There’s more to the Swedish interiors giant than Billy bookcases

A star-studded cast sang from their own homes in the New York opera house’s four-hour show

Brian Christinzio’s vocals have the singsong flow of Brian Wilson

The American singer’s album is sexually frank, with harmonies reminiscent of Mariah Carey

The opera singer gets to the heart of the music in tender performances

The annual parade of work by living composers went online, performed from living rooms

With summer events cancelled, the focus is on how to recoup funding and audiences

The singer’s sandblasted baritone relates his dark autobiography with irresistible swagger

Analysis shows Bame groups exposed to greater socio-economic and work risks

UK government in talks with China Railway Construction Corporation

Tory manifesto pledge aimed at ‘levelling up’ the regions of Britain faces uphill struggle

Minister omits eastern leg to Yorkshire in statement on high-speed rail project

Termination of Northern contract signals wider problems with privatised system

UK transport company has come under pressure from US activist to sell school bus and transit divisions

Bakery chain’s proposed trial of 20 shops thwarted by social media response

Three quarters of leisure operators say margins too thin to support fewer customers, according to survey

Denmark and the Netherlands lead surge in bookings but company still cuts 25% of workforce

Join a live discussion with food historian Polly Russell at 12pm and 5pm UK time on Saturday May 2

The opposition leader on Covid-19, dealing with Corbyn’s legacy and holding Downing St to account

The actor on playing jerks, his new Netflix specials and life as a comedian in lockdown

Hope is not lost. An army of organisations, private hospitals and industries could be mobilised

Documents seen by FT show demand for face masks and aprons was close to outstripping national supplies

Concern in Beijing that accounting scandal could damage other overseas listings

Tyson Foods chief warns of supply shortages that critics blame on concentrated production line

Largest US meat company forecasts further upheaval in months ahead

Even without scale, the fake meat industry is challenging the economics of its blood and guts rivals.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Lloyds Bank and its offshore banking problems, the latest on the regulatory tests facing Facebook's Libra initiative, and how banks have fared in this year's US Fed stress tests.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Hannah Murphy, technology correspondent, and Kiran Stacey, US regulatory correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the huge cost of the UK's PPI mis-selling scandal, the latest personnel changes at Goldman Sachs and growing unease about the role of Eurofi in shaping Europe's financial sector policy. With special guest Dominic Lindley, director of policy at the New City Agenda.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor and Jim Brunsden, EU correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the outlook for Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase's decision to buy a second office in Paris. With special guest Brian Moynihan, chief executive of Bank of America. 

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Matthew Vincent and colleagues discuss the hunt for new chief executives among Europe's top banks and JPMorgan's plans to launch a digital bank in the UK. With special guest Sir Mike Rake, former CBI president, and former deputy chairman of Barclays.

Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Pandemic stopped protests in Iraq, Algeria and Lebanon, but crisis likely to fuel fresh wave of unrest

Nightlife, resilient to war and terrorism, has been paralysed by coronavirus

Shady Habash died in prison aged 22 and had been held without trial for two years

Too many big brands have been coasting for too long

Parka brand has no plans to change policy on down and says it is not bowing to pressure

Stylists advise on how to look professional when working remotely. Join a live discussion on Friday April 24 at noon and 5pm

The suits, the soft furnishings: a revealing glimpse of our MPs’ style choices

Funeral homes are full in working class section of Queens where immigrants pursue American dream

Addiction experts say Covid-19 could tip heavy drinkers into full-blown alcoholism

Rising number of low-paid staff are contracting Covid-19 or leaving posts as death toll mounts

The FT’s pick of the year’s best visual journalism, from extreme weather patterns to signs of a growing surveillance society

Many in Washington say Trump’s mini-deal with Beijing was a vehicle for political boasts

Beijing edits European opinion piece published in Chinese state-controlled media

As the final object is revealed, FT arts editor Jan Dalley talks to Peter Aspden about the significance of the BBC Radio 4 series 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' presented by Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum.  

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It's been a big week for contemporary British art. First the opening of the British Art Show 7 in Nottingham, then the second instalment of Newspeak at the Saatchi Gallery in London. To round it off, on Sunday Channel 4 will show “Modern Times”, the fifth in its series The Genius of Britain, this time presented by Janet Street-Porter. Peter Aspden, FT arts writer, and John Lloyd, FT television columnist, discuss art and celebrity: Charles Saatchi, Damien Hirst and the inimitable Janet Street-Porter. FT art critic Jackie Wullschlager reports on the British Art Show. Does it really represent the art of the nation? Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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The music scene is currently awash with aging rockers and pop groups re-united. Take That, complete with Robbie Williams, will tour next year; space rockers Hawkwind, formed in 1969, tour the UK next month; while Lemmy, born 1945, is currently taking the stage with Motorhead. Whatever happened to “hope I die before I get old”? Aren’t they old enough to know better? Neville Hawcock, deputy arts editor, talks to Peter Aspden, the FT’s arts writer, and Richard Clayton, who regularly reviews pop for the paper.  

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As the ninth Art Basel Miami Beach takes place this week, Andres Schipani discusses the growing presence of Latin American collectors and galleries at the international art fair. He is joined by Mark Spiegler, director of Art Basel Miami Beach; Tim Marlow from London's White Cube gallery; Elizabeth Neilson, who heads the London-based Zabludowicz Collection; and Henrique Faría from Venezuela's Faría Fábregas gallery.  

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On the announcement of the BBC's 'Sounds of 2011' list, FT pop critics and panel judges Ludovic Hunter-Tilney and Richard Clayton look back at the year in pop, and forwards to 2011. What do polls like this say about the state of pop? And what do we want our pop music do to - soothe the soul or confront difficult issues? They talk to deputy arts editor Neville Hawcock about their artists and bands of the year: Rumer, Warpaint, Everything Everything, Ellie Goulding, Kings of Leon and Arcade Fire - their band of 2010. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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The launch of Sky Atlantic on February 1 – the result of Sky's exclusive five-year deal with HBO - raises questions about British and American television drama. Is the US - with cult series like The Sopranos, Mad Men and now Boardwalk Empire - enjoying a Golden Age of TV drama? What about Britain? Has its Golden Age been and gone? Jan Dalley, FT arts editor, is joined by Mark Duguid, senior curator of the British Film Institute National Archive, Huw Kennair-Jones, Sky1’s commissioning editor for drama, and John Lloyd, the FT’s television columnist. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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