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The two members have proposed tougher enforcement of environmental and labour standards

German media group Axel Springer is seeking to go private with the help of US investor KKR. Katie Martin discusses what both sides stand to gain from the move with Arash Massoudi and Tobias Buck.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, and Tobias Buck, Berlin correspondent.

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Concerns about maritime security in the Gulf are rising as relations between Iran and the west deteriorate over the slow breakdown of the nuclear deal struck by Tehran and world powers in 2015. Iran’s economy has been badly hit by the re-imposition of US sanctions, and in response, Iran says it is no longer sticking to agreed limits on its enriched uranium stockpile. Tom O’Sullivan discusses whether the deal can be saved with Michael Peel in Brussels, Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran and Middle East editor Andrew England.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Tom O’Sullivan, deputy analysis editor, Michael Peel, European diplomatic correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent, and Andrew England, Middle East editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Britain's new prime minister Boris Johnson has set himself a 100-day deadline to achieve Brexit, with or without a deal with the European Union. Siona Jenkins discusses his chances of achieving this with Miranda Green, deputy opinion editor, and Jim Brunsden, EU correspondent.

Contributors: Siona Jenkins, editor, UK news, Miranda Green, deputy opinion editor, and Jim Brunsden, EU correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco is making a high stakes investment in India as the world’s largest crude oil exporter seeks to deepen its ties with the fastest growing energy consumer. Tom O’Sullivan discusses the proposed investment, announced by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, with Benjamin Parkin and Anjli Raval.

Contributors: Tom O’Sullivan, deputy analysis editor, Benjamin Parkin, Mumbai correspondent, and Anjli Raval, senior energy correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Partnership that would prioritise UK could produce 100m doses by year-end if treatment is effective

Federal Trade Commission votes 3-2 to approve tie-up between makers of Botox and Humira

One of the first large acquisitions to be agreed since coronavirus pandemic rocked global markets

Potential cost cuts should not be used as justification for a UK telecoms tie-up

Acquisition allows group to build bigger share of the $6.6tn-a-day market

London bourse’s transformative acquisition is facing more scrutiny than expected

John Malone shows his adroitness in deal between Liberty Global and Telefónica

Smart jewellery can help people with disabilities but funding is needed

Small-cap stocks underperformed large-caps throughout the bear market and rally

Canadian group makes all-stock proposal public after talks fail to get off ground

Suspected suicide comes as Angolan billionaire indicted for money laundering

Neal Froneman highlights ‘lowest payback period’ after £285m purchase

Some families of medics who die in service will receive higher payouts than others under current rules

Medical community warns of dangers from use of cleaning agent as internal treatment

Hedge fund billionaire cites Silver Lake-backed company’s reliance on international travel

Work in the sector slows at fastest rate since financial crisis

It is not illegitimate to change borders, but it must be done through negotiation

Combination of O2 and Virgin Media set to transform British telecoms market

O2 and Virgin Media’s £31bn merger is one of the biggest examples of virtual dealmaking during pandemic

Citigroup was biggest lender but Deutsche, Barclays and SocGen are also on the hook

New Sipp dealing account has no annual management fee

Scottish Power has launched a new energy plan that allows customers to fix their bills

Lowest five-year fix in UK history

First-time buyers receive £600 cashback if they save for 10 out of 12 months before taking out a Halifax mortgage

Read the small print on ‘free’ offer

Timely relaunch allows savers to keep pace with the rising cost of living

Italy to lay out strategy this week on its plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions. Global stocks under pressure as oil tumbles again. England and Wales record 75 per cent more weekly overall deaths than normal.

Number of global cases of Covid-19 nears 2.5m, international oil prices tumble to lowest levels since the 1990s, Heineken hit as pandemic cuts into beer drinking globally.

British fatalities rise by 813 with almost 150,000 infected; Spain prepares to ease restrictions slightly as daily deaths remain below 400

The worldwide Covid-19 death toll rose by 6,365 on Tuesday, pushing the total through 200,000

Eurozone GDP in historic fall, millions more Americans file for unemployment, Shell cuts dividend for first time since second world war and UK's AstraZeneca combines with Oxford on a potential vaccine

Spain allows outside exercise for the first time in weeks while Russia’s daily case count rises by a fifth

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Russia's coronavirus outbreak worsens and Federal Reserve research finds a correlation between deaths from the influenza pandemic in 1918-1920 and extremist voting in Germany in 1932 and 1933

BT halts dividend for first time since dot com bubble two decades ago, BA parent IAG warns of further cuts as recovery set to take three years and shoemaker Puma warns worse to come as profits halve in first quarter

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New York company wins bidding against Kerry for nutrition and biosciences unit

US flavouring group seeks first-mover advantage with purchase of nutrition venture

The UK should not agree to proposals to stagger the talks, with fish as part of the first course

On the heels of a spate of reports over the weekend, today Intel confirmed its latest move to grow its automotive division. The chip giant is acquiring Moovit, an Israeli startup previously backed by Intel that analyses urban traffic patterns and provides transportation recommendations with a specific focus on public transit. The deal values Moovit at […]

The regulators said “NO” when Telefonica tried to combine its O2 operations in the UK with rival carrier, Hutchison-owned Three, back in 2015. But Telefonica didn’t let go of the idea of divestment, and five years later, in the middle of a health pandemic with related threats of a global economic depression looming over us, […]