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Bang on a Can Marathon — six hours of music from the boundary-breaking group

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




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The future of festivals: arts organisations look towards 2021

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




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How online games are becoming a new arena for live music

Artists such as Travis Scott and Charli XCX are appearing in digital form, watched by audiences of avatars




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Mark Lanegan: Straight Songs of Sorrow

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




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Lucian Ban: Transylvanian Folk Songs — The Béla Bartók Field Recordings

Jazz, folk and classical influences merge as the pianist revisits traditional music collected by the Hungarian composer




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Black Britons four times more likely to die of virus than white peers, says ONS

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




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Fresh help for care homes as infection rate rises

Leaked Whitehall plan reveals concerns 3 years ago over extra support for sector




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Boris Johnson urges ‘maximum caution’ over easing lockdown

Downing Street says any changes will be ‘very limited’ to avoid second peak of infections




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Astronomy boom as UK stargazers look to sky for solace

Less pollution and fine weather create ideal conditions for studying constellations




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Reopening of Beeching rail lines faces long delays

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




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Britain considers bringing China on board with HS2

Political sensitivities could be outweighed by workers’ construction expertise




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Doubt cast over future of HS2 extension to Leeds

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




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Chris Packham launches legal action against HS2

Naturalist and broadcaster says £106bn rail scheme will destroy 700 wildlife sites




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Coronavirus hits US rail volumes

The ripples from slowing Chinese production are felt down the supply chain




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Mayor abandons London fares freeze as virus hits TfL finances

Move comes after Moody’s predicts £400m blow to transport network’s income




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UK to discuss help for aviation industry hit by coronavirus

Transport secretary weighs support for airlines and rail operators as passenger numbers drop




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Local authorities say multimillion-pound light rail deal not enough

Support for five networks around England follows coronavirus rescue packages for bus and train sectors




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Poaching fears rise after coronavirus empties Kenya’s national parks

Tourism in east Africa’s renowned wildlife reserves has collapsed amid the global shutdown




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Premier League leads UK sport’s return to action after shutdown

Safety and commercial concerns remain but football, rugby and cricket begin talks to resume play in pandemic




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Flutter’s poker boost is not a one-way bet

Paddy Power owner topped the FTSE leaderboard in April despite near-total lack of sport




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IHG warns coronavirus is hotels’ ‘most significant challenge’

Holiday Inn owner outlines ‘visible’ hygiene changes as rival Hilton reports slide in revenue




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The London bus drivers on the coronavirus front line

Their critical public service has a price attached. Seamus Murphy photographs these key workers




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Keir Starmer: ‘The government has been slow in nearly all of the major decisions’

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




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Test your gastronomic knowledge with our food quiz

There are 30 brain teasers, including which restaurant’s menu featured the Egg Bender?




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‘Parks and Recreation’ star Ben Schwartz on the joys of improv

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




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Simon Kuper’s fantasy dinner party

The FT columnist selects his perfect venue, food, wine and company for a post-lockdown celebration




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Bunker food: Chocolate and almond cake

Hanna-Johara Dokal’s cake is a homage to her grandmother – and all the other family and friends we miss right now




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When AI takes on Eurovision: can a computer write a hit song?

Bizarre lyrics, atonal melodies and a ‘koala synth’; Nic Fildes enters the world of algorithm-inspired Europop




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Stiff challenges ahead as governments look to reopen economies

Companies must balance costs of staying shut against concerns for staff safety




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UK should consider border controls, say independent scientists

Britain failed to take advantage of island status, warns panel, as it calls for more transparency




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Coronavirus reached Europe weeks earlier than thought, say doctors

French patient who fell ill in December found to have had Covid-19 after samples retested




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The World Health Organization can be reformed

Although it suffers from lack of independence, it should be fixed rather than scrapped




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How testing fiasco exposed Britain’s flawed virus response

Boris Johnson’s government was focused on Budget and Brexit — until disease took a grip




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Learning to lead in China’s coronavirus crisis

Dr Kate Gaynor’s executive education was soon tested as general manager of a Chinese hospital




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Culture war: How Danone kept making yoghurt in pandemic 

From bored employees to train trouble in the French Alps, the manufacturer has faced new challenges




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Nations struggle to measure inflation as virus disrupts shopping

Store closures and frozen spending leave gap in policymakers’ economic tracking




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Illycaffè expects coronavirus hit to revenues despite online boost

Lockdowns and restrictions set to halt Italian coffee maker’s 17-year growth trajectory




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Locked-down consumers turn back to processed foods

Kellogg and Kraft Heinz see chance to win back customers who had shifted to healthier brands




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John Tyson laments breakdown of meat system his family pioneered

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




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Opposition rises to exit package for ex-McDonald’s chief

Steve Easterbrook lost his job after relationship with colleague but kept stock options




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Tyson Foods warns of sales declines and rising costs

Largest US meat company forecasts further upheaval in months ahead




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Coronavirus: return to work divides US meat industry  

Donald Trump wants to reopen meatpacking plants amid fears of food shortages but unions warn of ‘sacrificial workers’




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Beyond Meat’s profit-driven pricing power

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




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Deutsche Bank overhaul, Orcel's Santander lawsuit and Dublin's banking ambitions

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Deutsche Bank's radical overhaul, Andrea Orcel's lawsuit against Santander and Ireland's plans to expand Dublin as a financial centre. With special guest Michael D'Arcy, Irish financial services minister.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt financial correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Citigroup results, Standard Chartered's pay revolt and money laundering outlook

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what Citigroup's results tell us about the US bank earnings season, Standard Chartered chief Bill Winters' defiant response to investor criticism of his pay packet, and how banks are tackling the problem of money laundering, With special guest Brandon Daniels of Exiger 


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Robert Armstrong, US banking editor, David Crow, banking editor, and Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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RBS succession, Goldman's consumer arm and Ukraine's PrivatBank

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss a surprise candidate to succeed Ross McEwan as head of Royal Bank of Scotland, Goldman Sachs's nascent Marcus brand and Igor Kolomoisky's bid to reverse the nationalisation of Ukraine's PrivatBank. With special guest Harit Talwar of Goldman Sachs.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, and Max Seddon, Moscow correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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StanChart pay row, Citigroup on Brexit and Facebook's Libra

David Crow and guests discuss Standard Chartered chief Bill Winters' 'voluntary' pay cut after a dispute over his pension allowance, Citigroup's confidence in the City of London regardless of the outcome of Brexit, and gathering clouds for Facebook's much hyped digital currency, Libra. With special guest David Livingstone, chief executive of Citigroup in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.


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

 

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