Icelandic fishing giant Samherji sues art student for spoofing corporate website

High court told ‘culture-jammed’ apology for high-profile corruption scandal ‘did not qualify as parody’

How the EU’s landmark Apple tax ruling gave Ireland €13bn it didn’t want

After losing a court case, Ireland stands to gain a huge amount of money it fought not to gain and is unsure how to spend

Meta to push on with plan to use UK Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI

Move to use shared posts follows information commissioner concerns and sets collision course with EU over privacy

IMF plan to visit Russia to assess economy prompts dismay across Europe

Protest letter sent to fund’s head over move to send staff to Moscow for first review since invasion of Ukraine

Technology helping solar farms counter growing hailstone threat

With storms becoming more frequent due to the climate crisis, insurers are forcing operators to respond

ECB cuts interest rate to 3.5% and warns of weak eurozone growth

European Central Bank makes 0.25-point cut as expected after eurozone inflation fell to 2.2% in August

Moscow importing western aircraft tyres despite ban, says Ukraine agency

Exclusive: Michelin, Dunlop, Goodyear and Bridgestone products have all found their way to Russia via intermediaries

WH Smith launches £50m share buyback after strong summer

Rise in travel-related sales benefits retailer, with group revenue up 7% in year to end of August

BMW shares fall to four-year low as recall of 1.5m cars announced

Mini and Rolls-Royce models also affected by potential braking system fault likely to cost BMW almost €1bn

EU ‘needs €800bn-a-year spending boost to avert agonising decline’

Report by Mario Draghi calls for additional investment to regain growth and prevent social unrest

Top EU court to rule in €13bn Apple case that could hit ‘sweetheart’ tax deals

Long-running legal battle began in 2016 after bloc’s competition chief said iPhone maker had benefited from unfair tax breaks in Ireland

HSBC on hiring spree to drive UK wealth division ambitions

Exclusive: Europe’s biggest bank hopes to double UK arm of its wealth and private banking operations

UK music industry presses government to solve post-Brexit limits on touring

As documents reveal EU ‘not prepared’ to change, Keir Starmer is reminded of Labour’s manifesto pledge

An ‘earthquake’ at Volkswagen – and a crisis for Germany?

The company is seen as crucial not just to local but national wellbeing – and never before have its workers been threatened in their own homeland like this

Sixth-generation wire-maker blames Brexit for shredding its business

Owner of Ormiston Wire in London urges Keir Starmer not to forget small manufacturers in his dealings with EU