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Brussels and Washington need to find a route to a workable legal framework

As McDonald’s is targeted, governments also need to tighten and enforce rules

Rishi Sunak has to make the case for foreign workers where they are needed

Show of unity on Russia and China needs to be followed up with concrete actions

Sodium has a role to play at the lower end of the electric vehicle market as a substitute

Expect anger at the sector’s finances to take a long time to burn out

Labour costs and interest expenses are holding back earnings

Peter Orszag to help push financial advisory through tricky global economy

Also in today’s newsletter, is ‘hybrid energy’ the right path to the future?

What role can private-sector investors play in improving supply reliability?

Also in today’s newsletter, new guidelines for nature reporting

Shareholders pile on the pressure at annual meetings

The UK’s trademark self regulatory approach to governance has been aped around the world

Founder who owns 4.9% of digital bank will remain on board of directors

Power plays among politicians in Rome continue to count for more than the hopes of international investors

Regulators propose overhaul of corporate governance code following audit scandals

The former head of the US defence department’s research agency was behind big bets on mRNA technology

The magic circle law firm’s senior partner has long held ambitions for a transatlantic merger

We examine how senior in-house lawyers are adapting to new business needs in a monthly series that culminates on September 20, alongside the FT list of top in-house lawyers. This week: geopolitical upheaval

Companies seek chief legal officers with an ability to assess geopolitical risk

Plus, the Hogwarts for horologists, designer double denim and London’s most charming sandwich shop

As vocal clones of music’s biggest names go viral, the FT’s pop critic embarks on an unlikely quest to replicate his favourite singer’s voice

The cake designer on her baked beans phobia and why there’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure

It was once the preserve of a privileged elite — now even arbiters of style don’t know what it is any more

In North Canterbury, a wine estate with Burgundian dreams has been battered by nightmare weather

Park hangouts used to be simple, but childhood nostalgia and disposable income have transformed them into an elaborate trend

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

I’ve helped further the illusion that it’s nice to eat outside — and for that I’m sorry

The writer’s life might best be understood as one long reply to George Orwell’s idea that only plainness can illuminate truth

The shifting US influence on world trade; Spain’s journey from Franco to democracy; Polly Toynbee’s memoir of privilege and progressive causes; a Westminster ‘bodice-ripper’ by an ex-aide to Boris Johnson; Germany’s tangled relationship with Russia; the rise and tragic fall of Tony Hsieh; Leïla Slimani’s new novel — plus Adam LeBor’s round-up of thrillers

Tired of endless books on time management? An artist and a watchmaker, no less, share wisdom about this most precious resource in modern life

Author Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel on ‘Time Shelter’, the first Bulgarian book to win the prize

Alluring new stays from Kraków to Porto

You can’t say you’ve been to South Africa if you haven’t experienced the city, says the fashion designer

When its bid to be European Capital of Culture was thwarted by Brexit, the city decided to anoint itself and start partying anyway

The artist admires the flat light and subtle power of the Fens

Alluring new stays from Kraków to Porto

The London Design Biennale will address real-world problems with 3D showstoppers and virtual virtuosity

Meet the location wranglers who persuade homeowners to open their doors to film crews for TV shows such as ‘Succession’

I spotted an Omega Workshops bowl probably thrown by Roger Fry himself (unbeknown to the saleroom). Alas, it was not to be