UAE urges countries to honour fossil fuels vow amid Cop29 impasse
Petrostate’s rebuke comes as Saudi Arabia and allies try to derail transition promise made at climate talks last year
Defence firm Thales faces bribery and corruption investigation
UK Serious Fraud Office and French equivalent ‘will pursue every avenue’ in allegations against Paris-based company
Cop29 climate finance deal hits fresh setback as deadline looms
Outcry after draft text contains only an ‘X’ instead of setting $1tn funding goal to support developing countries
‘Stone Island is a religion’: fashion chief Carlo Rivetti on football’s famous brand and dressing Eric Cantona
‘Stoney’ has been worn by everyone from Drake to Keir Starmer, but its position as label of choice on the terraces gets the highest attention score. We talk to its chair and former owner
Ford cuts 4,000 jobs in Europe, including 800 in UK, after slowdown in EV sales
Carmaker does not specify where British cuts will fall but Dagenham and Halewood will not be affected
Global stock markets fall and bonds jump as fears grow over Ukraine war
Investors dash to safe-haven currencies after Putin updates nuclear doctrine and Ukraine fires missiles into Russia
The Observer view on trade relations: closer ties with EU is the lever for economic growth
Amid sluggish UK productivity and global insecurity, pulling closer to Europe is diplomatically and economically vital
Shrinking GDP forecast adds to German woes after coalition collapse
European Commission figures predict German economy, usually the engine of the EU, will contract O.1% this year
Could Labour build closer EU trade ties and would this increase growth?
Bank of England governor says Brexit has harmed UK economy, while Donald Trump will also complicate matters
Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economy
Andrew Bailey calls for relations with EU to be rebuilt as Trump plans US tariffs
UK court sides with Icelandic firm over artist’s spoof corruption apology
Judge considering complaint by fishing firm Samherji rules artist Odee unlikely to be able to defend work as parody
Gas prices at one-year high in Europe amid Russian supply threat
Gazprom could stop flow of gas into continent as result of their legal battle with Austrian company OMV
Soaring grocery prices helped Trump to victory. The climate crisis is only going to make this worse
From olive oil to butter, extreme weather is pushing up the cost of living and having a dramatic political impact. Economists need a solution, says podcast host James Meadway
Just Eat Takeaway to sell US arm Grubhub at a loss of more than $6.5bn
Netherlands-based firm offloads unit to fast casual restaurant chain Wonder for $650m four years after buying it for $7.3bn
Are you worried about inflation? Then fear Trump, not Rachel Reeves
The chancellor’s budget may have a small effect on UK interest rates. But US tax cuts and tariffs could have international repercussions