Average income of Deloitte’s partners in UK and Switzerland tops £1m Each will receive distributable profit of £1,058,000 in year to end of May – 33 times UK’s average annual pay
Nord Stream attacks highlight vulnerability of undersea pipelines in west As Norway steps up seabed security, experts say underwater cables carrying world’s internet traffic are also at risk
Germany unveils €200bn help for consumers and says it won’t follow UK’s route Finance minister announces €200bn fund to protect citizens from rising gas prices driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine
Lidl ordered to destroy its Lindt-like chocolate bunnies by Swiss court Ruling on trademark case suggests German retailer could melt down and reuse the offending rabbits
Porsche shares rise on first trading day in €75bn stock market float German carmaker Volkswagen lists 12.5% of Porsche shares to raise billions to invest in electric cars
Sweden reports fourth Nord Stream pipeline leak Reports say largest rupture is causing circle of bubbles at Baltic Sea surface of about 900 metres in diameter
Nord Stream gas leaks may be biggest ever, with warning of ‘large climate risk’ ‘Colossal amount’ of leaked methane, twice initial estimates, is equivalent to third of Denmark’s annual CO2 emissions or 1.3m cars
EU biometric entry system could multiply delays at Dover Additional requirements would be time-consuming and threaten capacity, Dover port boss says
Brussels promises to cap price of Russian oil after Putin escalation European Commission also proposes extra curbs on hi-tech trade as part of sanctions to ‘make Kremlin pay’ over Ukraine war
Nord Stream blasts could herald new phase of hybrid war, say EU politicians Norway to make military visible at oil and gas installations as bloc rounds on Russia for suspected act of sabotage
Gas prices rise in Europe as fears grow Russia may halt supplies via Ukraine Threat of sanctions from Gazprom adds to turmoil caused by damage to Nord Stream pipelines in Baltic Sea
Apple removes Russian Facebook competitor VK from App Store Company says British sanctions compel it to remove the social media app from its store globally
UK food prices soar by record 10.6% as Russia-Ukraine war pushes up costs Staple products such as margarine, pasta and tinned tomatoes hit new highs in September
Whether or not Russia was behind the Nord Stream blasts, little was at stake Kremlin officials have talked up implications of the gas pipe explosions but there is no reason to expect a western military response
Post-Brexit checks reduce Eurostar’s London terminal capacity by a third Rail boss says St Pancras has only avoided chaos seen at Channel ports because of services being cut