European Union leaders will grant prime minister Theresa May a second delay to Brexit but they could demand she accepts a much longer extension as France pushed for conditions to limit Britain’s ability to undermine the bloc.

European Council president Donald Tusk says the EU should consider offering the UK a “flexible” delay to Brexit of up to a year, with the option of leaving earlier if a deal is ratified.

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The former chairman of  Nissan Carlos Ghosn has accused the carmaker’s executives of conspiring to have him arrested over unfounded fears about his plans for the Japanese group, and said he had been unfairly portrayed as a “dictator” by “backstabbing” former colleagues.

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International bank Standard Chartered has been ordered to pay $1.1bn (£842m) by US and UK authorities to settle allegations of poor money-laundering controls and breaching sanctions against countries including Iran.