Mismanagement and corruption leave some of nation’s biggest teams on brink of collapse

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

Elizabeth Carroll’s documentary spotlights Kennedy as celebrity cook and social historian

Social security overhaul is key part of plan to rein in budget deficit

While Google, Facebook and Twitter are set for a grilling in Congress over Russia, it is the online retailer that is drawing intense scrutiny

With a £15,000 award, the competition aims to find the best proposal for a business book

With lockdowns fuelling anxiety among staff, should companies be investing in meditation training?

Investors will be watching Christine Lagarde’s performance amid rising pressure on Italian bonds

Bloc faces worst recession in its history as report calls for pan-European recovery plan

Demonstrators defy coronavirus lockdown and set fire to banks amid mounting currency crisis and joblessness

The number of people hired doubled between 2017 and 2020

Anti-bribery prosecutors say actions concern the securing of shipping contracts

US telecoms group tries on virtual meeting service for size as demand soars during lockdowns 

US car rental group backed by billionaire Carl Icahn extends crucial payment deadline

Humble, grand or fanciful — these designs have serious bed cred

This season’s hottest trend takes in all things Japanese - from Macaque to Japandi

The trumpeter captures his compatriot’s mischievous sense of humour and serious intent

Less pollution and fine weather create ideal conditions for studying constellations

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

Court hears claim in lawsuit that has laid bare feud over media, retail and hospitality empire

Our ‘Round on the Links’ quiz tests your ability to draw connections. Thinking caps on!

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

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

Our ‘Round on the Links’ quiz tests your ability to draw connections. Thinking caps on!

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

Tim Hayward shows Daniel Garrahan how to grow and feed a sourdough starter before turning it into a home-baked pizza

Sales for drinking at home soar but alcohol companies say they do not offset bar closures

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Germany's concession that could unblock progress towards a eurozone banking union, investor moves against Deutsche Bank chairman Paul Achkleitner, and what's behind the recent spate of personnel changes in investment banking. With special guest Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, chairman of Société Générale.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Martin Arnold, Frankfurt bureau chief, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt correspondent, Jonathan Guthrie, Lex editor, David Crow, banking editor, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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In Iraq and Syria, citizens have been hard to persuade of the need to stay inside

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

Bailiffs’ move in Netherlands escalates dispute between businessman and Cairo

Stylists advise on how to look professional when working remotely. Join a live discussion on Friday April 24 at noon and 5pm

Addiction experts say Covid-19 could tip heavy drinkers into full-blown alcoholism

Like it or not, the vibrancy of London’s art scene is due in part to the efforts of marketeers, public relations teams and great coffee shops, says the FT’s arts writer,  

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“Those who live to please, must please to live.” But these days it’s often our privilege to watch the performers having a good time  

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The FT’s arts writer finds that, for all the acquisitive buzz around art fairs, they still richly cater for people’s inquisitive side too  

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The grand hymn of redemption took a long path to its current stature in American spirituality, from John Newton’s original lyric to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Ian McCann follows its turbulent history. Credits: Rhino Atlantic, Marathon, Ameritz Music, Bandleader Recordings, UMC  

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Thousands affected as many flights cancelled and airports closed because of coronavirus pandemic

Harry Potter will turn 40 in the year 2020, but has he been a wizard with his finances? Presenter James Pickford speculates on his fictional fortune with Moira O’Neill, head of personal finance at Interactive investor - plus we look at the financial impact of a Dry January, and where to find the best deals on gym membership.

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President urged to secure rescue deal as economy ‘on verge of collapse’

Violence surges as sector faces headwinds from oil price crash and coronavirus 

IMF and other international institutions cannot lend to Harare because of debt arrears

Secret burials, overflowing hospitals and dead MPs, as president takes refuge in home village

Democratic candidate wrestles with new realities as he tries to close cash gap with Trump

The Polish novelist on confronting history and her battles with the nationalist right