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Six films to watch this week

‘The Whistlers’, ‘Becoming’, ‘Astronaut’, ‘Infinite Football’, ‘Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy’ and from 1976 ‘Mr Klein’, starring Alain Delon — all reviewed by Danny Leigh




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New British Film Institute boss Ben Roberts on streaming and cinemas after lockdown

In an exclusive first interview, the CEO talks about his love of scary movies, video games and why the BFI should be like ‘a nerdy friend’




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On digital: Little Women / Onward

Greta Gerwig’s Little Women comes up a little short; Pixar’s latest sends elf brother on a quest with half a dad




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Standards in  jails run by Carillion criticised

GFSL said liquidated company’s services were ‘unacceptable’




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De La Rue’s past failings tear up a £500m business

Printing group’s polymer banknotes may be hard to rip, but its share price is not




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Danish outsourcer ISS plunges on cut outlook

Shares drop to record low as chief admits company is ‘overstretched’




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Royal Mail seeks court order to block walkout

Postal group says strike ballot had ‘irregularities’ making it ‘null and void’




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AI sensors keep refineries ticking along

Advanced equipment can detect problems 75 days before they occur




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Eddie Stobart’s fate rests on private equity rescue deal

Isle of Man-based Dbay Advisors to charge 18% interest on emergency finance if approved




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Troubled contractor Interserve axes role of chief executive

Debbie White to step down as group strengthens leadership of its three divisions




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Former boss Tinkler plans £75m Eddie Stobart rescue

UK logistics group at risk of collapse without new cash to support its operations




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Royal Mail warning on UK business triggers share slide

Postal services group says unit could slump to loss next year with revamp ‘behind schedule’




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Royal Mail: dead letter

Only when Royal Mail turns round its UK business will it get a more cheering message across




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De La Rue shares plunge on warning about its future

UK group points to ‘material uncertainty’ if a turnround plan does not tackle debt pile




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Former Eddie Stobart boss tables rival rescue proposal

Andrew Tinkler’s TVFB plans emergency equity raising of up to £70m to cut group’s debt




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World’s largest caterer Compass scales back on signs of global weakness

Group to shrink operations in Europe, Japan, and Brazil




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Advisers recommended Dbay offer for Eddie Stobart

Lorry company’s board says lenders will only support refinancing through buyout group’s proposal




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Activist fund set to double stake in banknote maker De La Rue

Crystal Amber’s move shows sign of confidence in struggling UK group




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Eddie Stobart investors back private equity rescue

Dbay’s offer for haulage group wins ‘overwhelming’ majority of votes




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Andrew Tinkler dumps Stobart stake

Former CEO and fifth-largest shareholder severs ties with group that sacked him




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UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020

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




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Terra Firma’s Guy throws Hands in air like he really does care

Private equity epiphany; Royal Mail; CEO succession at HSBC




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In barmy world of fintech, $5.5bn for Revolut is not so bonkers

Neobank’s funding round sets new valuation parameters; De La Rue battles to last a decade




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Deutsche Post eyes profit boost despite coronavirus disruption

Internet orders and cargo plane demand could help DHL-owner meet €5bn operating profit goal




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An ebbing tide exposes a rising number of corporate bloopers

Sloppy housekeeping, soaring debt and spendthrift ways were easier to ignore in a stronger market




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Royal Mail staff to delay strike over coronavirus

Staff vote in favour of a walkout but union says they can help deliver supplies to elderly




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Donald Trump’s troubling coronavirus address

President’s travel ban will not calm markets or address the threat facing America




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The coronavirus: my part in its downfall

Here is the role that I intend to play in bringing the global pandemic to an end




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Covid-19 and the generational divide

My household’s Corona Protocol has provoked eye-rolling from my two teenage children  




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Donald Trump and the need to lead by example

The president should look to Roman history and Ireland on how to act in a crisis




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The pandemic vocabulary

There are words I use daily now that simply did not exist — even a month ago




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The crushing burden on Mnuchin’s shoulders

Treasury secretary enters war against Covid-19 with handicaps, but he’s all America has got




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Life BC and AC

The virus has pulled back a curtain on how fragile and financialised our economy is




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The wrong kind of American exceptionalism

Donald Trump’s ambivalence on coronavirus threatens both the US and its global power




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Loneliness during the American epidemic

Even before the coronavirus outbreak, many people found isolation a normal way of living




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America shuts the barn door too late on the epidemic

The division in tackling coronavirus in the US is not based on politics but on competence  




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Let’s keep God out of this, shall we?  

Many see the epidemic as divine retribution for our sins




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Sanders exits just as big government returns 

A key legacy of the self-described socialist has been to shift the Democratic party to the left




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Getting used to a groundhog day epidemic

We need to get acclimatised to repetition. Many of us have not internalised the arduous road ahead




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Coronavirus and globalisation: the FT answered your questions

Rana Foroohar and Edward Luce talked to readers on the pandemic’s international impact




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The US is failing the test of the century

A new wave and second lockdown would be a bigger hit to wealth than a cautious return to work, but Donald Trump is refusing to listen




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Digging Joe Biden out of his basement 

Coronavirus is depriving the former vice-president of a real campaign




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The risk of a US double-dip depression is real

Reopening states to boost the economy despite the scientific evidence will do more damage than good




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Lions led by donkeys: pandemic edition

What is striking about the coronavirus is how weak our rulers are




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The golden age of Jared Kushner

President’s son-in-law embodies everything that is wrong with America’s coronavirus response




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Tata’s lessons for the post-Covid world

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Tata’s chief executive, forecasts a major shift to more flexible working arrangements




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Drop the Volcker rule and keep what works

Proprietary trading is hard to identify and did not cause the crisis




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UK watchdog warns US over rules for failing banks

FCA chief says regulators will lose faith in how US handles crises if regime changes




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Don’t bet on tech for your 10-year stock strategy

Investors should beware the regulatory storm gathering over Silicon Valley




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US senators renew effort to outlaw shell companies

Fears of Russian influence revive drive to track corporations’ true owners