It’s hard to find a single trade type who thinks failing to agree an extension is anything but a potential disaster

UK officials urge Brussels to move on three key areas ahead of crucial June meeting or risk breakdown

Germany accounts for half of state aid approved by commission during coronavirus crisis

EU hosts online pledging event but €7.5bn target for vaccines, testing and treatment will only be first step

Mistrust is rising over how to implement Brexit

German constitutional court blows open questions about ECB independence and the supremacy of EU law

Bloc faces worst recession in its history as report calls for pan-European recovery plan

EU push to incorporate Paris agreement adds to tension over post-Brexit relationship

GPs and charities warn patients dying from coronavirus are suffering unnecessarily

Facilities were launched with a fanfare but medics complain they lack equipment for complex Covid-19 cases 

Warning of potential harm from tendency to use invasive equipment too quickly

Studies focus on Bame groups who are over-represented in Covid-19 cases

Finance minister says QIA aims to identify opportunities as asset prices plunge

Killings in Dera’a province are testing Syrian leader’s alliance with Russia

Pompeo insists Washington is still participant of accord despite 2018 withdrawal

The IMO energy transition, with its clear date and standards, provides valuable lessons

Premium offered for shares as group seeks to pay back debt owed by its parent company

Tens of thousands of mariners are stranded because of coronavirus restrictions

Cost of hiring a very large crude carrier rises past $200,000/day

UK government support needed to ensure supply of food and medicines

Subsidies and freebies to retain cash-strapped users add to sector’s financial burden

Social media giant eyes new audience in India but deal may not leave it with much to take home

Mobile operator’s move could potentially delay sale already affected by coronavirus upheaval

Cable company added Three as a new customer for so-called ‘backhaul’ network

Lockdown videos give us a new way to judge character

Vintage is best — chipped, stained and covered with lichen and moss

The flower is a motif found in writers from Eliot to Proust to Turgenev

This cornucopia of vegetation in ceramic and bronze is the apotheosis of the style

Style options distilled from a confluence of African, Arab and Mediterranean cultures

There’s more to the Swedish interiors giant than Billy bookcases

Nooks for books can be created anywhere in the home

Despite good musicianship from both principals, their songs make little impression

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tourism in east Africa’s renowned wildlife reserves has collapsed amid the global shutdown

The new chair of the association that runs men’s tennis wants to share out wealth more evenly

Yet another economic acronym to impress your friends with.

Good TV deserves a snack upgrade

The actor on playing jerks, his new Netflix specials and life as a comedian in lockdown

Hanna-Johara Dokal’s cake is a homage to her grandmother – and all the other family and friends we miss right now

Scandal at former FTSE 100 company has damaged reputations of London and the UAE

Although it suffers from lack of independence, it should be fixed rather than scrapped