UK farmers vow to mount more blockades over cheap post-Brexit imports Inspired by French action, British campaigners say they will continue slow tractor protests after Dover roads were blocked
German firm BASF to pull out of Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims Chemicals producer says audits revealed no wrongdoing but recent media reports crossed red line
Dover Port health body fears gangs of meat smugglers looking to bypass new post-Brexit checks Authority weighs up legal action against government over new checks on imported meat taking place 22 miles inland
Not just luggage: Finnish airline invites passengers to weigh in for flights Finnair says trial is voluntary and will help estimate weight of planes’ cargo before takeoff
Sweden to drop inquiry into Nord Stream pipeline explosions Investigators previously found blasts that damaged undersea pipelines in 2022 were an act of sabotage
Danish windfarm firm Ørsted to axe up to 800 jobs and pause dividend Company developing world’s largest offshore windfarm in North Sea attempts to recover from turbulent year
German firm BASF urged to quit Xinjiang over ‘gross abuses’ of Uyghurs Exclusive: Politicians say chemicals producer ‘appears to be implicated’ in abuses of minorities in Chinese province
Dogwatch review – seagoing mercenaries take on pirates in homoerotic meditation Gregoris Rentis’s documentary tells the stories of three private guards waiting for an attack that never comes, but the socio-political reasons for their existence is never fully explored
Will other cities copy Paris decision to hike parking charges for SUVs? Very low turnout in vote to penalise owners of large cars suggests public still needs to be won over
Eurostar may cap services due to post-Brexit biometric passport checks, says station owner Facilities at St Pancras too ‘inadequate’ to process new checks without ‘hour-long queues’ at peak times, says operator HS1
Penury and decay mark Brexit’s miserable anniversary Four years after leaving, and with more self-harm in prospect, austerity is eating away at Britain. Where is the indignation?
Will the ‘sick man of Europe’ label stick to Germany this time around? Its growth model seems kaput – but optimists point to how the economy confounded critics before
UK manufacturers hit by Red Sea disruption and rising shipping costs Supply chain difficulties have led to job losses and cuts in purchasing and stocks, S&P Global poll shows
Deutsche Bank to cut 3,500 jobs German bank becomes latest global lender to target staff in post-pandemic cost reductions
Owner of UK national lottery operator still in business with Gazprom Czech tycoon promised Gambling Commission two years ago his firm would sever Russia ties before taking over the lucrative contract