‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study shows
EU investigates Apple, Meta and Google owner Alphabet under new tech law Technology groups face hefty fines if they are found guilty of breaching Digital Markets Act
Are electric cars too heavy for roads, bridges and car parks? In part eight of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we examine whether they will break our infrastructure
Ireland opens its arms to tech titans, yet shuts its eyes to failing public services Tax revenues from Silicon Valley giants have made the republic wealthy on paper, but housing and healthcare crises persist
Dutch airline KLM misled customers with vague green claims, court rules Operator also found by Amsterdam court to have painted ‘overly rosy picture’ of sustainable aviation fuel
Cross-channel ferry crews must be paid at least £9.95 an hour under French law New minimum wage law to be brought in two years after P&O Ferries replaced hundreds of workers with low-cost crew
Nearly 1,000 jobs at risk as Ted Baker prepares to appoint administrators Authentic Brands announces move for brand’s Europe retail and online arm after ‘damage done’ during tie-up with Dutch company
Britain doesn’t need ‘reform’. It just needs to rejoin the EU Well-intentioned moves are afoot to ‘overhaul the machinery of government’. But it’s the policies that are the problem
McDonald’s hit by ‘technology outage’ in UK, Australia, Japan and China Fast food chain working to resolve problem but denies it has been hit by cybersecurity attack
Vodafone to sell Italian business to Swisscom for €8bn UK telecoms group says some of proceeds will be returned to investors via share buybacks
EU calls on tech firms to outline plans to tackle deepfakes amid election fears Move involving companies such as Google, Facebook and X comes after evidence of Russian online interference in polls
EU moves towards using €27bn in profit from frozen Russian assets for Ukraine Officials could put forward proposal before meeting of prime ministers in Brussels next week
UK embarks on post-Brexit trade talks with Turkey Talks offer ‘huge opportunities’ but come at a delicate time after Ankara held up Sweden’s accession to Nato
No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal UK, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark have failed to align oil and gas policies with Paris pledges, say campaigners
Newly elected leaders to be held to same climate obligations, says Cop29 chief Exclusive: Incoming UN summit president calls on governments to stay on track, as majority of global population go to the polls