Eurozone sinks into recession as cost of living crisis takes toll

GDP shrank 0.1% in first quarter of 2023 and final three months of 2022 after revisions to earlier estimates

Biden ‘knew of Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream’ three months before explosion

Washington Post reports that European intelligence service told CIA Ukrainian military was planning attack

BA, Boots and BBC staff details targeted in Russia-linked cyber-attack

Hack attributed to criminal gang hit MOVEit software used by third-party payroll provider Zellis

Google and Facebook urged by EU to label AI-generated content

Call comes amid moves to combat disinformation from Russia, while Twitter is warned to comply with new digital content laws

Auction houses and dealers failing to cooperate with investigators over stolen items, says expert

Specialist in recovery of missing and looted art and antiques accuses businesses of protecting commissions and fees ahead of restoring legal ownership

A look at some of the corporations that dominate the Amazon

From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back

UK factories blame 16th month in a row of falling exports on Brexit barriers

Companies report trading with Europe is now more difficult as Larry Summers says exit from EU ‘contributed to higher inflation’

UK and US poised to fall into recession as interest rates dampen growth

Moody’s report shows weak growth across G20 as central banks move to reduce persistent high inflation

Council on hook ‘for £10m’ over border post left in limbo by Brexit

The £25m port facility was built to fit government plans but stands empty while new border strategy is delayed

Balearic authorities call meeting with Ryanair in pastry carry-on

Airline said to have demanded two passengers pay €45 each to take ensaïmada onboard with hand luggage

France struggles to stub out ‘explosion’ in contraband cigarettes

Criminal turf wars are a sign of deeper problems in country that has EU’s highest cigarette taxes

Even Farage says Brexit has failed. Why won’t Starmer?

As every sector counts the mounting cost of our catastrophic break with Europe, Labour must find its nerve

German economy in recession after high prices take toll, revised figures reveal

Updated data shows economy went into reverse in first quarter with GDP falling by 0.3%

TechScape: Warnings of a ‘splinternet’ were greatly exaggerated – until now

In this week’s newsletter: Facebook has been hit with a €1.2bn fine by EU regulators, and the cracks in the fault lines of data regulations are showing. Could that be a good thing?

Facebook owner Meta fined €1.2bn for mishandling user information

Penalty from Ireland’s privacy regulator is a record for breach of EU data protection regulation