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Northern Ireland tensions threaten to derail long-term EU-UK deal

Mistrust is rising over how to implement Brexit




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Brussels and Britain clash over climate conditions in trade deal

EU push to incorporate Paris agreement adds to tension over post-Brexit relationship




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Home secretary faces calls to relax palliative drug rules 

GPs and charities warn patients dying from coronavirus are suffering unnecessarily




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Nightingale hospitals largely empty as NHS weathers the storm

Facilities were launched with a fanfare but medics complain they lack equipment for complex Covid-19 cases 




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Doctors debate when best to place virus patients on ventilators

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




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NMC founder blames executives for suspected fraud

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




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NHS chiefs set out plans for post-crisis return to normality

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




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US threatens to use nuclear deal clause in fresh Iran sanctions

Pompeo insists Washington is still participant of accord despite 2018 withdrawal




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Future of the Workplace

The office is evolving, but are we more productive? We look at what motivates employees and how leaders get things done. Plus: canteens get a refresh, hiring by algorithm, future-proofed corporate culture, and gig work shakes up white-collar jobs




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Tech and changing labour costs set to transform shipping

Robotics likely to cause less long-distance offshoring and curb demand for huge vessels




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Maersk close to deals to bulk up land-based logistics

World’s largest container shipping group may use strengthened balance sheet to swoop




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Ammonia flagged as green shipping fuel of the future

Marine operators are looking to clean up their act




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Fall of the roaming empire: telecom groups face revenue loss as travel collapses 

Industry forecast to suffer $25bn hit this year as coronavirus changes working life




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BT delays Huawei strip out despite signing Ericsson deal

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




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Facebook/Jio: one-sided relationship

Social media giant eyes new audience in India but deal may not leave it with much to take home




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Hertz avoids bankruptcy with last-minute deal

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




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Cycling lanes, wider pavements: How EU cities rethink public transport

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




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The lilac in literature

The flower is a motif found in writers from Eliot to Proust to Turgenev




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Villa Majorelle: inside an Art Nouveau restoration

This cornucopia of vegetation in ceramic and bronze is the apotheosis of the style




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How vintage Ikea became a hit for fans of flat-pack chic

There’s more to the Swedish interiors giant than Billy bookcases




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Bob Dylan adopts various guises in surprise track I Contain Multitudes

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




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Layla — Derek and the Dominos’ 1971 epic started out as a self-pitying ballad

Eric Clapton’s collaborator Duane Allman helped transform the song into a bravura rock showpiece




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The Metropolitan Opera’s online gala was the most ambitious event of its kind

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




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Natalya Romaniw: Arion: Voyage of a Slavic Soul

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




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Dave Douglas: Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity

The trumpeter captures his compatriot’s mischievous sense of humour and serious intent




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Kehlani: It Was Good Until It Wasn’t

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




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Drake: Dark Lane Demo Tapes

The Canadian rapper’s surprise mixtape flunks out with ill-advised guest-star choices




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Mark Lanegan: Straight Songs of Sorrow

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




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Lucian Ban: Transylvanian Folk Songs — The Béla Bartók Field Recordings

Jazz, folk and classical influences merge as the pianist revisits traditional music collected by the Hungarian composer




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Black Britons four times more likely to die of virus than white peers, says ONS

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




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Astronomy boom as UK stargazers look to sky for solace

Less pollution and fine weather create ideal conditions for studying constellations




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Reopening of Beeching rail lines faces long delays

Tory manifesto pledge aimed at ‘levelling up’ the regions of Britain faces uphill struggle




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Can £5bn revitalise England’s bus services?

The ability of local authorities to plan their own networks will be key to success




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Chris Packham launches legal action against HS2

Naturalist and broadcaster says £106bn rail scheme will destroy 700 wildlife sites




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FirstGroup launches formal sale of North American businesses

UK transport company has come under pressure from US activist to sell school bus and transit divisions




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Greggs halts plan to reopen stores after fears of crowds

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




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Tennis takes a swing at making players’ earnings fairer

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




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Europeans plan holidays as Airbnb spots signs of rebound

Denmark and the Netherlands lead surge in bookings but company still cuts 25% of workforce




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Barclay family hired ex-police chief’s firm to bug Ritz hotel

Court hears claim in lawsuit that has laid bare feud over media, retail and hospitality empire




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FT Weekend Quiz: William Blake, ‘Psycho’ and ‘EastEnders’

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




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Bunker food: Chocolate and almond cake

Hanna-Johara Dokal’s cake is a homage to her grandmother – and all the other family and friends we miss right now




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NMC Health collapse leaves battle lines drawn

Scandal at former FTSE 100 company has damaged reputations of London and the UAE




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How testing fiasco exposed Britain’s flawed virus response

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




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Nations struggle to measure inflation as virus disrupts shopping

Store closures and frozen spending leave gap in policymakers’ economic tracking




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Luckin Coffee investigated by top Chinese regulator

Concern in Beijing that accounting scandal could damage other overseas listings




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Largest US meat company warns food supply chain is breaking

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




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Trump orders meat-processing plants to stay open

Fears of food shortages as coronavirus forces facilities to shut and US cases top 1m




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John Tyson laments breakdown of meat system his family pioneered

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




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Plant-based burgers to compete with real meat prices

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




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Deutsche Bank overhaul, Orcel's Santander lawsuit and Dublin's banking ambitions

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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