German prosecutors bring charges against Greensill officials over role in bank’s collapse
Bremen lawyers say three unnamed people charged with crimes relating to bankruptcy and misrepresentation of bank’s finances
UK government plays down reports of plan to bring EV sales target review forward
Though minister had said ZEV mandate review would be completed ‘quickly as we can’, government confirms it won’t be published until 2027
EU plans to water down ban on new petrol and diesel cars
Commission proposes cutting obligation for 100% zero emission vehicles beyond 2035 to 90% after pressure from industry and some EU states
Green groups decry EU ‘betrayal’ after vote to reduce oversight of firms
Social and environmental reporting to be required of fewer companies after EPP aligns with far right to achieve goals
Norway’s national oil company facing £53m penalty for oil spills and gas leaks
Equinor accused of ‘extensive and long-term pollution’ caused by years of inadequate maintenance
Chances of EU trucking industry hitting zero emissions targets are dire, says industry body
Only 10,000 out of economic bloc’s 6m trucks are electric and are more likely to be operating on short routes
Russia seeks $230bn in damages from Euroclear over seized assets
Kremlin aims to fire warning shot against EU’s plan to use €90bn of frozen funds to give loan to Ukraine
EU’s 2035 petrol and diesel car ban will be watered down, says senior MEP
Decision would anger environmental campaigners, who say it would amount to ‘gutting’ of green deal
EU watchdogs raid Temu’s Dublin HQ in foreign subsidy investigation
Chinese online retailer targeted under rules limiting state help to companies
No 10 publishes list of 34 new political peerages including 25 Labour, five Liberal Democrats and three Conservatives – as it happened
Downing Street publishes list including ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and Iceland supermarket chief Richard Walker
Archive, 1975: Iceland opens fire on British vessel
The two European Nato countries clash in the third cod war over fishing rights in the Atlantic
Davey claims ‘historic victory’ for Lib Dems after tokenistic vote in favour of customs union with EU – as it happened
The vote will have no practical impact, despite Davey’s ‘historic’ claim
EU opens investigation into Google’s use of online content for AI models
European Commission to assess whether Gemini owner is putting rival companies at a disadvantage
Let it be: Paul McCartney urges EU to drop ban on veggie ‘burgers’ and ‘sausages’
Former Beatle argues use of terms for meat-free products ‘encourages attitudes essential to our health’
Edinburgh airport resumes flights after services suspended due to IT problem
EasyJet, British Airways and Ryanair passengers among those caught up in cancellations caused by air traffic control problems