much of the gap with the capital.
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Employer PAYE debt deferrals have climbed beyond £7bn through HMRC. FOI data obtained by PayFit shows arrangement numbers barely changed while average deferred liabilities rose by more than £12,700 in two years.