France on the brink: how a budget deficit became a political crisis
With the government facing defeat in a confidence vote, the nation’s economic problems will still need to tackled
Lego builds record sales of £4bn as parents steer children away from smartphones
Danish toymaker’s first-half profits also rise, and sales almost double at UK-based Yoto, creator of screen-free speakers for children
Trump threatens tariffs on countries that ‘discriminate’ against US tech
Levies and restrictions could hit UK’s digital services tax and EU states such as France, Italy and Spain
London-Berlin: competition hots up for cross-Channel rail links
Firms vie with Eurostar to provide direct services from Britain to mainland Europe as they spy growth in market
Ørsted shares at all-time low after Trump halts work on US windfarm
Shares drop by 17% after stop-work order on $1.5bn project off Rhode Island, which was 80% complete
Postal services in Europe suspend parcel shipments to US amid uncertainty over tariffs
Donald Trump’s late announcement left operators with ‘extremely limited timeframe to get prepared’
‘We cannot do it the way our fathers did’: farmers across Europe struggle to adapt to the climate crisis
As wildfires rage in southern Europe and crop losses only set to increase in the coming years, producers are getting creative to beat the heat
The emblem of modern Ireland? Not fiddles and Guinness but a soulless shopping plaza
The singer CMAT dances around a retail centre in a video for her new album. It is the elegy those of us who grew up in the post-Celtic tiger recession have been craving, says Irish writer Emer McHugh
‘We’re publicans’: County Limerick community forms syndicate to save village’s last pub
Group in Kilteely pooled savings to buy bar and licence and ‘everybody brought something to the table’
Hundreds of TikTok UK moderator jobs at risk despite new online safety rules
Cuts in trust and safety team part of switch towards artificial intelligence by social media app firm
US to hold high tariffs on European cars until Brussels moves to cut tariffs on US goods
Framework deal pledges to cut 27.5% tariff once EU tables legislation, and both sides say they want swift action
Airbus workers vote to strike for 10 days next month in pay dispute
Unite says stoppages at Broughton and Filton factories could disrupt production of wings and delay deliveries
Boss of flexible office group IWG dismisses 17% fall in share price as ‘machine selling’
Spaces and Regus owner says global volatility will support demand for its hybrid workspaces
How Spain put up wealth taxes – without chasing away the billionaires
Amid calls for Rachel Reeves to bring in a new levy for the super-rich, Madrid offers lessons for policymakers
Birkenstock sales step up in ‘ugly shoe summer’
Price rises and strong demand for closed-toe clogs lead to 16% sales increase for German sandal maker