Social distancing curbs mean August vote cannot be held, says electoral commission

Macron also backs calls for debt relief as he seeks to be seen as champion of continent’s interests

Africans in Guangzhou evicted from hotels and had passports confiscated, officials say

How to find a financial adviser - a relationship with an adviser you can trust is something that FT readers often tell us is hard to come by. FT Money editor Claer Barrett talks to Damian Fantato, deputy editor of FT Adviser about the solution. Plus, with less than a month to go until the general election, financial advisers tell us they are getting calls from a lot of worried clients - we discuss what's troubling them. And finally, the rise of the 40-year mortgage - Paul Lewis, presenter of BBC Moneybox is here to share his own worries about extra long hours.

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On this week's FT Money show we discuss investment trusts and the different ways investors can use them in their portfolios. Presenter Emma Agyemang, FT Money reporter, talks to Jason Hollands, managing director at Tilney Group and Moira O'Neill of interactive investor about how listeners can invest alongside the wealthiest families. Plus, the dividend heroes - which offer the most consistent income and are they still a good option for investors? And finally, Merryn Somerset Webb tells listeners why she thinks investment trusts have a better chance of lasting a lifetime compared to other assets.

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Have you been mis-sold pensions advice? FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett talks to the FT's pensions expert Josephine Cumbo about the suitability of financial advice in relation to retirement planning. Next up on the show we discuss how the new bank overdraft rules could affect you. And finally, does your financial adviser speak your language? FT columnist Moira O'Neill has spoken out against the widespread use of Latin terms in the investment world - should it be allowed to continue ad infinitum?   

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Join our campaign for clear pension charges - FT Money has been exploring the impossibility of comparing the costs of drawdown plans. The FT is calling on the pensions and advise industry to be transparent about charges to help people to shop around. In this week's show, FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett interviews o the FT's pensions expert about our campaign. Next up, the spread of the coronavirus has given world stock markets a nasty turn - FT Moneys' new investment reporter, Madison Darbyshire, talks about how investors are reacting. And finally, to cheer listeners up a bit - James Max, our Rich People's Problems columnist is here to discuss a burning issue - the government's proposed ban on coal fires. 

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It's been a week of shock and awe for UK investors. Wednesday started with an emergency interest rate cut from the BoE. New chancellor Rishi Sunak then delivered a Budget full of emergency "first aid" measures to help workers, the self employed and small businesses survive the crisis - and some very unexpected news for wealthy pension savers. And in the meantime - stock markets around the world continue to experience deep falls as central banks work out how to respond to the coronavirus.

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Could Isas overtake pensions as the UK's tax-saving vehicle of choice? The tax benefits of pensions have been steadily eroded over the past decade but at the same time, Isas have been coming into their own. Most people approaching retirement today will rely on a combination of pensions and Isa income. In this week's show, FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett takes a break from covering the coronavirus and what it means for your money, and interviews the FT's Money Mentor columnist about why investors like Isas so much and how these investments compare to pensions. 

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World leaders call for an urgent debt moratorium and unprecedented health and economic aid packages

Experience with other outbreaks could compensate for poor healthcare infrastructure

These governments desperately need financial breathing space to fight the pandemic

Rwanda’s president says continent needs at least $100bn in foreign support to weather shock

Pandemic could set back the fight against malaria by 20 years, with Africa hit worst

Continent has limited confirmed virus fatalities but experts warn it is too early to draw conclusions

Plea for increased humanitarian help has gone unanswered and funding is set to be cut further

Leaders acted swiftly as they watched richer countries’ health systems crumple

IMF and other international institutions cannot lend to Harare because of debt arrears

Secret burials, overflowing hospitals and dead MPs, as president takes refuge in home village

Use of community health workers to identify cases draws heavily on experience battling tuberculosis and HIV

Donald Trump will be 70 next week and Hillary Clinton will be 69 in October

Winemakers are becoming more skilled at coping with rising temperatures

The family has been making fine wine in Napa Valley for four generations

Vice-president makes suggestion even as number of deaths across the country spikes

Unanimous decision finds that two former Chris Christie aides did not commit a federal crime

Facebook and Google show resilience through the crisis thanks to uptick in ‘direct response’ ads

Proposed deal would create strong UK competitor to challenge BT

David Rhodes to report to Rebekah Brooks as group seeks to challenge BBC’s broadcast dominance

Silver Lake’s Jio stake, Amazon VP quits in protest, new MacBook Pro

Entertainment group scraps dividend as executives promise it will weather storm

Politicians say properties are being classed as holiday lets to be eligible for grants

Claer Barrett and Daniel Thomas hear readers’ experiences of accessing job retention scheme 

Finance minister also says companies cannot pay dividends while receiving government money 

Litigation battles, fear turns to lawsuits, and a data security flaw

But why didn’t the chancellor go the whole hog and scrap the tax taper altogether?

The ‘Mick Jagger of microbes’ on a life of fighting disease — and the severity of the current crisis

Group seeks to ‘protect capital structure’ as uncertainty swirls over Covid-19 impact

Discovery raises prospect of industry’s return 20 years after Cornwall’s last pit closed

Group has halted work at number of mines due to pandemic

How has modern Ireland changed the way it views the events that took place in Dublin 100 years ago?

A fascinatingly detailed history one of the world’s great scholarly projects

Pandemic puts more pressure on Masayoshi Son’s bet on beleaguered WeWork

President acts as though Latin America’s second-largest economy is immune to pandemic

Oil price collapse and crumbling health system put Latin American nation at risk

Flashpoint between Brazil’s populist leader and political establishment over response to virus

Region’s ‘Pink tide’ leaders see chance of revival as inequality and public health concerns take centre stage

Officials’ barbs come at a precarious time for Latin American country

Approval ratings for the billionaire president have more than doubled

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put

Finance minister Paulo Guedes has had his liberal economic agenda sidelined by emergency measures