As the Royal Ballet rehearses Christopher Wheeldon's 'Alice in Wonderland', its first new full-length ballet in 15 years, Peter Aspden talks to Royal Ballet principal Tamara Rojo, Sadler’s Wells artistic director Alistair Spalding and FT critic Clement Crisp. Does 'Alice' represent a return to traditional values? Are ballet companies doing enough to encourage new work? And, what is the relationship between classical ballet and contemporary work? Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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Ever been to a classical club night or an opera in a warehouse? This week on the arts podcast Jan Dalley talks to her guests about how people consume classical music today. She is joined by Gabriel Prokofiev, composer, DJ and grandson of the Russian composer Sergei; Frederic Wake-Walker, artistic director of pioneering company The Opera Group; and FT writer Laura Battle. With clips from Gabriel Prokofiev's 'Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra', and Elena Langer's 'The Lion's Face', commissioned performed by The Opera Group. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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Spicing up traditional settings with a dash of contemporary style has become a cultural commonplace. But let’s not pretend it’s anything more than an aesthetic compromise, the FT’s arts writer says  

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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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Rick Bright alleges government ignored coronavirus warnings and engaged in ‘cronyism’

English football’s top division wrote to US government over Saudi’s alleged illegal screening of matches

Politicians say properties are being classed as holiday lets to be eligible for grants

The violinist on making high art popular and what #MeToo means for musicians

The Tory grandee on Thatcher, Johnson — and how centrist complacency fuelled Brexit

Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked documents, which he claimed show details of trade talks between the UK and US. The Labour leader said the discussions included Washington's demand for providing access to the NHS for American healthcare companies.

The pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its biggest rise since 2017 after an exit poll has projected a strong victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservative party.

EY highlights significance of litigation finance company’s action against Argentine oil group

New workers could suffer the scarring effects of lockdown for decades

European equities slip after ECB launches fresh push to bolster region’s banking system

Investors fret over the level of economic stimulus Washington is likely to provide

Scale of unemployment underscores urgency of additional emergency relief funds

FCA warns failure to act could count against provider’s regulatory record

Hiscox expects $150m of claims while Beazley expects to pay out $170m

Retailers are still replenishing stocks after panic buying ahead of coronavirus lockdowns

Personal care group boosted by stockpiling frenzy ahead of lockdown

Medical community warns of dangers from use of cleaning agent as internal treatment

Investors say ‘astounding’ number of unemployment claims in US had been priced into markets

Properties changing hands for tens of thousands less than market value

Case linked to 2012 nationalisation of oil company proves tricky for litigation funder

Brazilian jet maker to seek damages from US group, which counters it is within its rights to terminate deal

Swiss company announces ‘challenging’ results a day after its chief executive quit

Pharma and chemicals group says it will ‘defend itself vigorously’ amid mounting cases

Rise in plaintiffs comes as German chemicals group reports 19% jump in sales

Your guide to the investment and business revolution you can’t afford to ignore

HMRC has sent an email saying that my tax code has changed

I am pursuing a claim for the exposure to asbestos while working

Now that I’ve retired, I want to buy my first collector’s car

No family song on Facebook, no dance routine, no home-grown tomatoes… is it time to raise our game?

Over the past two years, I’ve typed nearly every word I’ve written while traveling on the iPad Pro’s Smart Keyboard Folio. For more on why, you can see my iPad Pro review here. For the purposes of this look at the new Magic Keyboard, though, you should probably just know two things about the old […]

National grabs of lunar and celestial resources need to be resisted

Amazon is bringing a year’s worth of free, live and on-demand cooking classes to tens of millions of Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablet owners across the U.S., thanks to an expanded collaboration with Discovery’s Food Network Kitchen. The subscription service launched last fall as a flagship app for Amazon’s Alexa-powered Echo Show, bringing daily […]

George Herbert, the eighth Earl of Carnarvon and owner the grand castle which features in Downton Abbey, has revealed that the Queen is a fan of the hit show.

Dame Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess Crawley and  Downton Abbey newcomer Imelda Staunton are set to  face off in a battle of wills in a new dramatic new teaser clip from the upcoming film

BRIAN VINER: An early Seventies episode of Upstairs, Downstairs, an ITV period drama of beloved memory, revolved around a visit to the big house in Belgravia by the King and Queen.

In scenes set to air on Saturday's edition of the Jonathan Ross Show, the pair joked that that the iconic British actress, 84, 'loves a meme'.

EXCLUSIVE: She has gone from working-class prisoner in Vera Drake to the aristocracy as Lady Bagshaw in the Downton Abbey movie. Now Imelda Staunton has achieved royal status in The Crown.

Edward Kemp claims that middle and upper class actors are being cast because of a rise in the success of British TV shows such as The Crown and Downton Abbey.

Close friends say Claire Foy is providing a consoling shoulder for Matt Smith, whose relationship with girlfriend Lily James, has been the subject of increasing talk among showbiz insiders.

The Downton Abbey star, 58, joked on Wednesday that she made the Hollywood icon, 56, 'the man he is' today thanks to their scenes in 1994 rom-com The Favour.

Maxine Peake has claimed Northern actors still face discrimination for their accents and end up being cast as servants because they are seen as uneducated.

The 73-year-old said the #MeToo campaign, which supports female victims of sexual harassment and assault, risked linking harmless behaviour with that of sex offender Harvey Weinstein.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly made history at the National Television Awards on Tuesday as they won the Best Presenter Award for the nineteenth year in a row.

Strictly Come Dancing walked away victorious at the National Television Awards on Tuesday night as the programme won the Talent Show gong. 

Interior designer and mother-of-one Kyly Clarke, 38, has landed her 'dream job' as a new judge on Seven's House Rules for 2020.