Profits also dented by strikes in France, UK election and Australian bushfires

The number of people hired doubled between 2017 and 2020

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

Brussels opens in-depth investigation into Hyundai Heavy and Daewoo Shipbuilding merger

Regulations are dripping with good intentions but come at a cost

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

Investors should welcome the chance to bail out for a 29% premium to Friday’s $13 undisturbed closing price

Danish shipping group hit by ‘very, very weak February’ but hopes for rebound in April

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

‘Slow steaming’ options for imports gain popularity as coronavirus lockdowns sap demand

Appointment comes as tension rises over government decision to restrict 5G rollout

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

Postponement comes as Swedish group wins 5G core contract after Chinese rival blocked on security concerns 

Spate of arson attacks on telecoms masts fuelled by disinformation over pandemic’s origins

Chinese telecoms group reports 1.4% rise in first-quarter sales to $25.7bn

Combining Virgin Media and O2 would reshape British telecoms market

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

Liberty Global’s buccaneering owner sets his sights on Telefonica’s O2

Deal’s architects say it will improve connectivity, choice and value, but consumers have heard that before

US car rental group backed by billionaire Carl Icahn extends crucial payment deadline

After lockdown, start-ups will need to work with city authorities to keep cars off the roads

Municipal authorities encourage cycling amid fears networks cannot cope with social distancing

In the face of lockdown, go online to tour the world’s best gardens and shop for bulbs

Returning land and native species to nature grips the imagination. But not everyone is convinced

Lockdown videos give us a new way to judge character

From greenhouses to screenhouses, these properties will make your green fingers twitch

Look behind the doors of a medieval Swiss castle that’s piquing much curiosity

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

From an 18th-century farmhouse in the US to a traditional Deià-style home in Mallorca

Running downstairs is b-o-r-i-n-g when you can slide or use a fireman’s pole instead

This season’s hottest trend takes in all things Japanese - from Macaque to Japandi

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

New album channels protest music and social comment through Delta blues mythology and psych-rock

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paramore frontwoman broadens her sonic palette with solo debut

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

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

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

Nintendo super smashes it, Peloton powers ahead, Sonos Arc