Premium offered for shares as group seeks to pay back debt owed by its parent company

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

Marine operators are looking to clean up their act

Covid-19 and price war shock US shale production. Plus: life after a $600m gamble on renewables; biofuels for aviation; ammonia’s potential for shipping; new power sources as architectural landmarks; ending human gluttony for cheap power

Tens of thousands of mariners are stranded because of coronavirus restrictions

The collapse in the price of the black stuff is proving a boon for ship owners

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

Spate of arson attacks on telecoms masts fuelled by disinformation over pandemic’s origins

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

After lockdown, start-ups will need to work with city authorities to keep cars off the roads

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

In the face of lockdown, go online to tour the world’s best gardens and shop for bulbs

Returning land and native species to nature grips the imagination. But not everyone is convinced

Lockdown videos give us a new way to judge character

How discarded laughing-gas cylinders were used to create glitter from litter

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

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

Running downstairs is b-o-r-i-n-g when you can slide or use a fireman’s pole instead

Nooks for books can be created anywhere in the home

New album channels protest music and social comment through Delta blues mythology and psych-rock

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

Subscriber numbers surge to 130m as listeners turn to tunes in a crisis

An alt-rock concept album whose concept is never clearly defined

Brooding subject matter meets richly detailed music in the British rapper’s fifth album

The American singer’s album is sexually frank, with harmonies reminiscent of Mariah Carey

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

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

The annual parade of work by living composers went online, performed from living rooms

With summer events cancelled, the focus is on how to recoup funding and audiences

Artists such as Travis Scott and Charli XCX are appearing in digital form, watched by audiences of avatars

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

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

Nintendo super smashes it, Peloton powers ahead, Sonos Arc

Leaked Whitehall plan reveals concerns 3 years ago over extra support for sector

Indigenous protests over gas project are snarling rail traffic and hurting businesses

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

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

First time in five years that rail groups have not paid into state coffers

Minister omits eastern leg to Yorkshire in statement on high-speed rail project

Termination of Northern contract signals wider problems with privatised system

Move comes after Moody’s predicts £400m blow to transport network’s income

Operators warn they will struggle to meet franchise agreements as passenger numbers plunge

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

Transport group also expects its Greyhound bus service to receive US financial support

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