Without the EU, the joke is on us if Trump gets his tariffs
Stronger ties with the single market is the only way to stop the president-elect from having the last laugh
Spain’s floods force some UK sellers to buy oranges from southern hemisphere
British suppliers source from South Africa and South America as Spanish farmers struggle to harvest and ship
Milan’s Via Monte Napoleone becomes world’s most expensive shopping street
Rental growth and euro’s strength against dollar help a European street to top of list for first time in 34 years
Spain fines budget airlines including Ryanair total of €179m
Operators say they will appeal against what Ryanair calls ‘illegal and baseless fines’ by consumer ministry
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