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

Political sensitivities could be outweighed by workers’ construction expertise

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

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

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

Three quarters of leisure operators say margins too thin to support fewer customers, according to survey

Safety and commercial concerns remain but football, rugby and cricket begin talks to resume play in pandemic

Paddy Power owner topped the FTSE leaderboard in April despite near-total lack of sport

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

Airline’s shareholders support plan to gain state-backed loan guarantees in move to avoid bankruptcy

Taipei says foreign visitors will be allowed to enter once a vaccine is discovered

Optimism of large chains belies scepticism that film goers will flock back

Holiday Inn owner outlines ‘visible’ hygiene changes as rival Hilton reports slide in revenue

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In China, a shrinking bottom line has intensified the already tense affair of splitting profits

The company wants to upend banking but the need to mature is more urgent than ever

The opposition leader on Covid-19, dealing with Corbyn’s legacy and holding Downing St to account

There are 30 brain teasers, including which restaurant’s menu featured the Egg Bender?

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

Our ‘Round on the Links’ quiz tests your ability to draw connections. Thinking caps on!

Bizarre lyrics, atonal melodies and a ‘koala synth’; Nic Fildes enters the world of algorithm-inspired Europop

Social distancing forcing GPs and patients to conduct their consultations online

Hope is not lost. An army of organisations, private hospitals and industries could be mobilised

Documents seen by FT show demand for face masks and aprons was close to outstripping national supplies

French patient who fell ill in December found to have had Covid-19 after samples retested

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

Boris Johnson’s government was focused on Budget and Brexit — until disease took a grip

No pasta machine? No problem. Tim Hayward shows Daniel Garrahan how to make it by hand - just like nonna

From bored employees to train trouble in the French Alps, the manufacturer has faced new challenges

Tyson chairman flags shortages as slaughterhouses and processing plants are forced to shut

Sales rise but company warns revenues will decline as bar and restaurant closures hit beverages

Kellogg and Kraft Heinz see chance to win back customers who had shifted to healthier brands

Food and farm industry desperate to shift mountain of produce as pandemic decimates demand

Agency overseeing slaughterhouse reopenings has previously said worker safety is not its job

Tyson Foods chief warns of supply shortages that critics blame on concentrated production line

Tim Hayward shows Daniel Garrahan how to grow and feed a sourdough starter before turning it into a home-baked pizza

Largest US meat company forecasts further upheaval in months ahead

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods spy retail opportunities as meat industry struggles with virus

Donald Trump wants to reopen meatpacking plants amid fears of food shortages but unions warn of ‘sacrificial workers’

Sales for drinking at home soar but alcohol companies say they do not offset bar closures

Even without scale, the fake meat industry is challenging the economics of its blood and guts rivals.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss UBS's cultural faux pas in China, Deutsche Bank's plan to set up a 'bad bank' and Facebook's bid to shake up the payments world. With special guest Jan Kvarnström, bank restructuring expert.  

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Don Weinland, Beijing financial correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent and Elaine Moore, deputy head of Lex. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Patrick Jenkins discusses the Financial Conduct Authority's latest insider trading case and what it tells us about how market abuses are being tackled, why HSBC is on the defensive in China, and why Credit Suisse is suing the UK tax authorities.With special guest Mark Steward, Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight for the Financial Conduct Authority.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, and James Kynge, global China editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Deutsche Bank's radical overhaul, Andrea Orcel's lawsuit against Santander and Ireland's plans to expand Dublin as a financial centre. With special guest Michael D'Arcy, Irish financial services minister.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt financial correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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