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 waste
Cancer survivors need protection from future discrimination, say German politicians
Campaigners say people who have had cancer face discrimination in areas including bank loans, adoption of children and insurance
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 increase
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’
Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy
BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale
Move will end six decades of production in area, as new CEO tries to simplify company and cut debt
The Guardian view on ‘kidulthood’: Britain prices young adults out of independent life
Editorial: More young people live with parents as low wages, insecure work and unaffordable housing turn family support into another source of inequality
HMRC fines Airbus £6.4m for breaching rules on export of sensitive technology
Manufacturer self-reported the offences in the tax authority’s largest such out-of-court settlement
BMW to cut ‘as many as 8,000 jobs’ under pressure from Chinese rivals
Layoffs will come in admin and development divisions in Germany, with production operations unaffected
Qantas plane flies for more than 24 hours in record-breaking flight
The A350 landed in Toulouse 24 hours and 24 minutes after leaving Melbourne as airline plans direct London service
AstraZeneca boss urges western drugmakers to move at ‘Chinese speed’
Europe and US risk being outpaced on innovation, as happened in the car industry, warns Pascal Soriot
Trump threatens EU with ‘substantial’ tariffs over fines of US tech giants
After Google fined €890m by EU, US president said Brussels was ‘robbing’ American companies and taxpayers
Burnham urged to lobby EU leaders directly to waive EES border controls
Lib Dems call on PM to push for suspension of ‘bungled, malfunctioning’ system as overseas holiday travel peaks
Mass job cuts loom at VW as profits fall steeply on China sales slump
Carmaker expects to sell 3% fewer vehicles this year as it pushes through a programme that could eliminate 100,000 roles
Oil prices near $100 a barrel after US attacks Iran and Houthis hit tankers in Red Sea – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as traders fear attacks from Yemen and Iran creating ‘two-chokepoint problem’
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’