Bakery chain’s proposed trial of 20 shops thwarted by social media response

Support for five networks around England follows coronavirus rescue packages for bus and train sectors

Transport group also expects its Greyhound bus service to receive US financial support

London Underground and other locally run services were excluded from previous coronavirus aid packages

Awarding of franchises allows skeleton services to continue on Southeastern and Great Western lines

Move will last for at least six months as coronavirus disruption takes toll

Operators warn they will struggle to meet franchise agreements as passenger numbers plunge

Transport secretary weighs support for airlines and rail operators as passenger numbers drop

London mayor wants to renegotiate £2bn of existing loans with government to ease cash flow

Move comes after Moody’s predicts £400m blow to transport network’s income

UK transport company has come under pressure from US activist to sell school bus and transit divisions

The ripples from slowing Chinese production are felt down the supply chain

Naturalist and broadcaster says £106bn rail scheme will destroy 700 wildlife sites

Termination of Northern contract signals wider problems with privatised system

Minister omits eastern leg to Yorkshire in statement on high-speed rail project

First time in five years that rail groups have not paid into state coffers

The ability of local authorities to plan their own networks will be key to success

Political sensitivities could be outweighed by workers’ construction expertise

Tory manifesto pledge aimed at ‘levelling up’ the regions of Britain faces uphill struggle

Alstom will have its work cut out to get the Canadian group’s margins back on track, but greater scale would help it compete with industry leader CRRC

French high-speed rail maker looks to bulk up in face of Chinese competition

Indigenous protests over gas project are snarling rail traffic and hurting businesses

UK government in talks with China Railway Construction Corporation

Less pollution and fine weather create ideal conditions for studying constellations

Downing Street says any changes will be ‘very limited’ to avoid second peak of infections

Leaked Whitehall plan reveals concerns 3 years ago over extra support for sector

Nintendo super smashes it, Peloton powers ahead, Sonos Arc

Analysis shows Bame groups exposed to greater socio-economic and work risks

Jazz, folk and classical influences merge as the pianist revisits traditional music collected by the Hungarian composer

The singer’s sandblasted baritone relates his dark autobiography with irresistible swagger

The British composer interprets the Czech’s piano works with an unsentimental, sharply focused immediacy

With swaggering reggae beats to modern Maghrebi, the near-original line-up reunites for a new studio album

The Canadian rapper’s surprise mixtape flunks out with ill-advised guest-star choices

Paramore frontwoman broadens her sonic palette with solo debut

The Californian brings a melodious voice and an enticing sense of groove to her second album

Artists such as Travis Scott and Charli XCX are appearing in digital form, watched by audiences of avatars

With summer events cancelled, the focus is on how to recoup funding and audiences

The annual parade of work by living composers went online, performed from living rooms

Singers down the years have been drawn to a mysterious track written by a man who turned his back on music

The ENO is adapting a gimmick to attract new audiences now the pandemic has hit

The trumpeter captures his compatriot’s mischievous sense of humour and serious intent

The opera singer gets to the heart of the music in tender performances

A reissue of the group’s 1981 debut recalls a fecund period in Accra’s musical history

The American singer’s album is sexually frank, with harmonies reminiscent of Mariah Carey

Brooding subject matter meets richly detailed music in the British rapper’s fifth album

An alt-rock concept album whose concept is never clearly defined

Brian Christinzio’s vocals have the singsong flow of Brian Wilson

Subscriber numbers surge to 130m as listeners turn to tunes in a crisis

A star-studded cast sang from their own homes in the New York opera house’s four-hour show

Eric Clapton’s collaborator Duane Allman helped transform the song into a bravura rock showpiece