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PIF have announced the launch of Expo 2030 Riyadh Company (ERC), wholly owned by PIF, to build and operate the facilities of Expo 2030 Riyadh – Saudi Arabia's first World Expo – as well as preserving the legacy of the event.

For 18-year‑old Zara Ahmed, the dream of studying at a London art school felt closer after her family heard news of the HS2 rail link.

At first glance, the news reads like a routine business headline: “Macquarie Group acquires 26.5% stake in Birmingham Airport.”

With less than 100 days to go until the world's top golfers tee off at Bethpage Black for the 2025 Ryder Cup, the scale of the operation behind the scenes is coming into sharp focus.

Travel planning website Avionero, which previously helped Russians escape Putin's mobilization, is now stepping in after the closure of USAID.

For many families across the UK, the cost-of-living crisis has made even the basics feel like luxuries.

A global investment group led by Nexus Core Systems—and backed by Lloyds Capital,NAVER Cloud, Maroc Telecom, and powered by state-of-the-art accelerated computing, networking, and AI-native infrastructure—today unveiled plans to build advanced AI infrastructure in Morocco.

easyJet has today launched a new route from Birmingham Airport to Grenoble in France as part of a bumper package of 22 new routes from UK airports for winter.

Retail trade union Usdaw are representing members working for discount retailer Poundland, who are now seeking court permission to close 68 stores and their distribution centres in Springvale, near Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, and Darton, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined genetic testing company 23andMe £2.31 million for failing to implement appropriate security measures to protect the personal information of UK users, following a large-scale cyber-attack in 2023.

A new dawn is breaking over the West Midlands as the region records a remarkable £120 million uplift in its economy, powered by a people-focused programme that’s changing lives, one job and one opportunity at a time.

After five glorious years of delivering award-winning street food dining, world-class culture and music experiences, and community events, pioneering Birmingham venue Hockley Social Club (HSC) is to close its doors at the end of 2025, the business behind it have announced.

Central, regional, and local government must take immediate action together to stem further losses in Birmingham’s culture, entertainment, hospitality, music, and NTE, experts have warned.

Birmingham and the West Midlands’ business events specialists are toasting the results of two leading international industry rankings, which strengthen the region’s reputation as a world-class capital for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE).

A bold new 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, marking the end of decades of underinvestment and the beginning of a national mission to rebuild Britain’s foundations, will be unveiled in the comming week.

Escalating global trade tensions are emerging as a growing concern for the Dublin business community, with more than four-in-five (81%) companies expecting to be affected by ongoing international trade disputes. This is according to new data released today in Dublin Chamber’s Q2 Business Outlook Report.