The Guardian view on Europe’s growing wealth divide: back to the world of Balzac

Editorial: A new study highlights the dangers of a modern rentier capitalism that perpetuates inequality through the generations

TikTok breached EU advertising transparency laws, commission says

Company could face fine of 6% of annual turnover if European Commission’s preliminary verdict is upheld

Denmark rethinking 40-year nuclear power ban amid Europe-wide shift

Government to analyse potential benefits of new generation of reactors

Calls for Russia’s frozen assets held in Belgium to be used in rebuilding Ukraine

Brussels-based Euroclear holds most of Russia’s frozen assets but confiscation could be ‘act of war’

Dairy companies ‘turning blind eye’ to global methane emissions, report suggests

Assessment of leading dairy and coffee shop chains reveals failure to set out methane reduction targets

Dutch climate campaigners vow to take Shell to court again

In a letter, Milieudefensie says it wants to stop firm developing new oil and gas projects ‘to curb crisis’

Can the term ‘cloud fascism’ help us understand – and resist – the hard right?

Like clouds, far-right ideology moves here then there with absolute randomness. The danger is that those who can, shrink under their umbrellas, warns political commentator Ece Temelkuran

Britons increasingly swapping Med’s busy hotspots for ‘destination dupes’

TikTok trend is inspiring tourists to seek out cheaper locations such as Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina

‘Look forward, not back’: UK keen for closer trade ties with EU, says Starmer

Exclusive: PM says he has ambitious plans for partnership and argues Britons have moved on from Brexit

British Airways took £40m hit from power outage that closed Heathrow

Airline assesses options but there is no automatic form of recovery from insurers or the airport

Bank of England governor urges UK to rebuild EU trade ties as key summit looms

After US talks, Andrew Bailey says Britain must do everything it can to improve trading relations with bloc

EU targets US aircraft and car exports in new list of potential tariffs

Move would hit Boeing, as Brussels also starts consultation on possible litigation over Trump’s blanket 20% tariffs

Danish firm shelves huge UK windfarm project over rising costs

Ørsted cancels fourth stage of Hornsea project off Yorkshire coast, which was set to include enough turbines to power 1m homes

Renault and Citroën owner warn of ‘painful decisions’ if EU does not change rules for small cars

Carmakers say there needs to be more focus on smaller, affordable vehicles in Europe as SUVs gain popularity

Salvage operation to recover Mike Lynch superyacht begins off Sicily

British tech entrepreneur and his daughter were among seven killed when the Bayesian sank in a violent storm