‘A warning not an insult’: US doubles down on criticism of Europe

Forecast of Europe’s ‘civilisational erasure’ was part of call for pro-growth reform, says Trump official

‘This is business as usual’: boss of bombed Ukrainian vodka maker seeks to expand exports

Nemiroff says products still reaching UK chains such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco despite production difficulties

Italian pasta makers win reprieve from Trump tariffs

US cuts proposed levies to between 2% and 14% despite accusing Italian producers of selling at unfairly low prices

FTSE 100 breaks 10,000 mark for first time, capping stellar year for UK market

Blue-chip share index, created in 1984, has risen by more than 20% over past 12 months

Mini-revival in London IPOs is a relief but return of confidence is slow

Payments firm Wise snubbed the UK in 2025 but the RAC and software giant Visma are forecast to float this year

It’s payback time: inside the 2 January Guardian Weekly

Europe’s big, expensive state pensions crisis. Plus: The British culture boom

EU’s new ‘green tariff’ rules on high-carbon goods come into force

The ‘border adjustment mechanism’ aims to create a level playing field while also encouraging decarbonisation

Eurostar slowly resumes but passengers face more cancellations and delays

Passengers told to expect knock-on impacts after power supply problem and broken-down train halted services on Tuesday

China forecast to have sold one in every 10 new cars in UK in 2025

Carmakers such as MG, BYD and Chery are set to pass 200,000 mark in sales, analysis suggests, double 2024’s total

Channel tunnel power outage disrupts thousands of journeys

Engineers still struggling to restore full rail service on Tuesday evening as car passengers face seven-hour delays

Eurostar disruption: Channel tunnel partially reopens but ‘significant’ delays ongoing – as it happened

Eurostar ‘strongly advises’ passengers to postpone journeys after problem with overhead power supply in Channel tunnel and a failed Le Shuttle train Full story: Channel tunnel train services suspended after power outage Tell us: have you been affected by the Channel tunnel rail disruption?

Influx of cheap Chinese imports could drive down UK inflation, economists say

As Trump’s tariffs take effect, Britain is likely alternative destination for cars, telecoms and sound equipment

Most Europeans think state pensions will become unaffordable, polling shows

YouGov survey finds many say payments are too low and oppose reforms such as raising retirement age or cuts

Bulgaria prepares to join eurozone amid fears of Russian-backed disinformation

Balkan country will become 21st country to adopt EU currency, with policymakers hoping move will boost economy

US capitalism casts millions of citizens aside, yet Badenoch and Farage still laud it

Rightwing parties want to follow in US’s footsteps of minimal government intervention, but at what cost?