Video game maker EA bought by Saudi-led group for $55bn
Company acquired in deal involving Affinity Partners, a firm run by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared KushnerElectronic...
‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem
Britain exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to Turkey last year, leaving smallholders and poor districts of Adana to c...
UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland
A Guardian investigation finds irrigation canals polluted with microplastics in Turkey, a major destination for UK wa...
Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat
Farmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increaseFarme...
Trump’s hypocritical new tariffs are a chance for the world to fight back | Joseph Stiglitz
The president’s pretext of stopping forced labour is only a ruse – he is trying to grab a share of global trade for t...
Callas, Beethoven, bee-eaters or storks: competition seeks to redesign euro notes
The EU is using a currency redesign as an opportunity to be less neutral and try some finely balanced identity-buildi...
Will Trump be Burnham’s undoing, or the making of him? The answer lies in Europe | Jonathan Freedland
In an increasingly dangerous world, our European neighbours are finding safety in numbers – but Britain is on the out...
Carmakers ‘delaying investment in UK factories until EV sales rules relaxed’
Industry wants mandate forcing manufacturers to sell increasing share of electric cars each year to be easedCarmakers...
Trump threatens EU with ‘substantial’ tariffs over fines of US tech giants
After Google fined €890m by EU, US president said Europe was ‘robbing’ American companies and taxpayersWhat to know a...
Trump’s latest tariffs put UK at disadvantage to EU, say experts
While overall levy for UK is unchanged, sectors not covered by Turnberry deal face tougher competitionBusiness live –...
Burnham urged to lobby EU leaders directly to waive EES border controls
As overseas holiday travel peaks, Lib Dems call on PM to push for suspension of ‘bungled, malfunctioning’ systemAndy ...
Trump administration to unveil latest stage of aggressive trade policy
US president is reportedly preparing fresh wave of sweeping tariffs as previous 10% on much of the world is due to ex...
EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
Firm told to treat third-party services that appear in its results in ‘fair and non-discriminatory manner’Google has ...
Andy Burnham to cut tax for pubs, clubs and live music in England and make vape shops pay more – business live
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as government says it will review reliefs for ‘an...
Europe’s heatwave in June cost grain farmers €2bn in lost revenue and crop damage
EU set for worst crop harvest in decade after total grain yield estimated to be 9m tonnes smaller than expected, anal...
From youth mobility to food exports: the outstanding EU dilemmas facing Burnham
European leaders have made positive noises about the new UK PM, but he is likely to face the same restrictions as Sta...
Andy Burnham’s plans could bring the UK closer to Europe than he realises
The new PM’s priorities are domestic, but he will soon realise that closer engagement with the EU is a no-brainerWhat...
AliExpress fined record €550m by EU for failing to stop sale of illegal and fake goods
Chinese retail platform handed penalty over listings for items such as counterfeit products and unsafe toysBusiness l...
Europe’s most effective tool to cut greenhouse gas emissions ‘risks being weakened’
Proposal would water down emissions trading system to make EU more competitive – despite extreme heatwavesEurope’s mo...
EU border chaos feared at Dover crossing as busiest summer weekend looms
British domestic holidays are being pushed to their highest levels since CovidThe start of the peak summer season is ...
Revealed: Bucharest tourists hiring rentals that could collapse in an earthquake
Exclusive: More than 200 illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic riskTourists i...
EU chief pledges social media ban to protect children from ‘predatory algorithms’
Ursula von der Leyen’s commitment comes after panel of experts calls for restriction for under-13sThe European Commis...
France and UK to increase staffing at border controls in effort to avert travel chaos
Disruption at Channel crossings expected to rise amid new fingerprint and facial recognition checksFrance and the UK ...
The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10
From welfare and defence spending to cost of living and geopolitics, we the look at issues leftover from Keir Starmer...