The Guardian Articles

Sales of new Tesla cars almost halved in Europe last month, indicating waning demand for the US carmaker’s vehicles as its chief executive Elon Musk intervened repeatedly in the politics on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Texas-based carmaker sold 9,945 vehicles in Europe in January, down 45% from last …

Donald Trump began the second term of his presidency last month with a victory lap at a

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A Labour member of the House of Lords offered access to ministers during discussions about a commercial deal worth tens of thousands of pounds, an undercover investigation can reveal.

Lord David Evans of Watford, 82, was recorded also explaining to undercover reporters – who were posing as property developers looking …

The distinct interiors of the House of Lords fill the pages of the online brochure: the royal staircase, the robing room and the royal gallery. They provide a regal flavour of an event aimed at the construction industry – one that can be sponsored for up to £25,000.

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The Unilever chief executive, Hein Schumacher, has stepped down after just over a year and a half in the job and will be succeeded by the consumer goods company’s finance chief.

In a surprise announcement, the maker of Knorr, Marmite, Dove and Ben & Jerry’s said Schumacher would relinquish the …

Labour is losing support fastest among voters who feel economically insecure, according to a report urging Keir Starmer to focus on boosting living standards, rather than on culture wars and immigration.

The prime minister has faced

calls from some backbench Labour MPs

Good morning. It’s a time-honoured tradition: the minister arriving to speak to a conference hall full of people who absolutely hate him, and getting roundly pilloried as he sticks to the government line. Today, it might be the environment secretary Steve Reed’s turn. His adversaries: a large number of implacably …

It was a delicate balancing act for the man once considered Europe’s “Trump whisperer”.

Emmanuel Macron, the French president, was seated in the Oval Office gently

trying to factcheck Donald Trump

The creative industries are fighting back against UK government proposals to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission.

The latest protest is a silent album co-written by more than 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush, and follows a statement signed by 48,000 creatives including Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus in which …

Women occupy more than two in five seats on the boards of Britain’s biggest listed companies after further progress was made last year, but the number of female FTSE 100 chief executives dipped for a time to fewer than 10, according to a report.

The proportion of board positions held …