Gove unveils ‘customs agent academy’ and is talking to freight businesses

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

Pledging conference underscores urgency to develop vaccine and distribute it worldwide

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

Ministers expected to say use of coverings could stop virus spread in some circumstances

Exclusive: Disappointing results revealed in draft documents published accidentally by WHO

Supply chains at breaking point as surge of coronavirus patients with kidney side effects hits supplies

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 

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

Indian entrepreneur claims a small group of executives were involved at the hospital group

Routine operations ban to be eased but capacity to handle virus resurgence will remain

Excess body fat seems to matter more than heart or lung disease, or smoking, when it comes to catching the virus

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

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

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

Kingdom battles to protect economy in face of oil rout and fallout from pandemic

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

Successful leadership depends on context, collaboration and character

Asset management leadership also changed in reshuffle at Swiss lender

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

News of chief executive’s departure highlights problems the tobacco group faces

PageGroup and Robert Walters cite Brexit, Sino-US trade war and Hong Kong protests

Critics of AI platforms doubt whether they eliminate human interviewers’ prejudices

Wearable tech will measure workers’ true productivity, supercharging capitalism

Resist the temptation to rely on networks. Plus: practical tips for recruiters

Employers focus on better ways to hire wider range of people

Tight labour market gives job candidates more power in recruitment process

Managers matter but it is hard to gauge what individuals contribute

Stefan Bomhard joins tobacco group from car dealer Inchcape

Pharma company’s use of algorithms marks fast-growing trend in big digitally-savvy markets including India

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

The number of people hired doubled between 2017 and 2020

Executive elevated from interim role after six month search process

Placement follows warning that virus had caused “material deceleration” in business

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