A respectful question for Labour: do you have any real change? The new government has promised things will be different: but when it comes to spending, we seem stuck on old Tory policies
Cop29 host Azerbaijan seeks $1bn from fossil fuel producers for climate fund Countries and companies involved in oil and gas extraction to be asked to join scheme aimed at tackling global heating
Former Rolls-Royce designer’s alleged killer arrested in France Police say Serbian man detained near Paris after 74-year-old Ian Cameron was stabbed to death at home in Germany
Zelenskiy to attend UK cabinet meeting in effort to disrupt Russian oil sales Ukraine’s president will ask for more help to block Putin’s growing ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers carrying sanctioned crude to buyers
EU biometric checks for foreign travellers delayed again Digital border system that will require fingerprint and facial scans postponed until November
UK ready to build ‘closer, more mature’ trade links with EU New business secretary set to tell international counterparts at G7 meeting ‘Britain is back on world stage’
Elon Musk promises ‘battle in court’ over EU’s crackdown on X’s blue checks Regulators’ findings suggest social network breached Digital Services Act and could be fined 6% of global turnover
Labour will not boost military spend without economic growth, says minister Comments come as PM begins two-day US visit to urge Nato member countries to increase defence spending
Coffee prices will rise even higher, says Giuseppe Lavazza For UK consumers the cost of beans could increase by up to 25% over the coming year
Bank of England policymaker argues for holding interest rates until inflation pressures ease – as it happened Live coverage of business, economics and markets as Jonathan Haskel says UK ‘inflation will remain above target for quite some time’
UK urged to protect Ukraine from legal action over private debt default Kyiv shouldn’t have to fight ‘shameless bondholders’ as repayment deadline nears, say campaigners
Keir Starmer ruled out rejoining the EU. Now he must think again Labour’s new prime minister is in a position of strength in relation to Brexit. He must be bold for Britain’s sake
China to hold hearing into brandy imports as tension grows with EU over tariffs on EVs Ministry will discuss investigation into claims that European producers are selling goods below market rates
Shell to take hit of up to $2bn on Rotterdam and Singapore sites Oil firm’s warning comes after it had to halt work on Europe’s largest biofuel project and sell refinery in Asia
EU brushes aside risk of China trade war over electric vehicle tariffs Higher levies on Chinese EV imports to come into force despite carmakers’ fears of retaliation