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The online solutions to lockdown grooming problems

Tech-savvy stylists offer virtual consultations and algorithm-matched dyes




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All about Yves: a new book charts Saint Laurent’s iconic looks

‘The Impossible Collection’ offers a 9.5kg overview of the designer’s whole career




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Trump suspends key routes to US immigration for 60 days

President says restrictions will apply to green card applicants aiming for permanent residency




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Why the courts stand between me and a haircut

In America, lawsuits are the way we make up new rules in a crisis




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Coronavirus: Dollar stores, Clorox make shortlist of stock winners amid rout — as it happened




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Coronavirus economic tracker: latest global fallout

Pandemic is causing the biggest disruption in decades to economies across the world




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Woody Guthrie remembered

It's 100 years since the birth of Woody Guthrie, bard of the Great Depression, storyteller of genius, and huge influence on Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and the rest. Billy Bragg, whose upcoming tour plays tribute to Guthrie; Tom Paley, veteran folk musician; and Mojo journalist Colin Irwin discuss this remarkable man and his legacy with Richard Clayton, FT pop critic. With clips from Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land” and “Pretty Boy Floyd”, Billy Bragg’s “My Flying Saucer” (set to lyrics by Guthrie), and the title track from Tom Paley’s new album Roll On, Roll On. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  


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Watch out for tomorrow: Leo Robson on robots and writers

‘Robot and Frank’ paints a benign picture of silicon-based life-forms. But the film’s ‘near-future’ setting is one that often wrong-foots screenwriters  


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Tomorrow people: Peter Aspden on FutureFest

The Futurists’ fervent belief in progress heralded disaster; now we worry about what the future will bring. But the FT’s arts writer finds grounds for optimism – and an unexpectedly hippy vibe – at a London ideas festival  


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Auteur ego: Peter Aspden on Bertolucci

A new film portrait of the Italian director reveals a man unafraid to confront difficult questions. It’s a kind of artistic responsibility that now feels old-fashioned, the FT’s arts writer says  


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Culture versus clutter: Peter Aspden on ‘Stuffocation’

In a persuasive new book, the trend forecaster James Wallman says that our appetite for material possessions is giving way to a hunger for experiences. How will that shift be reflected in the arts?  


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Satire without a sting: Peter Aspden on ‘W1A’

The BBC’s self-parodying show goes too far – in the direction of complacency, complicity and all-round smugness. But comedy can be a remarkable force for exposing the flaws of the society from which it springs  


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Just reach out: Peter Aspden on making culture accessible

A brush with institutional hauteur in Nice makes the FT’s arts writer long for the determinedly inclusive museums and galleries of the UK  


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Outrage sells: Peter Aspden on Banksy and Bond Street

As Sotheby’s prepares for a selling exhibition of the street artist’s work the FT’s arts writer reflects on shock culture – and the art market’s appetite for it.  


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Computers versus connoisseurs

With their ever-growing ability to crunch data and analyse patterns, computers are valuable tools for art research – but that doesn’t mean art historians will soon be a thing of the past, argues Bendor Grosvenor  


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Revolution for sale: Peter Aspden on Nike and The Beatles

How a legal dispute over the use of a John Lennon song in a sneaker advert paved the way for today’s cultural mash-ups – and put paid to the notion of artists “selling out”  


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The life of a song: Without You

From heartfelt but humble song to all-conquering power ballad, Peter Aspden tells the ultimately tragic story of 'Without You'  


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The Life of a Song: Rasputin

Boney M's unlikely disco ballad was a hit on both sides of the iron curtain but was banned by Soviet authorities. Harriet Fitch-Little explores its indestructible appeal. Credits: Ariola Express, Century Media, Super Cassettes Industries, MCI  


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The Life of a Song: I Put a Spell on You

Songs can be mixed blessings. Screamin' Jay Hawkins' most famous one brought bliss to all who touched it - except its composer. Credits: AP MUSIC LTD, Universal Music International Ltda., Rhino  


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Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights

When "Wuthering Heights" was released 40 years ago this year, it became the first song written and performed by a woman to reach number one in the UK charts. What was the song's — and Bush's — special appeal? Why have there been more parodies than straight covers? And why is it so popular now, with re-enactments of the music video taking place around the world? FT music writers Jude Rogers, Helen Brown and David Cheal discuss the song and its afterlife.

 

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Warnings of unrest mount as outbreak hits food availability

G20 agriculture ministers urge governments not to disrupt global supply chains




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Could you profit from a last minute PPI claim?

With a matter of days until the deadline, presenter Claer Barrett discusses the practicalities of making a claim online with the FT's Money Mentor Lindsay Cook. Plus, how to build effective money habits, and the growing NHS pensions row. 

 

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You probably have a pension - but have you got a retirement plan?

It's financial planning week and this year's theme is retirement planning. As part of the initiative, thousands of certified planners are offering a free hour-long session to people wanting help with setting their financial goals. FT Money deputy editor James Pickford talks to the FT's pensions correspondent about retirement planning. Plus we hear from Jackie Lockie, head of financial planning with the CISI, and Patrick Connolly of Chase de Vere, about how best to plan for retirement.

 

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What you should do if your company wants to cut your pay

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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Learning about money and rich people's problems

Claer Barrett and Lucy Warwick-Ching discuss covert and overt ways to interest children in learning about money, and columnist James Max reveals that his biggest problem during the lockdown has been keeping his house clean without his regular cleaner. 

 

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South Africa’s central bank slashes rates to post-apartheid low

Reduction is second in under a month as country braces for an extended coronavirus lockdown




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Default at South Africa’s Land Bank increases pressure on Ramaphosa

Century-old agriculture lender is latest state group in need of government support




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South Africa unveils $26bn stimulus and taps IMF for first time

Coronavirus package aims to protect economy and fend off looming hunger crisis




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South Africa discusses lifting lockdown sector by sector

Ramaphosa administration wants phased reopening to limit damage to struggling economy




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Ramaphosa prepares to reopen South African economy gradually

Five-week shutdown to be eased stage by stage according to a series of rolling levels  




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Coronavirus stalks world’s refugees as shutdowns disrupt aid

Plea for increased humanitarian help has gone unanswered and funding is set to be cut further




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South Africa’s mass screening helps stem the coronavirus tide

Use of community health workers to identify cases draws heavily on experience battling tuberculosis and HIV




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Some resolutions for 2020

I am guilty of shying away from the off-piste section of a wine list. I hereby resolve to be more adventurous




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Try Hungary’s Tokaji, but keep it dry

Dry varietal Furmint has caught on with local winemakers and oenophiles as sweet wines have fallen out of fashion




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Why it’s time to cut back on glass wine bottles

Don’t be snobbish about wine in cans, pouches or cartons. Glass bottles have a far higher carbon footprint




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The things I love about Argentine wine — and the one I hate

The country’s new-wave wine producers have different ideas about what an Argentine Malbec should be




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US prosecutors to drop case against Michael Flynn

Democrats outraged by move to clear former national security adviser who already pleaded guilty




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The future of books — rise in digital publishing and social media

How is the crisis changing our reading habits and accelerating the industry’s digital revolution?




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Disney sets out $1.4bn hit from coronavirus crisis

Entertainment group scraps dividend as executives promise it will weather storm




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UK minister seeks ways to extend bailout to owner-directors 

About 2m businesspeople thought to be ineligible for existing coronavirus support schemes




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‘Chancellor must iron out problems for limited company directors’

Mel Stride, former Treasury minister, calls for help for business owners who pay themselves in dividends




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France rules out coronavirus aid for tax-haven businesses

Finance minister also says companies cannot pay dividends while receiving government money 




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Taking pay cut ‘could trigger a tax bill’

Tax experts warn of unintended consequences of reducing or giving away pay and bonuses




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We need to talk about pensions

Better education about retirement benefits is crucial at any age




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Six ways to manage money — and not fall out with your partner

Couples share how they divide their incomes and outgoings — and joint accounts are falling out of favour




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Pensions tax relief: is time running out? 

New chancellor Rishi Sunak would be wise to avoid slashing pension perks 




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Glencore copper mine closure prompts Zambia dispute

African nation vows to block decision it rejects as unjustified and illegal




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Glencore’s Zambia CEO detained by authorities

Lusaka ups ante in dispute over shuttered copper mine




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Glencore cuts capex as coronavirus forces production curbs

Group has halted work at number of mines due to pandemic




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£82bn of UK property sales put on hold

Impact of pandemic has halted nearly 400,000 housing transactions