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Ending furlough scheme early will cost jobs, business warns

Rishi Sunak has vowed to avoid ‘cliff edge’ when programme ends next month




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BoE warns UK set to enter worst recession for 300 years

Central bank predicts 30 per cent drop in output in first half of 2020 but opts against new stimulus




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Germany should lead a European naval mission in the Gulf

Its posturing as a self-righteous pacifist is unconvincing




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Ocado defends pay policies ahead of investor showdown

Advisory groups urge votes against remuneration report in wake of £87m payout for top executives




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JD Sports turns on Mike Ashley as Footasylum deal blocked

Chairman accuses Sports Direct of participating in process for ‘own commercial interests’




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Cisco team maintains connections in crises

Responsible Business Award for experts who establish communications in emergencies




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How happier hens mean more eggs — and trees

The discovery that chickens roam further when given more shelter started a green journey




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GKN bid row reveals UK doubts about open markets

Britain is haunted by past industrial decline and the buccaneering raids of the 1980s




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UK proves to be ‘unicorn’ haven despite Brexit fears

London remains pre-eminent European tech hub, but Paris, Berlin and others are also growing




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Corporate leaders ride the innovation wave

From heritage to healthcare, via regenerating the city centre, local business is ‘recognising its strengths’




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Start-ups advance to test overseas markets

The city exports more goods and services per job than any other in Britain




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My 50 years as a film critic

In five decades, Nigel Andrews saw every movie and met all the stars. This is what he learnt




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Federico Fellini at 100 and the myth of realism

Nigel Andrews on how the Italian auteur abandoned neorealism for something looser and more fantastical




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FT’s legal hackathon races to ease pandemic pressures

Projects under way range from more efficient legal aid to facilitating esignatures




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Twitter failing to curb misinformation ‘superspreaders’, report warns

Posts from high-profile accounts found to be promoting questionable virus therapies and cures




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Grappling with the high turnover of deans

There is a limited pool of candidates to fill what has become a complex leadership role




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Education leaders look for students with practical potential and ‘Midlands grit’

Teaching geared to developing ‘ability to use wide range of career skills’




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Remote teaching becomes vital during virus outbreak

Universities and business schools are facing unprecedented challenges across the world




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Are you graduating in 2020? We want to hear from you

Tell us how graduating into a pandemic economy is affecting you personally and professionally




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The other 5G: leading a five-generation workforce

Executive education courses are teaching how to manage multigenerational teams 




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Guaraní: both Paraguay’s secret weapon and its glue

Widely spoken indigenous vernacular has problems around official adoption and online presence




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Vatican may ordain married priests in remote areas

Reform continues under Pope Francis with South American summit tackling shortage of clergy




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Overseas earnings trigger Trump tussle with Central America

White House threatens to use remittances from US as leverage in migration dispute




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Fears grow of Venezuela malnutrition time-bomb

Aid workers warn that millions face long-term damage to health as food crisis continues




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Colombia heads back towards its violent past

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




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The death of Chile’s pension promise

Protesters urge overhaul of system once lauded as the ‘Mercedes-Benz’ of retirement provision




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Facebook recruits great and good for a chance at change

Appointments including former PM and Nobel laureate suggest turn toward establishment




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Johnson looks to border checks as price for easing lockdown

UK expected to take gradual approach to lifting restrictions after Monday




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Starmer blames Corbyn for Labour’s election defeat

New party leader gives clear signal he will take party in a different direction




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UK regulators delay two-thirds of new measures in response to Covid-19

Rules concerning Brexit preparations prioritised over tougher environmental standards




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Art inspired by Aboriginal identity and nuclear explosions

Yhonnie Scarce and Judy Watson talk about creating work with seductive surfaces and dark themes




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The best of TV and streaming this week

Our pick of the latest series and documentaries — plus older favourites to binge on




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Simon Godwin: ‘Theatre has lived through plagues before’

The director talks about gender-swaps, fundraising and the future of drama after lockdown




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Indonesia looks to set up sovereign wealth fund

Initiative would be modelled on Singapore’s Temasek with focus on start-ups




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Lebanon is heading for default on its debts, warns Fitch

Beirut hit by another sovereign bond downgrade amid political crisis




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Lebanon’s sovereign default leaves creditors facing big losses

London-based Ashmore bet heavily on the country’s short-term debt




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Qatar lines up bond deal as virus and oil crash hit economy

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




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NMC Health founder eyes a return to embattled group

77-year-old entrepreneur BR Shetty ‘looking to buy out Emirati partners’




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UK watchdog probes mystery of top NMC Health investors

FCA and group seek to clarify positions of BR Shetty and other leading shareholders




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Saudi Arabia launches oil price war after Russia deal collapse

Kingdom to raise crude production and offer deep discounts just as coronavirus hits demand




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Saudi Arabia oil gamble threatens modernisation drive

Decision to drive down crude price after Russia row will hit revenue




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NMC Health finds evidence of suspected fraud in its finances

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




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Plus500 continues its winning streak

Online trading platform says revenue for this year will far exceed expectations




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Insolvency: light touch, heavy cost

New process likely to be popular but there is room for improvement




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PPE cottage industry comes to health workers’ rescue

Grassroots manufacturers overcome lack of machinery, materials and supply chain experience




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Streamed movies to be eligible for 2021 Oscars

Academy makes exemption to rule over screening films in cinemas




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Sleaze and racism in Netflix’s Hollywood take shine off ‘golden age’

New period drama about an aspiring actor pulls back the curtain on postwar Tinseltown




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Rising High — a raucous German comedy of real estate fraud

Berlin’s property boom is the setting for Cüneyt Kaya’s film




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Ema is a humdinger of a film from Chilean director Pablo Larraín

A woman’s life unravels spectacularly in this wildly original movie




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The best adventure films to stream at home

From skiing in the high Andes to free-diving beneath a frozen Finnish lake