Possession of and access to data has become central to modern business. Nigel Parr of law firm Ashurst says it has become so important that it is now a key issue for competition watchdogs.

More than 30% of UK businesses have done nothing to meet forthcoming GDPR rules, and almost a third have never even heard of it, new research shows.

Cybersecurity, cross-border data flows and tougher protection of the environment are among the priorities in the new EU industrial policy.