Instructing people to stay at home is to confine millions to cramped housing

Governments are fighting to keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay and their economies afloat

Africa’s biggest crude exporter seeks $7bn in emergency funds in face of imminent recession

G20 agriculture ministers urge governments not to disrupt global supply chains

With a matter of days until the deadline, presenter Claer Barrett discusses the practicalities of making a claim online with the FT's Money Mentor Lindsay Cook. Plus, how to build effective money habits, and the growing NHS pensions row. 

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Have you ever counted how many online accounts you have? Do you listen to music on Spotify, upload your pictures to the cloud or hold your savings in an online bank account? If the answer is yes to any of these questions you should consider what happens to these assets when you die. On this week's FT Money show presenter Lucy Warwick-Ching delves into the world of digital legacies - from Facebook to cryptocurrencies. She talks to Angharad Lynn of VWV, James Norris of the Digital Legacy Association and Ian Bond of the Law Society about the rise of digital wills and end of life planning companies.

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The general election and your finances - with a week to go, what changes could the major parties bring in? Presenter Claer Barrett talks to Rachael Griffin, a tax expert at Quilter, about the pledges. Next up on the show if you're self employed, have you got a pension? A third of self-employed women say they are saving nothing into a pension. Blogger Emma Maslin, better known as the Money Whisperer, has lots to say on this topic. And finally - they might say it's vulgar to talk about money, but James Max, our Rich People's Problems columnist is here to explain why he loves cash.

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Harry Potter will turn 40 in the year 2020, but has he been a wizard with his finances? Presenter James Pickford speculates on his fictional fortune with Moira O’Neill, head of personal finance at Interactive investor - plus we look at the financial impact of a Dry January, and where to find the best deals on gym membership.

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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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Reduction is second in under a month as country braces for an extended coronavirus lockdown

Experience with other outbreaks could compensate for poor healthcare infrastructure

Century-old agriculture lender is latest state group in need of government support

Violence surges as sector faces headwinds from oil price crash and coronavirus 

Second wave of swarms expected just as farmers battle fallout from coronavirus

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

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

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From Muscat to Madeira, the best — and best-value — tipples for the festive season

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

White House group will shift to ‘safety and opening up our country again’

Democrats outraged by move to clear former national security adviser who already pleaded guilty

English football’s top division wrote to US government over Saudi’s alleged illegal screening of matches

US cable company enjoys rising demand for high-speed internet but movie business suffers

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

Station had carried reports critical of Duterte’s violent anti-drug crackdown

Adult entertainment, double-glazing and dog breeding among industries targeted 

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 

Pandemic boosts shift towards digital wallets and currencies

Bank of England marks its 325th anniversary with exhibition of objects reflecting changing world of payments

Our festival panel consign their financial nasties to Room 101

The past decade has been transformational for our finances, but the next could be more challenging 

Ahead of the Budget, chancellor Sajid Javid has some tough choices to make

The violinist on making high art popular and what #MeToo means for musicians

The novelist on Cicero’s lessons for Brexit Britain, Labour’s future — and how to write a bestseller a year

The Russian billionaire on working with Putin, his Premier League plans and making a fortune in the 1990s

The Tory grandee on Thatcher, Johnson — and how centrist complacency fuelled Brexit

Her bestselling novel showed South Korea’s everyday sexism — and struck a chord around the region

The Polish novelist on confronting history and her battles with the nationalist right

The former engineer on bullying, tech firm culture and breaking the silence

The economist has long argued that governments should spend whatever it takes. Has her time now come?

The Wall Street strategist talks about debt, lessons from losing his hearing — and his latest predictions for the world

Supply disruptions expected to increase as governments impose lockdowns 

Restrictions in nation that processes 90% of world’s stones upend global industry