Fun though it may be, this collection of out-takes is never quite the sum of its parts

War films 1917 and the upcoming Painted Bird are the latest entries in a sub-genre driven by relentless adversity and survival

Online courses grow while future of campus-based qualifications is questioned

Universities and business schools are facing unprecedented challenges across the world

Online learning group grants free access to teaching platform for institutions in lockdown

Hidden paradise blossomed for 150 years until settlements overrun by plunderers

Farc declaration of war raises fears of a fresh outbreak of conflict

Brazilian president criticised for rubbing elbows with crowds while awaiting second virus test results

Brazil and Mexico leaders ignore medical advice while Latin America begins crackdown

Organised crime steps in as President Bolsonaro dismisses pandemic as ‘sniffles’

Social damage could take 2 decades to repair, warns top UN official

Company says 1.1m people downloaded its app in six weeks, sending shares to record high

Rules concerning Brexit preparations prioritised over tougher environmental standards

Emirate seeks to get grip on sector after prices fall 40% from their 2014 peak

Bankers and investors expect rush of debt issues from the Gulf region

Countries from Jordan to Egypt will struggle to mitigate the pandemic’s economic impact

Middle East-focused group’s discovery follows revelations over undisclosed debt

Government revenues plummet as crude prices sink and private sector cuts jobs 

Claer Barrett wants to hear readers’ experiences of accessing business interruption loans

At least 21,000 more companies failed in March compared with the year before 

A payout passed leaves a scar on a company’s record that can never be erased 

Threat of redundancies and business failures means higher earners need help with their finances

Academy makes exemption to rule over screening films in cinemas

The much-loved film critic traces how the nation’s film industry found its voice in a three-part series on BBC4

Lorry company’s board says lenders will only support refinancing through buyout group’s proposal

Crystal Amber’s move shows sign of confidence in struggling UK group

Internet orders and cargo plane demand could help DHL-owner meet €5bn operating profit goal

Staff vote in favour of a walkout but union says they can help deliver supplies to elderly

President’s travel ban will not calm markets or address the threat facing America

Here is the role that I intend to play in bringing the global pandemic to an end

My household’s Corona Protocol has provoked eye-rolling from my two teenage children  

Rana Foroohar and Edward Luce talked to readers on the pandemic’s international impact

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Tata’s chief executive, forecasts a major shift to more flexible working arrangements

Some experts say variable annuities are too complicated and offer a poor deal for consumers 

The judicial inquiry into alleged graft under the presidency of Jacob Zuma is laying bare the divisions of the ruling ANC. Gideon Rachman discusses Mr Zuma's testimony with Joseph Cotterill in Johannesburg and David Pilling, Africa editor.

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Life in Europe's coronavirus hotspots: Foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman discusses how the coronavirus epidemic has been handled in Italy and Spain with the local FT correspondents, Miles Johnson in Rome and Daniel Dombey in Madrid. How are citizens reacting to the lockdown and what will be the long-term political and economic impact?

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Remote working has unearthed unexpected challenges — and surprises

Business practices undergo seismic change with flexible policies becoming standard

The pandemic will prompt new rules insisting on better margins for error and will embed more safety-first habits

In this FT series people share their stories of this extraordinary time

James Timpson has been planning how to operate his stores post-pandemic

Easy tomatoes, beans and lettuce to sow or plug in the garden or on a patio

Robin Lane Fox on the best choices to sow now

It’s hard to find a single trade type who thinks failing to agree an extension is anything but a potential disaster

Pledging conference underscores urgency to develop vaccine and distribute it worldwide

Exclusive: Disappointing results revealed in draft documents published accidentally by WHO

Supply chains at breaking point as surge of coronavirus patients with kidney side effects hits supplies

Akeso’s shares surge in Hong Kong as buyers brush off city’s economic downturn

Frail residents in overwhelmed sector emerge as the hidden victims of the Covid-19 crisis

The crisis exposed the system was on a knife edge, but the emergency changes are for the better