Many people dream of owning a home, but soaring property prices and expensive mortgages often force them to abandon that goal. However, an entire small village in Germany has been listed for €390,000 (£333,150), making it cheaper than the average apartment in London. For only a fraction of the cost of a flat in the British capital, a buyer could acquire a 24,000-square-metre complex in Thuringia. The site contains 15 buildings. The unusual property appeared on a German classifieds platform

Repeated and disruptive heatwaves this summer are expected to have cost the UK economy more than £4bn in lost output by the end of July, according to new analysis. Environmental thinktank Verdant previously estimated that June’s unusually hot conditions caused £2.36bn in economic damage. After expanding its assessment to cover July’s high temperatures, it now puts the total loss at £4.4bn. With temperatures climbing again this week, Verdant director James Meadway said: “The economic