‘I hope God gives me the strength to make more movies’: Scorsese addresses retirement rumours

Director tells press conference he has ‘more films to make’ after long-planned Frank Sinatra biopic and adaptation of Shūsaku Endō’s A Life of Jesus both get delayed

China puts tariffs on EU brandy in escalating trade row with Brussels

Beijing also considering duties on European petrol cars after EU imposed extra levies on Chinese electric vehicles

Labour must ensure benefits of future growth are shared equally across Britain

Regeneration efforts in former coalmining communities have not led to enough job creation

EU leaders back extra Chinese EV tariffs despite split vote

Decision opposed by five countries including Germany, where car firms say it could be ‘fatal’ blow for industry

‘We look to the past to move forward’: the ancient method boosting cuttlefish numbers in the Mediterranean

A project on Spain’s Costa Brava is reviving dwindling populations of the prized seafood – and keeping small-scale fishers in business

Vauxhall owner warns on profits amid falling sales and tougher Chinese competition

Stellantis slashes growth forecast, with Aston Martin maker also warning of problems as car industry’s woes deepen

Stock markets hit record highs after news of a fall in US inflation

S&P 500 index of major US companies registers near 34% gain on year ago amid expectation of interest rate cuts

Tesla home checks on workers on sick leave defended by boss in Germany

Carmaker wants to ‘appeal to employees’ work ethic’ but move prompts outrage from plant’s union

Southern Water considers shipping supplies from Norwegian fjords to UK

Contingency plan using sea tankers to deal with future shortages would be paid for from customers’ bills

UK economy to grow faster than Japan, Italy and Germany this year, says OECD

Forecast upgrades UK to joint second after US but it is still expected to have highest inflation among G7 countries

EU plant exporters turning backs on UK over post-Brexit border checks, says trade group

Trading relationships at ‘breaking point’ because of delays and costs, garden centres and nurseries warn

JCB profits rise despite faltering demand in UK and Germany

Company owned by Bamford family says it has been hit by slowdown in UK housebuilding

Batterymaker Northvolt to cut 1,600 jobs amid electric car ‘headwinds’

Move comes after weeks of uncertainty over reports of financial problems as green vehicle sector struggles

Health and productivity losses from obesity ‘far outstrip weight-loss jab costs’

Exclusive: £100bn-a-year cost of obesity to UK makes clear economic case for use of drugs such as Ozempic, says report

Can a traffic-free Oxford Street match its global rivals?

The London mayor has big plans for the famous shopping street. We look at how similar schemes in Paris, New York and Barcelona have fared