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War Horse has just won five Tony Awards; last year the RSC put on an acclaimed production of Matilda; and now Punchdrunk are staging their first show for children, The Crash of the Elysium. Is children’s theatre on the up – or is it still the poor relation of “proper” theatre? Where is the new writing among the successful adaptations? And what are the best shows on in Britain this summer holiday? Jan Dalley puts these questions to Tony Graham, artistic director of London’s Unicorn Theatre, Sarah Hemming, FT theatre critic, and Neville Hawcock, deputy arts editor – as well as to four budding young critics. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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Peter Aspden visits the basement treasure-house where recordings of Florence Nightingale, 1940s electronica and other rarities are stored alongside some equally exotic audio technology  

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Billy Holiday's secular hymn was born out of a blazing family row and its swaying melody went on to become a jazz standard, with versions by Tony Bennett and Sonny Rollins. Mike Hobart follows its history. Credits: Jazz Moon, Saga, Columbia/Legacy, Island, Geffen Gold Mine  

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

Do you want to find out how to do the splits on your mortgage? FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett is not talking about stretching yourself, but instead, how thousands of borrowers are finding their mortgage lender is flexible enough to give them more than one type of mortgage. Next up, nearly a million people reported scam calls, texts or emails from criminals posing as UK tax authority HMRC last year - we tell you how to protect yourself. And finally, despite the rising cost of childcare, statistics show a million parents are not claiming for the tax free childcare they are entitled to - are you one of them?

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A self-effacing intellectual who rose to the very centre of power

John Ratcliffe testifies at confirmation hearing held under social distancing rules

As relations deteriorate over virus, Washington considers curbing supply chains and investment flows

Parents who haven’t historically claimed could now do so due to lost income

The architect on why buildings move us — and what he shares with Don Quixote

The holder of this title until now would, for me, have been Muhammad Ali

Global property portals report big increases in Chinese inquiries

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

Approval ratings for the billionaire president have more than doubled

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

Guido Sandleris says it is ‘too soon’ to declare that stability has returned to peso

Jeremy Corbyn defends party's processes for dealing with racism after Ephraim Mirvis's criticism. Conservatives put opposition to independence at heart of Scottish campaign. Sterling slips as Labour makes inroads on Tories' polling lead.

UBS drops to second spot while Invesco slips to third in Z-Ben analysis of investment market

As relations deteriorate over the coronavirus, Washington considers curbing supply chains and investment flows

ECB chief Mario Draghi this week surprised the markets by suggesting that the European central bank could introduce more stimulus to support the global economy. His signal, at an ECB forum in Sintra, Portugal, caused a furious reaction from Donald Trump. Katie Martin discusses the US president’s intervention and the remarks that prompted this with Claire Jones and Chris Giles.

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Claire Jones, Frankfurt bureau chief and Chris Giles, economics editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Hong Kong protests against a proposed extradition law that would allow criminal suspects to be handed over to China are continuing, despite a concession by the Hong Kong chief executive to suspend the proposed law. Naomi Rovnick discusses discusses what’s at stake for China and what the protesters are seeking to achieve, with Tom Mitchell in Beijing and Sue-Lin Wong in Hong Kong.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Naomi Rovnick FT Live reporter, Sue-Lin Wong, South China correspondent and Tom Mitchell, Beijing bureau chief. Producer: Fiona Symon

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What will the world look like when machines are cleverer than we are? Fred Studemann, Literary editor, and John Thornhill, Innovation editor, discuss how different writers have imagined the future in response to the advance of artificial intelligence.

Contributors: Fred Studemann, Literary editor, and John Thornhill, Innovation editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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As the world’s largest carbon emitter, China will be in the spotlight at this week’s UN climate summit in New York.  Beijing has taken steps to tackle its pollution problems in recent years, but is it working? Pilita Clark puts this question to Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, and Lucy Hornby, deputy Beijing bureau chief. 

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, and Lucy Hornby, deputy Beijing bureau chief.  Producer: Fiona Symon

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Last weekend thousands of people took to the streets of Chile in an outburst of anger at a rise in the price of the metro fare. But as Benedict Mander tells Michael Stott, the roots of the unrest go much deeper.

Contributors: Michael Stott, Latin America bureau chief and Benedict Mander, Chile and Argentina correspondent. Producer: Persis Love.

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Beijing has ordered government offices and public institutions to remove all foreign computer equipment and software within three years as part of its bid for self-reliance in office technology. Malcolm Moore discusses the ramifications for Chinese and US companies and for the global supply chain with the FT’s Yuan Yang in Beijing.

Contributors: Malcolm Moore, technology news editor, and Yuan Yang, Beijing technology correspondent.  Producer: Fiona Symon

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The full impact of the deadly Sars-like virus that has spread across China will take time to assess. But it’s clear there will be significant damage to the region’s economies and perhaps also to the reputation of China’s leaders for failing to tackle the coronavirus early enough to prevent its spread. Andreas Paleit discusses the political and economic impact of the outbreak with Tom Hancock, recently back from Wuhan, James Kynge in Hong Kong and Sue-Lin Wong in Shenzhen.

Contributors: Andreas Paleit, companies desk editor, Tom Hancock, China consumer industries correspondent, Sue-Lin Wong, South China correspondent, and James Kynge, global China editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love.

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Growing a beard, praying in public and calling someone overseas. These are some of the 'offences' for which Uighur Muslims have been sent to internment camps in the Xinjiang region of China, according to a leaked document known as the Karakax list. Adrienne Klasa talks to the FT reporters who discovered the document, Christian Shepherd and Laura Pitel. Read the FT story here

Contributors: Adrienne Klasa, creative producer, Christian Shepherd, Beijing correspondent, and Laura Pitel, Turkey correspondent. Producers: Persis Love and Fiona Symon

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Former deputy set to take over as country faces sharpest economic contraction in decades

Scientists co-operate on search for Covid-19 origins despite charges Beijing is withholding data

Nation’s pharma industry has matured but is still a lot better at incremental innovation than major breakthroughs

As Beijing connects the region, the Philippines weighs ‘shutdown’ risk

Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell says other countries could face big ‘second wave’

Stuart Levey, known for tough enforcement of sanctions on Iran, will head digital currency project

Guillaume Faury tells employees in letter that lockdown threatens manufacturer’s existence

NYSE owner did not ‘lose its mind’, says Jeffrey Sprecher

The video app loved by teenagers is powered by artificial intelligence and protectionism

Companies suffer steep share-price falls while Luckin implosion highlights risks

Hundreds will lose jobs in £1.2bn turnround plan even as Jingye says 3,000 will be saved

Henrik Adam outlines ‘urgent priority’ to boost performance as he cuts 1,250 jobs

Price of key steelmaking ingredient has held up, despite big drop in economic activity

Departure comes just weeks after Moody’s cut miner’s rating to junk

Anglo-Australian mining group benefits from resilient iron ore price

Country’s production this year expected to top 2019 if coronavirus kept at bay

Váradi echoes Ryanair’s O’Leary in upbeat outlook as low-cost airline restarts flights from Luton on Friday

Treasury secretary’s comments compound woes for airline sector hit by Buffett’s share sale