The UK needs new ideas and skills for expanding sales worldwide

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

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

Enrollees from India and China make up a third of intake

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

Time wasted is time lost, says the Kresge Foundation as it makes a public pledge

English companies with shared offices excluded from coronavirus rescue package

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

Plus: the FT's film critic on what to watch now

The consultancies most recommended by clients and peers, rated by sector and specialism. Plus: millennial professionals’ search for meaning; weighing consultants’ worth; the conflict of interest debate; a call for courage on diversity; HS2 blurs consultancy lines; Brexit and fees

Missouri raises competition and privacy questions in company’s home market

Pressure on search giant rises following regulatory successes in Europe

Competition law should take changing business models into account

Small changes promise big differences to female chefs mixing work and family life

Your question for our expert — and readers’ advice

The Twickenham house and garden played a part in 18th-century life and literature

Whichford Pottery’s terracotta wares are as appreciated overseas for their English style as they are in the UK for their robustness

From hellebores to roses, our gardening expert selects the best for warmer winters

Here are choices to help you think outside the box (bush), avoid blight and encourage sustainability

Our gardening columnist offers guidance for making a practical, ethical and beautiful choice

Compost plugs let you bypass seed sowing and are cheaper than bedding plants

Robin Lane Fox on the best choices to sow now

EU-funded projects are returning migrants to a dangerous conflict zone, critics say

Exclusive: Disappointing results revealed in draft documents published accidentally by WHO

The ENO is adapting a gimmick to attract new audiences now the pandemic has hit

Three quarters of leisure operators say margins too thin to support fewer customers, according to survey

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

In China, a shrinking bottom line has intensified the already tense affair of splitting profits

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

Fears of food shortages as coronavirus forces facilities to shut and US cases top 1m

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods spy retail opportunities as meat industry struggles with virus

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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Israeli leader returns for fifth term as prime minister as head of emergency coalition 

Demand for tech services expected partly to counter pandemic downturn

Long studio sessions were once the norm, but design teams are adapting to a new, remote reality

Conservative activists vow to step up street demonstrations against business closings

The launch of Sky Atlantic on February 1 – the result of Sky's exclusive five-year deal with HBO - raises questions about British and American television drama. Is the US - with cult series like The Sopranos, Mad Men and now Boardwalk Empire - enjoying a Golden Age of TV drama? What about Britain? Has its Golden Age been and gone? Jan Dalley, FT arts editor, is joined by Mark Duguid, senior curator of the British Film Institute National Archive, Huw Kennair-Jones, Sky1’s commissioning editor for drama, and John Lloyd, the FT’s television columnist. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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David Cheal traces the journey of ‘Guantanamera’, from a 19th-century Cuban national hero to a 21st-century recycling campaign, via Celia Cruz and the peace movement of the 1960s. Credits: RCA Victor, Bravo Hit, Universal Music AB, Columbia  

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A Motown classic and Beatles favourite that went on to become perhaps the first postmodern pop song: David Cheal on the many lives of 'Money (That's What I Want)'. Credits: Motown Records Inc., EMI, Simitar.  

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UN official warns mass deportations risk spread of coronavirus to the region

There are lots of pressures on household budgets at the current time, but experts on the FT Money show are here to guide you through it. On this week's podcast we’re going to be talking about worker’s rights if companies want to cut their pay; whether you should take a ‘payment holiday on your mortgage’, and how to get a refund on a holiday you can no longer take - our Money Mentor Lindsay Cook is here to help. And with children at home, we’ve also got ideas to inspire them to learn more about money matters - and there’s even a competition parents can enter for sharing their best ideas.

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Newer employees like their appraisals upfront and often

Whether renting a flat or applying for a loan, you will probably need the help of a homeowner

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

But why didn’t the chancellor go the whole hog and scrap the tax taper altogether?

Matthew Engel tours Middle England in search of the root of voter disillusionment

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put

Tareck El-Aissami has little experience — and a $10m US bounty on his head