Europe’s smaller airports ‘under threat’ if fuel shortages cause many cancellations

High fuel prices and passenger delays as result of EU’s EES entry-exit system leading to problems, says trade body

EU faces ‘China shock’ as EV imports drive Beijing’s record surplus with bloc

China sold goods worth about $148bn to EU in first quarter of year, but imported just $65bn

‘Inadequate economic security’ is putting growth and jobs at risk, says British Chambers of Commerce

Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’

MPs call for investigation into Essar Energy, owner of Stanlow refinery, which shifted loans from ‘Putin’s piggy bank’ VTB to Mauritius

Forecasting service raises alarm over data from Paris airport used to settle Polymarket wagers on temperature

Exclusive: Brussels seeks to stall award of contract to firm fronted by US president’s lawyer in letter seen by Guardian

There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around world

Budget airline says change will take effect from November and will give passengers more time to get through airports

Firm had to repatriate almost 12,000 guests and staff, including from two cruise ships in Abu Dhabi and Doha

News follows Guardian report on licence given to British firm exporting machinery to Armenian firm linked to Russian war effort

Data shows 224,000 new EVs were registered in March, with Norway leading way in terms of switching

As fossil fuel prices soar ‘the era of clean energy security must come of age’, energy secretary will say

Chris Wright says ‘I don’t know’ when asked about lower cost of gas as average price soars to $4 a gallon in US

The damage to the economy dwarfs the upsides from the various non-EU trade deals the UK has struck since 2016