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
Mouse crawling out of meal forces plane to make early landing
Rodent posed risk to electrical wiring on Scandinavian Airlines flight
Axel Springer’s media assets to be split off in €13.5bn KKR deal
Private equity group to control classified business while Mathias Döpfner and Friede Springer will run digital operation
Car industry calls for shift in EU emissions targets amid slowing EV sales
Automotive lobby group warns ‘multibillion-euro fines’ will punish manufacturers without relaxation of rules
IMF postpones Russia visit after heavy criticism across Europe
Trip to Moscow to review economy delayed indefinitely after protests it would ‘normalise relations with aggressor’
Public Enemy review – anatomy of Greece’s economic crisis framed as epic tragedy
Elisa Mantin’s film shows Greeks as the economic victims of ideologically motivated EU forces, imposing punishment-via-austerity
Starmer ‘very interested’ in Italy’s plan to offshore asylum applications in Albania, says Meloni – as it happened
UK to contribute £4m to Italian project on irregular migration, PM announces
Spare a thought for poor Ireland – forced to collect €13bn from Apple against its will
For decades, US corporations have been enticed to funnel profits through the country – will this court decision disrupt our cosy little setup, asks writer and historian Jack Sheehan