Some key facts from the world’s busiest land border as president ramps up pressure

Statistical agency warns of increased volatility in official data due to virus challenges

Forecasts will be most thorough assessment yet of how lockdown is affecting the economy

Breakdown group reports roadside call-outs back to 90% of expected levels as motorists venture out

Region’s push into major equity and bond benchmarks drives strong inflows

Regional forecast reflects oil production cuts and comes amid price volatility

Decision by Saudi Arabia and UAE to send teams follows two-year boycott of gas-rich state

Senior software engineer says he quit after firings over coronavirus safety protests

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

Resilience in business is rooted in paying heed to staff behaviour

Moderniser who served on front bench for 18 years championed Olympics and Sure Start

A forceful challenger of union power at British Leyland

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

Wang Xiaoshuai’s wonderfully acted film is an epic of love and loss

An autobiographical movie that strips bare the actor’s early years

There’s swashbuckling and explosions, but Adam Driver is the real star of the ninth and final film in the Skywalker saga

Tom Hooper’s musical adaptation is weird, wonderful and worryingly erotic

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

Saoirse Ronan shines as the tomboyish lead sister in this adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel — with sly feminist subtexts

The director’s satire on consumerist culture shines through in this sparkling new print

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

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

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

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

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

As ‘slum priests’ try to fill the gap left by the state, the populist movement is on the rise again

From Chile to Bolivia, revolts against leaders from left and right have root causes in stagnant growth and weak investment

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

How the coronavirus outbreak has accelerated the demise of US department stores

UK expected to take gradual approach to lifting restrictions after Monday

With new episodes launching today, now is the perfect time to revel in the cruel humour of the hit cartoon

Forecast of 3.2 per cent growth in 2020 would be improvement on 2.1 per cent in 2019

The country is trapped in a full-scale emergency that could unravel social bonds

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

Saudi Arabia’s PIF has snapped up stakes in a cruise operator, oil groups and a football club

Investors are right to be sceptical of government’s plans to restore oil group’s fortunes

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

Capital expenditure expected to fall 23% at state energy company

State-backed company says it can sustain 12m barrels a day for up to a year

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

Hospitals run by the former FTSE 100 company are tackling the coronavirus outbreak

Third of UK small businesses reported so low on cash they cannot survive longer than 2 more weeks

Government to provide £617m to plug gaps in rescue package based on business rates system

The French director’s centenary is celebrated with a new box set of his subdued, subtle films

Kitty Green’s response to the Harvey Weinstein case unfolds with muted rage

Alain Delon stars in this existential thriller, set in Nazi-occupied Paris

Join FT film critic Danny Leigh for a live chat on Friday May 1 at 12pm and 5pm UK time

There are potent moments here amid the stage-managed gloss

Shelagh McLeod’s film is a small, warm drama of space and family

GFSL said liquidated company’s services were ‘unacceptable’