Country diary: A test of patience here on the farm
Tebay, Cumbria: It’s calving time, so I’m watching and waiting. But we have bigger problems afoot with major roadworks that will hit the valley hard
EU may as well be ‘province of China’ due to reliance on imports, says industrialist
Stefan Scherer, boss of AMG Lithium, says Europe must become more self-sufficient in critical raw materials and new technologies
I went to a drive-thru Starbucks but ended up with a £100 parking fine
Staff said I had needed to enter my car reg on an iPad, only there wasn’t one at the kiosk
Glastonbury organisers warn of traffic delays leaving site amid 30C temperatures
Queues also expected for shuttle buses to railway station as 200,000 music fans depart festival on Monday
Shiploads of cars ready to set sail for US from UK as trade deal kicks in
Makers of Aston Martins and Range Rovers expect high demand but British farmers say they have been used as collateral
The kindness of strangers: when I was stranded on a deserted back road, three bikies changed my busted tyre
Just like in a movie, they pulled up around me, engines bubbling ominously, all leather and gang colours. I thought, ‘This is it – they’re gonna kill me’
Lotus reassures business secretary it has no plans to shut Norfolk factory
Jonathan Reynolds contacted sports car maker after it emerged it was considering moving production from UK to US
Could the M6 be Sydney’s unbuildable motorway due to sinkholes and a reverse fault?
Work is expected to grind to a halt this week after the main contractor claimed twin tunnels couldn’t be completed due to ‘challenging ground conditions’
Denmark and Sweden’s Øresund bridge turns 25: have the benefits run in both directions?
While Copenhagen’s fortunes grow alongside rise in Swedish commuters over 16km bridge, benefits for Malmö are proving less obvious
Lotus plans to end UK sportscar production, putting 1,300 jobs at risk
Chinese owner Geely looks at options that include shifting assembly of its Emira from Norfolk to the US
London’s often unruly and overpriced pedicabs to be regulated
Overwhelming support for bringing rickshaws, known for playing loud music and fleecing tourists, under control, says TfL
Judge blocks Trump from withholding EV charger funds awarded to 14 states
Trump officials had ordered states not to spend $5bn given by Biden under national EV infrastructure scheme
Chinese carmaker Chery Auto ‘actively considering’ building UK factory
As company faces increased UK and EU tariffs, it says move would be part of ‘localisation’ strategy
Overblown infrastructure projects damage lives and imperil democracy. Why is Britain addicted to them?
The Lower Thames Crossing proves the point. It’s a white elephant plan, sucking money from local projects that could actually improve lives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Noise pollution harms health of millions across Europe, report finds
About 110 million people suffer stress and sleep disturbance that lead to tens of thousands of early deaths