SlimFast’s European arm sold after struggling to compete with weight-loss drugs

Typhoo tea owner Supreme acquires business from Irish nutrition and food firm Glanbia for £20m

Gucci owner Kering to sell beauty division to L’Oréal for €4bn

New chief executive Luca de Meo aims to bring down debt burden and refocus on core fashion business

First Brands and Tricolor failures raise concerns for wider financial sector, including traditional banks

BPA, a synthetic chemical used in production of plastics, found in baby products made by three big European brands

Signs of credit stress send markets in Europe and Asia down, while investors turn to safe haven assets

Carmaker says reasons for reduction include that some wealthy people ‘are getting out of the country’

Almost 6% of global workforce will be cut over next two years, including 12,000 white-collar professionals

Party has promised to stand back as weakened prime minister prepares for crucial no-confidence vote

Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests

Cars with human safety drivers set to appear in 2026 but black-cab drivers dismiss service as ‘fairground ride’

Court papers show Netherlands was warned in June that Nexperia might not be able to export to US with him in post

Online marketplace paid just $18m in corporation tax, leading campaigners to call for government action

Krone says ‘alarming’ levies on about 400 goods including hair dryers and combine harvesters have forced pause

Digital entry and exit scheme means most travellers will have to register biometric information at the border

Home to Magaluf, a major draw for boozed-up Britain, the island has become emblematic of the most heated debate in travel