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

More than 350m EU citizens will elect a new European Parliament in May

Continuously-updated FT projection now includes UK polls

EU citizens have elected a new European Parliament

Centre-right and centre-left lose their combined majority amid strengthened Green, populist and nationalist forces

What Florence Nightingale can teach us about the best ways to map the spread of disease

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

Rishi Sunak has vowed to avoid ‘cliff edge’ when programme ends next month

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

Its posturing as a self-righteous pacifist is unconvincing

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

Saudi Arabia is following Qatar and the UAE in spending big on sporting events

Arash Massoudi discusses the impact of the oil money flowing into football and other sports

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

Online marketplaces must be responsible for what they sell, says consumer organisation Beuc

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

Chairman accuses Sports Direct of participating in process for ‘own commercial interests’

Almost 30% of shareholders voted to reject remuneration report

Even big names make poor decisions but we can draw lessons on how to approach change

Acquiring new skills for a changing employment market is becoming essential

‘Once a document is agreed, people stick to it’

Better digital and physical connections could unshackle UK business, economists say

Britain is haunted by past industrial decline and the buccaneering raids of the 1980s

Lex argues that GKN shareholders must accept hostile offer from Melrose

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

But social entrepreneurs struggle to attract sufficient funding

An ageing population and later retirement means employers will soon have little choice

Washing machine salesman with ‘a touch of genius’ who made millions

But can smaller industrial towns like Scunthorpe follow its example?

A forceful challenger of union power at British Leyland

Government emphasis on high growth enterprises has intensified, but results are mixed

From heritage to healthcare, via regenerating the city centre, local business is ‘recognising its strengths’

Eye-catching locations around the city exemplify its modern ambition

Arthur J. Bressan’s re-released film has charm and poignancy

The actor plays a detective with Tourette’s syndrome in this 1950s-set film

This hospital saga is gripping, well acted and sometimes harrowing

The doctor at the heart of this film shows dauntless compassion

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

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

Alex Gibney’s film portrays its subject as all but flawless. Can that be right?

Lauren Greenfield’s documentary about the Philippines’ former First Lady is comic as well as horrific

Drama and substance are peripheral in a movie that’s as lacking in humanity as you might expect

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

Chinese film-maker Bi Gan’s movie slips into a beautiful, bewildering netherworld

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

From ‘Raging Bull’ to ‘Spirited Away’, the FT’s outgoing film critic picks his top movies