London Underground and other locally run services were excluded from previous coronavirus aid packages

Transport group also expects its Greyhound bus service to receive US financial support

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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Peter Aspden tells the story of Burt Bacharach’s feelgood anthem ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head’  

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Mike Hobart tells the story of Jimmy Forrest’s 1952 hit, an R&B smash that and crossed over to the pop charts with James Brown’s reinvention.Credits: Maarten Eilander, Soul City Blues, The Island Def Jam Music Group  

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Gene Wilder died Listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s cover, but it was Judy Garland who brought “Over the Rainbow” to fame. Credits: Spectra Records, Warner Bros, Blackbird, Documents 2  

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Sue Norris on how Cissy Houston and Gladys Knight respectively transformed the sound, and meaning, of Jim Weatherly's country number. Credits: X5 Music Group, Jim Weatherly, Carinco AG, Capitol Records LLC.  

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David Cheal looks at how Bob Dylan took inspiration from an old Scottish border ballad while writing this era-defining apocalyptic vision of what he saw as the violent, ignorant and hypocritical socio-political landscape of 1960s America. Credits: Sony Music Entertainment Inc, A Wing & A Prayer Ltd, Vanguard Records, Virgin Records. Patti Smith Nobel ceremony recording courtesy of: Nobelprize.org.  

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To move on to a dream job, have someone ready to replace you at the old one

Officials’ barbs come at a precarious time for Latin American country

Georgian once mooted as next deputy prime minister, takes on top co-ordinating role

Ukraine has found itself at the centre of the US impeachment inquiry, just as new president Volodymyr Zelensky set out to fulfill his election promise to end corruption. Pilita Clark asks Ben Hall, the FT's Europe editor, what it is about Ukraine creates so much trouble in far flung places and whether it could end up harming Donald Trump's chances of re-election.

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, and Ben Hall, Europe editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Potential cost cuts should not be used as justification for a UK telecoms tie-up

Crash into negative prices jolts producers into cutting back

President’s pet project holds line on output growth despite oil crisis and mammoth losses

Tickets website has to navigate an overhaul of UK rail’s supporting infrastructure

During this pandemic, many organizations are offering free or drastically cheaper courses to help people skill-up for when we eventually get out of lock-down. There are numerous outlets if you want to learn to code from, for instance, Freecodecamp or the Free Fridays scheme from General Assembly. And for gamers, Gamedev.tv has taken 80% off […]

World’s biggest carmakers reveal costs of pandemic shutting down factories around world

During this pandemic, many organizations are offering free or drastically cheaper courses to help people skill-up for when we eventually get out of lock-down. There are numerous outlets if you want to learn to code from, for instance, Freecodecamp or the Free Fridays scheme from General Assembly. And for gamers, Gamedev.tv has taken 80% off […]

Lorraine Kelly, 59, has been slammed by viewers after dressing Angus up as a butler while chatting to as 'Downton Abbey' star Phyllis Logan, with some claiming he was too hot under the studio lights.

Based in a 19th century country house dubbed as Norfolk's Downton Abbey, the new business will run various courses for those wanting to serve the rich and famous. (Bylaugh Hall, pictured)

Eamonn Holmes has been accused of 'snatching' This Morning's NTA gong out Phillip Schofield's hand at the awards bash on Tuesday evening. 

Just like everyone else, stars around the globe are doing what they can to keep themselves both fit and entertained. On Friday, stars began to take part in live Q&As, and continued to train.

Joe Swash was taken to hospital for the second time on Friday after suffering an ear injury earlier this week when he was kicked in the head with an ice skate.

Both Serena and Tyson are among the all-time legends of their respective sports.

Olympic gold medallist Alex Danson has said she will make an extraordinary return to training with the Great Britain hockey team on Monday after her career was derailed by a freak concussion.

While some British athletes are abroad training for the Olympics and will not be compelled to return, the firm advice from the organisation is against further travel out of the country from this point.

He has conquered Alpe d'Huez and climbed Mont Ventoux. But Geraint Thomas is now embarking on the toughest test of his cycling career - without even leaving his garage.

As the rain poured, Kanye West shielded himself with a massive black jacket outside his office in Calabasas, California on Thursday. 

The in-demand England winger has been pictured training with his Borussia Dortmund team-mates for the first time since German football was shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Virgin Trains has apologised after it was claimed that a staff member challenged only Olympic star Louis Smith and another black passenger about their first class tickets.

Novak Djokovic has been spotted in Marbella after returning to training on Monday amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Iggy Azalea has defended her 'sickening' In My Defense album artwork.

The Reds captain had just made his £20m move to Anfield from Sunderland in 2011 but at just 20-years-old was still finding his feet in the top flight despite excellent performances for the Black Cats.

Observers who assumed Suarez's audacious effort on Saturday was a stroke of luck would need to see Barca's tweet on Friday, of Suarez scoring with the same 'back-to-goal' technique in training.

Valencia face Cultural Leonesa in the last 16 of the competition on Wednesday evening. Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed interest in the 28-year-old forward.

Lionel Messi and Co will return to the club for training on Wednesday where they will receive a medical at the club's Ciutat Esportiva training base following an inspection from LaLiga officials.

OITNB star Lorraine Toussaint files for divorce from husband Robert Michael Tomlinson after nearly two years of marriage

British heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson is back in training after recovering from the freak foot injury which saw her miss this summer's Commonwealth Games.

Ahead of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing next week, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been busily preparing at a training camp in Fukuoka, Japan.

Meghan Trainor dropped a music video for the song Nice to Meet Ya featuring Nicki Minaj off her new album, Treat Myself, on Friday.

In scenes set to air on EastEnders next week, the pair are seen in an arguing with one another before Stuart grabs Max by the scruff of the neck.

Nearly two Scottish people per day need hospital treatment for brain damage caused by drinking too much alcohol, according to official figures revealed by a Scottish health minister.

Actor Bradley Welsh, 42, was shot and killed on his own doorstep in Edinburgh's affluent West End on Wednesday night in what a source has claimed was a drug-linked assassination.

Courtney Lawes makes his 84th appearance for England in their Six Nations clash against Ireland at Twickenham but looks like he has been in a dust-up already.

Anthony Watson has yet to make an appearance in the Championship because of a calf problem but his presence in the group attending a three-day camp in Oxford points to his improving fitness.

Mako Vunipola has been cleared to train with Saracens despite being stood down by England due to fears surrounding the coronavirus. 

Halsey arrived to the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, New Jersey on Monday wearing a sheer dress with black intimates underneath and then later changed into a sexy two piece get up for the show.

Halsey debuted the look at Monday night's MTV VMAs, and it looks like the colorful hairdo is here to stay. She paired the vibrant hairstyle with a cozy flannel and paint splattered jeans.

England coach Jones cast a watchful eye over a training session on Wednesday as his forwards were put through their paces ahead of the weekend's Six Nations finale with Scotland.