Tory jitters greet Johnson’s second anniversary as prime minister

Leader’s ratings outstrip his Labour rival but support among his own MPs is far from solid

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English nightclubs’ grand reopening tainted by Covid checks plan

Industry says new autumn restrictions would be ‘hammer blow’ after crippling year

7h

A trinity of ghosts haunts the Tokyo Olympic Games

Japan hopes to recapture the spirit of 1964, but the pandemic and unforced errors are taking a toll

8h

UK business groups sceptical over isolation exemption plans

Farming and food industry leaders say new guidance will not solve staff shortages

9h

Coronavirus and the global recovery: the dangers of whiplash economics

Ten days ago, markets were spooked by inflation. But the spread of the Delta variant is now forcing countries to reverse plans to reopen

9h

Covid-hit UK aviation industry held back by Brexit red tape

New requirements have taken a toll on smaller passenger and cargo carriers

9h

Shalev Hulio, NSO head and cyber weapon salesman

The man behind the Israeli military spyware manufacturer must clean up the human rights questions surrounding its usage

10h

Survey data show business activity powering ahead in eurozone

Yet PMI readings indicate slowing of growth in US and UK

10h

Germany’s €18bn real estate merger falls apart as investors balk

Vonovia falls short of support for takeover of residential landlord Deutsche Wohnen

10h

China imposes sanctions on Wilbur Ross and six other Americans

White House says moves demonstrates Beijing’s ‘further isolation from the world’

10h