Delivery driver who intervened in Dublin attack to run in local elections Former Deliveroo rider Caio Benicio will champion public safety and rights for gig economy workers
Are heat pumps more expensive to run than gas boilers? The first in a series exploring the myths and realities surrounding heat pumps
Impact of pandemic on wellbeing of the young and the economy must not be trivialised Mental health of young people is deteriorating, and shows up in employment data. More action is needed
The wisest Brexiters – such as Nigel Lawson – knew how good life is in Europe A weekend near the former chancellor’s French residence induced a mood of wellbeing quite unlike Britain’s beleaguered mood
Hungary rolls out red carpet for Xi in final leg of European tour Warm welcome for Chinese president contrasts with rest of EU, with up to 18 cooperation agreements expected
Boeing cargo plane forced to land at Istanbul without front landing gear Incident involving Boeing 767 jet operated by FedEx comes amid intense scrutiny of troubled planemaker
Struggling train maker Alstom plans to cut debt with €1bn rights issue Delayed orders from clients hit French manufacturer, including at Derby site where 1,300 jobs are at risk
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’ Exclusive: Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests
UK AI startup Wayve wins $1bn funding for self-driving car software Japan’s SoftBank leads largest investment to date in a European artificial intelligence company
Extra virgin olive oil prices tipped to top £16 a litre next month Price rise for mass-market types expected as global production falls to lowest level in more than 10 years
Xi’s European tour: where is Chinese leader going and what are visit’s aims? Emmanuel Macron and Viktor Orbán among leaders Xi is meeting, with several key issues on the table
Conflict of interest concerns raised over MEPs’ second jobs Seven out of 10 have outside work with six earning more with work than as parliamentary representatives, analysis shows
Europe must find a way to help fund the fight against Putin – for its own sake Reticence over the seizure of Russian state assets in Europe betrays a fatal underestimation of the threat Moscow poses
‘I’m happy we’re not killing them any more’: Ireland’s last basking shark hunter on the return of the giants For 30 years, Brian McNeill hunted the world’s second-biggest fish from small boats off the wild west coast of Ireland. Now numbers of the sharks have made a recovery so rapid it has astounded scientists
Mining industry braces for multi-billion pound Anglo American bidding war Glencore understood to be considering takeover offer while BHP could move again after initial rejection