Mistrust is rising over how to implement Brexit

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

Akeso’s shares surge in Hong Kong as buyers brush off city’s economic downturn

Frail residents in overwhelmed sector emerge as the hidden victims of the Covid-19 crisis

The crisis exposed the system was on a knife edge, but the emergency changes are for the better

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

English providers warn of funding shortfall as pandemic adds pressure to sector

Hospital changes and deployment of medical staff to provide specialist care pays off

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

HC-One says rising costs and lower occupancy rates are putting strain on finances 

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

Demonstrators defy coronavirus lockdown and set fire to banks amid mounting currency crisis and joblessness

Pompeo insists Washington is still participant of accord despite 2018 withdrawal

Tala al-Jabri is among a rising number of female professionals in the kingdom

International financial support at risk as leading figures fight over economic crisis

Making it very hard to leave a company sends a worrying signal to potential recruits

Ross McEwan to step down from top job at end of October

The number of people hired doubled between 2017 and 2020

Executive elevated from interim role after six month search process

Recruiters scrambling to adapt as companies put expansion plans on ice 

World’s fleet under renewed pressure to clean up its act and curb greenhouse gases

China shutdown leaves crews stuck at sea, shipyards deserted and shipowners hunting for work

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

Baltic Dry index shows two-thirds drop in vessel leasing rates since start of December

Warnings of disruptions heighten focus on China’s outsized role in global sourcing

French transport group says factories coming back online but investors bet company will default

China’s exports show signs of recovery but demand falters in US and Europe

Marine operators are looking to clean up their act

Trade union issues warning as coronavirus fears leave 11,000 crew members stranded at sea 

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

Operators grapple with fierce competition in their battle to boost profits

US telecoms group tries on virtual meeting service for size as demand soars during lockdowns 

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

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

Combining Virgin Media and O2 would reshape British telecoms market

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

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

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

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

Warmly burnished and gently cryptic, this is easy listening at its most enjoyable

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

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

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