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<title>Berlin Examiner &#45; : INVESTMENT</title>
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<description>Berlin Examiner &#45; : INVESTMENT</description>
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<dc:rights>Copyright 2026 Berlin Examiner &#45; All Rights Reserved.</dc:rights>

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<title>Beyond Chatbots: Why Voice AI Is Becoming the Next Frontier in Customer Experience</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/beyond-chatbots-why-voice-ai-is-becoming-the-next-frontier-in-customer-experience</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/beyond-chatbots-why-voice-ai-is-becoming-the-next-frontier-in-customer-experience</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Global enterprise support channels handle 65 million customer service calls every day. Most of those interactions hit an immediate brick wall of frustrating phone trees and rigid automated menus. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:51 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Beyond, Chatbots:, Why, Voice, Becoming, the, Next, Frontier, Customer, Experience</media:keywords>
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<title>Has the arrival of e&#45;scooters finally ended the war between cyclists and drivers?</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/has-the-arrival-of-e-scooters-finally-ended-the-war-between-cyclists-and-drivers</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
There’s an age-old saying, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:51 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Has, the, arrival, e-scooters, finally, ended, the, war, between, cyclists, and, drivers</media:keywords>
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<title>Reducing Waste and Lubricant Runoff in Heavy Equipment Operations</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/reducing-waste-and-lubricant-runoff-in-heavy-equipment-operations</link>
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Managing land responsibility while running heavy machinery presents an ongoing operational challenge. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:51 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Reducing, Waste, and, Lubricant, Runoff, Heavy, Equipment, Operations</media:keywords>
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<title>Alex Depledge quits Treasury and tells Healey founders are no sideshow</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/alex-depledge-quits-treasury-and-tells-healey-founders-are-no-sideshow</link>
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Alex Depledge, the Treasury&#039;s entrepreneurship adviser, is stepping down this week and says ministers treat founders and innovation as a sideshow. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:51 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Alex, Depledge, quits, Treasury, and, tells, Healey, founders, are, sideshow</media:keywords>
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<title>Ministers shelve plan for small companies to file profit and loss accounts</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/ministers-shelve-plan-for-small-companies-to-file-profit-and-loss-accounts</link>
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Ministers pause a Companies House filing rule that would have made two million small companies submit full profit and loss accounts from April 2028. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:51 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Timur Turlov Takes Freedom SuperApp Beyond Kazakhstan as Digital Expansion Accelerates</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/timur-turlov-takes-freedom-superapp-beyond-kazakhstan-as-digital-expansion-accelerates</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/timur-turlov-takes-freedom-superapp-beyond-kazakhstan-as-digital-expansion-accelerates</guid>
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For Timur Turlov, the development of Freedom SuperApp is becoming a way to extend Freedom Holding Corp.’s business model into international markets. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:00:33 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Timur, Turlov, Takes, Freedom, SuperApp, Beyond, Kazakhstan, Digital, Expansion, Accelerates</media:keywords>
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<title>How to Register a Company in Hong Kong in 2026: A Guide for UK SMEs</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-to-register-a-company-in-hong-kong-in-2026-a-guide-for-uk-smes</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-to-register-a-company-in-hong-kong-in-2026-a-guide-for-uk-smes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
For UK businesses selling into Asia, a Hong Kong company is often the first base in the region. English is an official language, the legal system is based on common law and the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:00:33 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Register, Company, Hong, Kong, 2026:, Guide, for, SMEs</media:keywords>
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<title>How to Choose an HR System for a Growing UK Business</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-to-choose-an-hr-system-for-a-growing-uk-business</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-to-choose-an-hr-system-for-a-growing-uk-business</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
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>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:00:33 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Choose, System, for, Growing, Business</media:keywords>
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<title>Top 10 Best Hair Transplant in Turkey</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/top-10-best-hair-transplant-in-turkey</link>
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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>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:00:33 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Top, Best, Hair, Transplant, Turkey</media:keywords>
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<title>Top 10 Best Hair Transplant Doctors in Turkey: A 2026 Guide to Surgeons</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/top-10-best-hair-transplant-doctors-in-turkey-a-2026-guide-to-surgeons</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/top-10-best-hair-transplant-doctors-in-turkey-a-2026-guide-to-surgeons</guid>
<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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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:00:33 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Top, Best, Hair, Transplant, Doctors, Turkey:, 2026, Guide, Surgeons</media:keywords>
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<title>Why the Rolex Air King Makes More Sense in an Era of Lookalike Luxury Watches</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/why-the-rolex-air-king-makes-more-sense-in-an-era-of-lookalike-luxury-watches</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/why-the-rolex-air-king-makes-more-sense-in-an-era-of-lookalike-luxury-watches</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The luxury watch market provides consumers with more choices than ever before, but this has led to the odd occurrence of many visually similar products being available. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, the, Rolex, Air, King, Makes, More, Sense, Era, Lookalike, Luxury, Watches</media:keywords>
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<title>Viriora Expands Online Trading Access Across Forex, Stocks and Crypto Markets</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/viriora-expands-online-trading-access-across-forex-stocks-and-crypto-markets</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/viriora-expands-online-trading-access-across-forex-stocks-and-crypto-markets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Access to different financial markets has become an important part of modern online trading. Viriora brings several major asset classes together on one platform, giving users the ability to explore forex, stocks, indices, commodities, cryptocurrencies and ETFs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Viriora, Expands, Online, Trading, Access, Across, Forex, Stocks, and, Crypto, Markets</media:keywords>
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<title>Planning an Antarctica Cruise Tour</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/planning-an-antarctica-cruise-tour</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/planning-an-antarctica-cruise-tour</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Considering an Antarctica cruise tour? Compare ship size, expedition teams, and season length across five polar operators before choosing your 2026 tour. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Planning, Antarctica, Cruise, Tour</media:keywords>
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<title>Vincent “Vinny” Colardi on Running, Music and Making Room for Different Passions</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/vincent-vinny-colardi-on-running-music-and-making-room-for-different-passions</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/vincent-vinny-colardi-on-running-music-and-making-room-for-different-passions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Vincent “Vinny” Colardi is a healthcare professional and musician from Wantagh, New York, whose interests stretch well beyond his day job. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vincent, “Vinny”, Colardi, Running, Music, and, Making, Room, for, Different, Passions</media:keywords>
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<title>Henry Gabay Started Duet Group With $10 Million. Two Decades Later, It Managed More Than $5 Billion.</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/henry-gabay-started-duet-group-with-10-million-two-decades-later-it-managed-more-than-5-billion</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/henry-gabay-started-duet-group-with-10-million-two-decades-later-it-managed-more-than-5-billion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Henry Gabay launched Duet Group in 2002 with a single fund and $10 million in capital, a modest opening line for a firm that would go on to manage more than $5 billion in assets across hedge funds, private equity and real estate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Henry, Gabay, Started, Duet, Group, With, 10, Million., Two, Decades, Later, Managed, More, Than, Billion.</media:keywords>
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<title>Dr Nilesh R. Parmar on the business of dentistry and delegating</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/dr-nilesh-r-parmar-on-the-business-of-dentistry-and-delegating</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:48 +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://berlinexaminer.com/richard-megson-on-why-people-not-ai-will-fix-the-home-moving-process</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:48 +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://berlinexaminer.com/uae-threatens-to-pull-billions-from-uk-over-man-city-ruling</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:48 +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://berlinexaminer.com/billionaire-david-reuben-leaves-uk-for-monaco</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:48 +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://berlinexaminer.com/deliveroo-to-roll-out-delivery-robots-in-five-uk-locations</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:48 +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: Paul Corcoran, founder and CEO, Agent</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/getting-to-know-you-paul-corcoran-founder-and-ceo-agent</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/getting-to-know-you-paul-corcoran-founder-and-ceo-agent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Agent CEO Paul Corcoran on growing a B Corp marketing agency, a second Sunday Times Best Places to Work listing and using business as a force for good. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:54 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Paul, Corcoran, founder, and, CEO, Agent</media:keywords>
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<title>Getting to know you: Peter Nailer, managing director, CloudCoCo</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/getting-to-know-you-peter-nailer-managing-director-cloudcoco</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/getting-to-know-you-peter-nailer-managing-director-cloudcoco</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
CloudCoCo managing director Peter Nailer on IT procurement, an AI-driven buying platform and why deciding what not to do matters as much as ambition. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:54 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Peter, Nailer, managing, director, CloudCoCo</media:keywords>
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<title>Sovereignty concerns raised as Saudi&#45;Sudan maritime delimitation push gains momentum</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/sovereignty-concerns-raised-as-saudi-sudan-maritime-delimitation-push-gains-momentum</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:54 +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://berlinexaminer.com/getting-to-know-you-toby-spooner-co-founder-metrix</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:54 +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://berlinexaminer.com/getting-to-know-you-conor-mckenna-co-founder-and-ceo-go-swag</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:54 +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>How RPConnect and Noubikko Develop or Reposition a Brand</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-rpconnect-and-noubikko-develop-or-reposition-a-brand</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-rpconnect-and-noubikko-develop-or-reposition-a-brand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ RPConnect connects customer research, business economics and market access with Noubikko&#039;s work in creative identity and presentation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:30:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>How Fashion and Lifestyle Features Keep Artistic Identity Central to Business</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-noubikkos-fashion-and-lifestyle-features-keep-artistic-identity-central-to-business</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-noubikkos-fashion-and-lifestyle-features-keep-artistic-identity-central-to-business</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ RPConnect examines how Noubikko&#039;s creative work helps turn a business offer into something customers can recognize, understand and remember. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:28:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Getting to know you: Tony Earnshaw, CEO, UK Commercial Group</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/getting-to-know-you-tony-earnshaw-ceo-uk-commercial-group</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:00:23 +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>Getting to know you: Melissa Snover, founder and CEO, Rem3dy Health</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/getting-to-know-you-melissa-snover-founder-and-ceo-rem3dy-health</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/getting-to-know-you-melissa-snover-founder-and-ceo-rem3dy-health</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Rem3dy Health founder Melissa Snover on personalised nutrition, the spilled vitamins that started it and a £14m round to take Birmingham tech global ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:00:23 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, know, you:, Melissa, Snover, founder, and, CEO, Rem3dy, Health</media:keywords>
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<title>Richard Gere’s foundation signs Monaco environmental agreement</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/richard-geres-foundation-signs-monaco-environmental-agreement</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/richard-geres-foundation-signs-monaco-environmental-agreement</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Prince Albert II Foundation and the Gere Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding in Monaco today to explore joint work on the environment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:00:23 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Richard, Gere’s, foundation, signs, Monaco, environmental, agreement</media:keywords>
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<title>Business rates relief threshold could rise in October Budget</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/business-rates-relief-threshold-could-rise-in-october-budget</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/business-rates-relief-threshold-could-rise-in-october-budget</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
John Healey is said to be considering business rates relief changes that could take thousands of small firms out of the tax at his Budget on 28 October. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:00:23 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Business, rates, relief, threshold, could, rise, October, Budget</media:keywords>
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<title>Betfred ends rugby league sponsorship over gambling tax rises</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/betfred-ends-rugby-league-sponsorship-over-gambling-tax-rises</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/betfred-ends-rugby-league-sponsorship-over-gambling-tax-rises</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Fred Done says Betfred will not renew its rugby league deal and will quit British Classics racing sponsorship if the budget raises gambling tax again ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:00:23 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Betfred, ends, rugby, league, sponsorship, over, gambling, tax, rises</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://berlinexaminer.com/world-cup-and-hot-weather-help-uk-economy-grow-04-per-cent-in-july</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:43 +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://berlinexaminer.com/stardust-has-raised-75m-to-develop-sunlight-reflecting-particles</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:43 +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://berlinexaminer.com/cigar-importer-says-plain-packaging-would-cut-its-range-by-75-per-cent</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:43 +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://berlinexaminer.com/tuc-chief-suggests-burnham-could-call-early-general-election</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:43 +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://berlinexaminer.com/uk-risks-missing-ai-boom-without-hardware-push-blair-report-says</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:43 +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>Uber launches London’s first self&#45;driving taxis with 15 Wayve cars</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/uber-launches-londons-first-self-driving-taxis-with-15-wayve-cars</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/uber-launches-londons-first-self-driving-taxis-with-15-wayve-cars</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The first self-driving taxis London can hire are now on the Uber app, with 15 licensed Wayve cars and a human safety driver in each ready to take over. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Uber, launches, London’s, first, self-driving, taxis, with, Wayve, cars</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI releases Astra model and claims ‘new era’ of AGI has begun</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/openai-releases-astra-model-and-claims-new-era-of-agi-has-begun</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/openai-releases-astra-model-and-claims-new-era-of-agi-has-begun</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
OpenAI Astra launched on 3 September as president Greg Brockman said the world had entered the AGI era, days after Sam Altman called AGI a marketing term. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, releases, Astra, model, and, claims, ‘new, era’, AGI, has, begun</media:keywords>
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<title>Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $12.9bn in bet on open AI models</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/nvidia-to-buy-hugging-face-for-129bn-in-bet-on-open-ai-models</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/nvidia-to-buy-hugging-face-for-129bn-in-bet-on-open-ai-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Nvidia Hugging Face deal: the chipmaker agrees to pay $12.93bn for the developer platform, with Jensen Huang pledging it will stay open to all AI models. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia, buy, Hugging, Face, for, 12.9bn, bet, open, models</media:keywords>
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<title>Jackdaw gas field approval expected in mid&#45;September, sources say</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/jackdaw-gas-field-approval-expected-in-mid-september-sources-say</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/jackdaw-gas-field-approval-expected-in-mid-september-sources-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Ministers are expected to approve the Jackdaw gas field off Aberdeen in mid-September, according to government and industry sources. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jackdaw, gas, field, approval, expected, mid-September, sources, say</media:keywords>
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<title>Virgin Atlantic replaces British Airways as Team GB airline for LA28</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/virgin-atlantic-replaces-british-airways-as-team-gb-airline-for-la28</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/virgin-atlantic-replaces-british-airways-as-team-gb-airline-for-la28</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Virgin Atlantic Team GB deal makes Branson&#039;s airline the official carrier for LA 2028, ending British Airways&#039; run as partner since the Beijing 2008 Games. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Virgin, Atlantic, replaces, British, Airways, Team, airline, for, LA28</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Private Health Insurance Has Never Mattered More to UK Employees</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/why-private-health-insurance-has-never-mattered-more-to-uk-employees</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:42 +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://berlinexaminer.com/karl-dangelo-santa-rosa-building-success-through-change</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:42 +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://berlinexaminer.com/colmans-mustard-put-up-for-sale-as-unilever-clears-path-for-48bn-mccormick-merger</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:42 +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://berlinexaminer.com/burnhams-business-rates-adviser-called-for-9bn-tax-cut-for-high-streets</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:42 +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://berlinexaminer.com/call-blocker-firm-fined-190000-for-making-the-nuisance-calls-it-claimed-to-stop</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:42 +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>Harry and Meghan’s UK return is no tax masterstroke, specialist warns</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/harry-and-meghans-uk-return-is-no-tax-masterstroke-specialist-warns</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:20 +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://berlinexaminer.com/borrowing-hits-18bn-in-july-as-healeys-first-budget-looms</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:20 +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://berlinexaminer.com/uk-retail-sales-fall-05-in-july-as-heatwave-keeps-shoppers-away</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:20 +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://berlinexaminer.com/uk-firms-in-critical-financial-distress-rise-9-to-more-than-53000</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:20 +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>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/hundreds-of-pharmacies-weigh-closure-as-business-rates-bills-soar</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/hundreds-of-pharmacies-weigh-closure-as-business-rates-bills-soar</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
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 13:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hundreds, pharmacies, weigh, closure, business, rates, bills, soar</media:keywords>
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<title>Terry de Havilland to launch in Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/terry-de-havilland-to-launch-in-macys-bloomingdales-and-nordstrom</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/terry-de-havilland-to-launch-in-macys-bloomingdales-and-nordstrom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Terry de Havilland US expansion moves into department stores, with the British footwear brand planning a launch with Macy&#039;s, Bloomingdale&#039;s and Nordstrom. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:00:29 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Terry, Havilland, launch, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and, Nordstrom</media:keywords>
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<title>Government opens review of EV sales targets ahead of 2030 phase&#45;out</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/government-opens-review-of-ev-sales-targets-ahead-of-2030-phase-out</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/government-opens-review-of-ev-sales-targets-ahead-of-2030-phase-out</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
ZEV Mandate review: the Government has opened a consultation on EV sales targets ahead of the 2030 petrol and diesel phase-out, running to 23 October. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:00:29 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Government, opens, review, sales, targets, ahead, 2030, phase-out</media:keywords>
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<title>Aviva and Aberdeen bosses urge Healey to stop pre&#45;budget tax leaks</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/aviva-and-aberdeen-bosses-urge-healey-to-stop-pre-budget-tax-leaks</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/aviva-and-aberdeen-bosses-urge-healey-to-stop-pre-budget-tax-leaks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Aviva and Aberdeen chiefs urge John Healey to stop budget leaks after pension tax speculation led savers to withdraw cash before the last two budgets. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:00:29 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Aviva, and, Aberdeen, bosses, urge, Healey, stop, pre-budget, tax, leaks</media:keywords>
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<title>Ralph Fiennes backs £550,000 community bid to buy Suffolk pub</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/ralph-fiennes-backs-550000-community-bid-to-buy-suffolk-pub</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:00:29 +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://berlinexaminer.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://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:00:29 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Not, policy, just, ringtone:, the, wildfire, alert, and, net, zero, policy, clash, noisier, than, the, Royal, Albert, Hall’s, organ</media:keywords>
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<title>Raleigh owner Accell Group enters insolvency proceedings</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/raleigh-owner-accell-group-enters-insolvency-proceedings</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:00:40 +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://berlinexaminer.com/360-directors-convicted-of-filing-offences-in-three-months-companies-house-says</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:00:40 +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://berlinexaminer.com/tina-mckenzie-named-interim-fsb-chair-as-martin-mctague-takes-peerage</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:00:40 +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://berlinexaminer.com/mets-cctv-reporting-platform-quadruples-shoplifting-charge-rate</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:00:40 +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>How Premium Product Presentation Helps Brands Build Stronger Customer Trust</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-premium-product-presentation-helps-brands-build-stronger-customer-trust</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-premium-product-presentation-helps-brands-build-stronger-customer-trust</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Learn how premium product presentation, luxury packaging, and custom rigid packaging help brands build stronger trust and customer loyalty. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:00:40 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Premium, Product, Presentation, Helps, Brands, Build, Stronger, Customer, Trust</media:keywords>
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<title>How to Build a Lead Management Process That Scales</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-to-build-a-lead-management-process-that-scales</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:29 +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://berlinexaminer.com/linkedin-adds-ai-slop-button-as-40-of-long-posts-found-ai-written</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:29 +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://berlinexaminer.com/petrol-hits-160p-a-litre-highest-since-iran-war-began-says-rac</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:29 +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://berlinexaminer.com/york-and-north-yorkshire-secures-established-status-in-rural-first</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:29 +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://berlinexaminer.com/bp-puts-north-sea-business-up-for-sale-after-60-years</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:29 +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>City bank: Starmer and Reeves left Britain ‘no better off’</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/city-bank-starmer-and-reeves-left-britain-no-better-off</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/city-bank-starmer-and-reeves-left-britain-no-better-off</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Panmure Liberum says Starmer and Reeves left the UK economy no better off than in 2024, warning SMEs of higher energy costs and new barriers to hiring. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:34 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>City, bank:, Starmer, and, Reeves, left, Britain, ‘no, better, off’</media:keywords>
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<title>Dragons’ Den star bags £900m as Vitabiotics falls to US buyer</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/dragons-den-star-bags-900m-as-vitabiotics-falls-to-us-buyer</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/dragons-den-star-bags-900m-as-vitabiotics-falls-to-us-buyer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Vitabiotics, Britain&#039;s biggest vitamin maker, is sold to US firm Bain Capital for £900m, ending 50 years of family ownership. What it signals for SMEs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:34 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dragons’, Den, star, bags, £900m, Vitabiotics, falls, buyer</media:keywords>
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<title>Future&#45;Proofing SMB Marketing: Scaling Visual Content with Pollo AI</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/future-proofing-smb-marketing-scaling-visual-content-with-pollo-ai</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:34 +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://berlinexaminer.com/what-alpha-generation-actually-means-in-trading</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:34 +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://berlinexaminer.com/us-regulator-rejects-wise-application-for-banking-licence</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:34 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>regulator, rejects, Wise, application, for, banking, licence</media:keywords>
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<title>Whitehall’s AI playbook: train staff first, switch on tools second</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/whitehalls-ai-playbook-train-staff-first-switch-on-tools-second</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:16 +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://berlinexaminer.com/rule-out-a-wealth-tax-or-own-the-exodus-burnham-warned</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:16 +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://berlinexaminer.com/englands-semi-final-gives-pubs-their-biggest-night-of-the-world-cup</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:16 +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://berlinexaminer.com/traders-will-pay-to-see-trumps-posts-before-you-do</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:16 +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://berlinexaminer.com/one-in-three-small-firms-expect-to-shrink-sell-up-or-close</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>One, three, small, firms, expect, shrink, sell, close</media:keywords>
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<title>Families told to hold their nerve as inherited property tax fears swirl</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/families-told-to-hold-their-nerve-as-inherited-property-tax-fears-swirl</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:18 +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://berlinexaminer.com/student-loans-sold-like-phone-contracts-open-a-serious-trust-gap</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:18 +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://berlinexaminer.com/this-is-just-how-it-is-the-lie-driving-mothers-out-of-work</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:18 +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://berlinexaminer.com/oasis-reunion-powers-record-112bn-music-tourism-boom</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:18 +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://berlinexaminer.com/would-you-renew-this-supplier-burnham-and-the-hillsborough-law</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:18 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Would, you, renew, this, supplier, Burnham, and, the, Hillsborough, Law</media:keywords>
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<title>NHS to reward people who walk 30 minutes a day under ‘marathon a month’ scheme</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/nhs-to-reward-people-who-walk-30-minutes-a-day-under-marathon-a-month-scheme</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/nhs-to-reward-people-who-walk-30-minutes-a-day-under-marathon-a-month-scheme</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
NHS England will reward people who walk 30 minutes a day under a new &#039;marathon a month&#039; challenge, with corporate backers set to fund vouchers and incentives. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>NHS, reward, people, who, walk, minutes, day, under, ‘marathon, month’, scheme</media:keywords>
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<title>Piers Morgan’s Uncensored valued at $145m, five years after ITV showed him the door</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/piers-morgans-uncensored-valued-at-145m-five-years-after-itv-showed-him-the-door</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Piers, Morgan’s, Uncensored, valued, 145m, five, years, after, ITV, showed, him, the, door</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon’s Leo satellite network clears final hurdle for UK launch as Starlink rivalry intensifies</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/amazons-leo-satellite-network-clears-final-hurdle-for-uk-launch-as-starlink-rivalry-intensifies</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:00:36 +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://berlinexaminer.com/world-cup-2026-air-conditioned-stadiums-v-39c-heat-is-this-really-a-level-playing-field</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, Cup, 2026:, Air-conditioned, stadiums, 39C, heat, this, really, level, playing, field</media:keywords>
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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://berlinexaminer.com/sunak-admits-covid-bailouts-were-a-mistake-as-he-urges-britain-to-let-failing-firms-go-bust</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:00:36 +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>Crown Estate banks £1bn war chest as it waits for borrowing powers to kick in</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/crown-estate-banks-1bn-war-chest-as-it-waits-for-borrowing-powers-to-kick-in</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:25 +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://berlinexaminer.com/find-my-move-launches-free-property-portal-as-agents-tire-of-rising-listing-fees</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:25 +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://berlinexaminer.com/revolut-calls-time-on-remote-first-working-for-its-newest-graduates</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:25 +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://berlinexaminer.com/midlands-beats-every-uk-region-outside-london-for-foreign-investment-jobs</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:25 +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://berlinexaminer.com/unison-backs-miliband-for-chancellor-as-union-battle-over-the-treasury-intensifies</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:25 +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>Aldi banks on £370m store splurge as discounters keep eating the big four’s lunch</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/aldi-banks-on-370m-store-splurge-as-discounters-keep-eating-the-big-fours-lunch</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:48 +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://berlinexaminer.com/uk-unemployment-falls-to-49-as-pay-growth-beats-forecasts-before-bank-of-england-verdict</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:48 +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://berlinexaminer.com/can-ai-chatbots-really-pick-stock-market-winners</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:48 +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://berlinexaminer.com/weather-trumps-the-world-cup-at-the-till-says-tesco-as-growth-cools</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:48 +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://berlinexaminer.com/tax-break-tart-how-hospitality-plans-to-game-the-summer-vat-cut-on-childrens-meals</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:48 +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>London housing slump leaves Labour’s 1.5 million homes pledge looking out of reach</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/london-housing-slump-leaves-labours-15-million-homes-pledge-looking-out-of-reach</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:34 +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://berlinexaminer.com/temu-hit-with-record-200m-eu-fine-over-unsafe-baby-toys-and-dodgy-chargers</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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.
Read more: 
Temu hit with record €200m EU fine over unsafe baby toys and dodgy chargers ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:33 +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://berlinexaminer.com/asda-turns-to-ocado-in-bid-to-fix-its-online-grocery-problem</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:33 +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://berlinexaminer.com/horner-joins-oakley-capital-to-steer-premium-sports-dealmaking</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:32 +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://berlinexaminer.com/uk-firms-need-a-sharper-strategy-to-win-in-a-changing-american-economy</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:31 +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>Blame the system, not the school leavers for youth unemployment, says Amazon’s UK boss</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/blame-the-system-not-the-school-leavers-for-youth-unemployment-says-amazons-uk-boss</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:01:02 +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://berlinexaminer.com/labour-eyes-1bn-vat-raid-on-airport-charges-in-stealth-blow-to-family-holidays</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:01:01 +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://berlinexaminer.com/jaguar-land-rover-eyes-american-tie-up-with-stellantis-to-sidestep-trump-tariffs</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:01:00 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>April borrowing surges to £24.3bn as debt interest bill breaks month record</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/april-borrowing-surges-to-243bn-as-debt-interest-bill-breaks-month-record</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:59 +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://berlinexaminer.com/morrisons-to-shut-100-convenience-stores-as-supermarket-blames-labours-policy-choices-for-rising-costs</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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.
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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 13:00:59 +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>Tate &amp;amp; Lyle weighs £2.7bn approach from US rival Ingredion</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/tate-lyle-weighs-27bn-approach-from-us-rival-ingredion</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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.
Read more: 
Tate &amp; Lyle weighs £2.7bn approach from US rival Ingredion ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:09 +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://berlinexaminer.com/lidl-ropes-in-olio-and-neighbourly-in-landmark-surplus-food-trial-that-could-rescue-119-million-meals-a-year</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:08 +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://berlinexaminer.com/treasury-orders-review-into-bank-branch-closures-as-small-firms-count-the-cost</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:08 +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>JCB chairman Lord Bamford warns ministers face public revolt over £333bn welfare bill</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/jcb-chairman-lord-bamford-warns-ministers-face-public-revolt-over-333bn-welfare-bill</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/jcb-chairman-lord-bamford-warns-ministers-face-public-revolt-over-333bn-welfare-bill</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
JCB chairman Lord Bamford warns ministers risk a public revolt over Britain&#039;s £333bn welfare bill, accusing Westminster of &quot;conning&quot; taxpayers with payouts of up to £60,000 a year.
Read more: 
JCB chairman Lord Bamford warns ministers face public revolt over £333bn welfare bill ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>JCB, chairman, Lord, Bamford, warns, ministers, face, public, revolt, over, £333bn, welfare, bill</media:keywords>
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<title>UK business chiefs unite to combat workplace antisemitism as Met chief warns jews ‘not safe’ in London</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/uk-business-chiefs-unite-to-combat-workplace-antisemitism-as-met-chief-warns-jews-not-safe-in-london</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/uk-business-chiefs-unite-to-combat-workplace-antisemitism-as-met-chief-warns-jews-not-safe-in-london</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Forty UK business organisations led by the BCC and CBI sign a joint letter pledging zero tolerance of workplace antisemitism, as Met chief Sir Mark Rowley warns MPs that Jews are ‘not currently safe’ in London.
Read more: 
UK business chiefs unite to combat workplace antisemitism as Met chief warns jews ‘not safe’ in London ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>business, chiefs, unite, combat, workplace, antisemitism, Met, chief, warns, jews, ‘not, safe’, London</media:keywords>
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<title>Food prices climb for third month in a row as Iran tensions squeeze global supply chains</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/food-prices-climb-for-third-month-in-a-row-as-iran-tensions-squeeze-global-supply-chains</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/food-prices-climb-for-third-month-in-a-row-as-iran-tensions-squeeze-global-supply-chains</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
UN FAO Food Price Index climbs 1.6% in April as Strait of Hormuz disruption, drought and biofuel demand push vegetable oil, cereal and meat prices higher. What it means for UK SMEs.
Read more: 
Food prices climb for third month in a row as Iran tensions squeeze global supply chains ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Food, prices, climb, for, third, month, row, Iran, tensions, squeeze, global, supply, chains</media:keywords>
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<title>IAG braces for €2bn fuel bill shock as Iran conflict tests British Airways owner</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/iag-braces-for-2bn-fuel-bill-shock-as-iran-conflict-tests-british-airways-owner</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:08 +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://berlinexaminer.com/why-ivf-and-miscarriage-still-arent-properly-supported-at-work</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:07 +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://berlinexaminer.com/tsb-name-to-vanish-from-britains-high-streets-after-two-centuries-as-santander-absorbs-lender</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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.
Read more: 
TSB name to vanish from Britain’s high streets after two centuries as Santander absorbs lender ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:06 +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://berlinexaminer.com/bond-markets-sound-the-alarm-as-labour-wobbles-and-gilt-yields-climb</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:06 +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>Britain’s green start&#45;ups face ‘triple squeeze’ as early&#45;stage funding crashes to five&#45;year low</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/britains-green-start-ups-face-triple-squeeze-as-early-stage-funding-crashes-to-five-year-low</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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.
Read more: 
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 13:00:11 +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://berlinexaminer.com/bristol-leads-uk-innovation-jobs-boom-as-the-regions-close-the-gap-on-london</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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.
Read more: 
Bristol leads UK innovation jobs boom as the regions close the gap on London ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:10 +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://berlinexaminer.com/whisky-tariffs-lifted-as-trump-hails-royal-state-visit</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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 13:00:10 +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://berlinexaminer.com/britain-doesnt-have-a-start-up-problem-it-has-a-stay-at-home-problem</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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.
Read more: 
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 13:00:09 +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://berlinexaminer.com/last-orders-for-british-hospitality-are-reeves-and-starmer-trying-to-kill-the-uk-restaurant-sector</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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.
Read more: 
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 13:00:08 +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>Tesla accelerates European comeback as EV sales surge past one&#45;in&#45;five milestone</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/tesla-accelerates-european-comeback-as-ev-sales-surge-past-one-in-five-milestone</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +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://berlinexaminer.com/uk-borrowing-slips-to-four-year-low-but-middle-east-tensions-threaten-reevess-fiscal-plan</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +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>Employers hit with £28bn National Insurance Shock as rate rise bites harder than treasury forecast</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/employers-hit-with-28bn-national-insurance-shock-as-rate-rise-bites-harder-than-treasury-forecast</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +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://berlinexaminer.com/loreal-banks-on-the-lipstick-effect-as-anxious-shoppers-reach-for-affordable-luxuries</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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.
Read more: 
L’Oréal banks on the ‘lipstick effect’ as anxious shoppers reach for affordable luxuries ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +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://berlinexaminer.com/uk-employers-saddled-with-sharpest-tax-rise-in-developed-world-oecd-finds</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.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.
Read more: 
UK employers saddled with sharpest tax rise in developed world, OECD finds ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>employers, saddled, with, sharpest, tax, rise, developed, world, OECD, finds</media:keywords>
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<title>Prague Investment Forum Showcases High&#45;Impact Philippine Investment Projects</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/prague-investment-forum-showcases-high-impact-philippine-investment-projects</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Prague, Czech Republic — October 7, 2025 — The Prague Business &amp; Investment Forum, organized by BusinessTrade Online, concluded with outstanding results, positioning the Philippines as a premier investment destination in Asia while strengthening Czech–Philippine economic partnerships. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:36:29 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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