Pint of wine, anyone? UK looks to bring back ‘silly measure’ Winemakers question plan as government champions Brexit ‘freedom’ to allow old-fashioned size
Hackers steal customer data from Europe’s largest parking app operator Owner of RingGo and ParkMobile says data including parts of credit card numbers taken in cyber-attack
Ski resorts battle for a future as snow declines in climate crisis International Ski Federation urged to cut emissions, while activists warn of damage through heavy use of snowmaking
What the UK wants for Christmas is to get Brexit undone Importers, exporters, private citizens and the Labour party all urgently need the economy to function better than this
Heat pumps are hot property in Europe. Does Britain have cold feet? In France, they outsold fossil fuel boilers last year, with rapid progress in Poland, Germany, Italy and the Nordic countries. In the UK, muddled policy is blamed for a slow rate of installation
Do electric cars really produce fewer carbon emissions than petrol or diesel vehicles? In part five of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we assess the greenwashing claims
Hard cheese: Canada rejects British attempt to secure tariff-free exports Many UK cheese makers could face 245% duty from 1 January, making exporting unaffordable
How inflation stole Christmas across Europe Rising cost of food and drink and presents such as books takes shine off festivities
UK and Switzerland agree to deepen ties between City and Swiss banking system Treasury says post-Brexit tie-up to be signed on Thursday will ease cross-border market access for financial services
British exporters call on government to ease post-Brexit trade frictions with EU Though Johnson promised ‘no non-tariff barriers’, firms say they are struggling under ‘compliance burden’ of customs and safety checks
The Guardian view on the EU at a crossroads: time for new economic thinking Editorial: Plans to reintroduce the straitjacket of fiscal rules, at a time when the union faces exceptional challenges, are a mistake
Vintage Ikea furnishings fetch £32,000 at auction in Stockholm Furniture and homewares from the 1950s to 90s are coming to be recognised as collectors’ items
Hermès billionaire plans to leave half of fortune to ex-gardener and cut ties with charity Nicolas Puech begins legal process of adopting former gardener and and cancel agreement with charity
Dress worn by Diana sells for record-breaking £900,000 Garment from royal tour of Italy in 1985 fetches more than 11 times the estimate at US auction
Adobe drops $20bn takeover of Figma after EU and UK regulator concerns UK’s CMA said deal would threaten competition in the product design, image editing and illustration markets