From Dickens’ London to Wordsworth’s Lakes via the painter George Shaw’s suburban “edgelands”, the British landscape has long permeated writing and visual art. On the opening of the British Library’s exhibition Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands, Jan Dalley talks to the poet Owen Sheers; the exhibition’s curator Jamie Andrews; and FT art critic Jackie Wullschlager. The travel writer Robert Macfarlane is on the line. Plus, Faber's 1998 recording of Harold Pinter reading his poem “Joseph Brearley 1909-1977” © Faber & Faber Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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Having a baby is one of the best things that could happen in your life - but sadly it could also be the worst thing that could happen to your finances. We discuss the effects of the gender pay gap. Plus FT Money editor Claer Barrett talks to guests about what kind of investor Adrian Mole could have grown into. And what could happen to the 'best buy' lists used by fund supermarkets in the wake of the Woodford scandal?

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The former boss of Nissan and Renault has performed a stunning vanishing act. Earlier this week, he fled from his house in Tokyo and took a private jet to Lebanon, evading bail conditions, police, prosecutors and private detectives, and avoiding a trial on charges of financial misconduct. How did a man under constant surveillance and with one of the most recognisable faces in the country escape the Japanese authorities? Leo Lewis and Tom Braithwaite discuss the story.

Contributors: Tom Braithwaite, companies editor and Leo Lewis, Tokyo correspondent. Producer: Persis Love. Photo credit: Eric Piermont / AFP

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The Brazilian was closely monitored by the Dortmund midfielder for large parts of the opening leg of their last-16 tie and it seems his frustrations boiled over early in the second half.

Almost 11 million viewers tuned in for Sunday's gripping finale of the hit BBC One series written by Jed Mercurio.

Dylan Nacass, 23, managed to escape with only minor lacerations after a shark latched onto his leg while he was surfing at Bell's Beach in regional Victoria on Friday afternoon.

New Zealand radio personality Megan Papas and her husband Andrew had just caught a boat to the Fijian island of Matamanoa when Cyclone Sarai struck.

The highland cow, which escaped from Pollok Country Park in Glasgow, left commuters facing delays after it was able to walk onto the tracks and leave trains at a standstill today.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: The League One side have instead been handed a five-point penalty which is suspended for 18 months, in what will be viewed as a major boost for the club.

Dier vaulted rows of seats at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to drag his younger brother Patrick away after he became involved in a post-match bust-up with a supporter but will face no action.

It is not yet clear whether they Palm Beach County resident contracted the infection from Palm Beach mosquitoes or from insects during a recent trip to Miami, Florida, where there is a Zika outbreak.

The Sky Bet Championship club were deducted nine points last season and had a business plan imposed on them by the EFL.

A source in South Korea has claimed the Supreme Leader fled Pyongyang for Wonsan on the nation's east coast amid growing fears over the virus.

Once finished in August, the slide in Malaysia will surpass a 1,984ft (605m) water slide in New Jersey that currently holds the Guinness World Record title for being the longest.

A grandmother (pictured) who faced death by hanging after being found guilty of importing the drug ice into Malaysia plans on celebrating her freedom with a special meal.

Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto was acquitted on Tuesday of trafficking more than one kilogram of crystal methamphetamine through Kuala Lumpur International Airport in December 2014.

Norseha Abdullah, 44, was driving with her three children when a 34-year-old woman lost control of her red Proton Waja on a motorway in Malaysia.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A giraffe was found dead today in swamp in Chachoengsao province,Thailand(left), just two days after it escaped from a truck bound for a zoo.

Jennelle Gordon, 37, from California, was a victim of sex trafficking at the age of 19 and faked her own death to escape. She has since bounced back thanks to tantra and now helps other victims.

Eliezer Grynfeld (pictured) died in Israel last week, leaving two children, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Veteran employee Gilbert Serna, 36, and loyal customer Adria Gonzalez, 37, have been credited with saving dozens of lives by directing people to safety during the massacre on Saturday.

James Jeffrey, Washington's special envoy for Syria, said the number is 'now over 100' and said: 'We do not know where they are'.

Three-year-old Syrian girl Salwa has safely reached Turkey, it has emerged. Her father came up with a game to make his daughter laugh every time bombs fell near their home in Idlib,

The zebra, joined by two horses, had escaped from a zoo in Ormesson-sur-Marne after the gate to its enclosure was left open on Friday evening. The animal ran on the road alongside moving traffic.

The ISIS fugitive is thought to have escaped to Morocco with his accomplice Mohamed Abrini after the attacks that killed 130 people in the French capital.

Belgian media have claimed Salah Abdeslam was tracked to a house in Molenbeek on the Sunday night after the attacks, but he had gone by the time police were able to carry out a raid.

A raid on Salah Abdeslam's (pictured) hideout, possibly in Molenbeek, Belgium, was not carried out on the night of the attacks because of a law banning night time raids.

Mexican authorities recaptured 100 of more than 200 that fled an immigration station on Monday in southern Mexico as hundreds more remained stuck on the Suchiate River's shore.

The cricket star, 41, has insisted he's 'absolutely fine' after his jet trike careered off the road during a race at the Elvington Airfield near York.

The former cricket star, 41, cut a casual figure as he stepped out in Hale Village, Cheshire, after confirming he was 'absolutely fine' following the incident during Top Gear filming on Tuesday.

The lucky escape occurred in Utah this Friday, and if that were not extraordinary enough, the entire incident was caught on camera.

The former Spice Girl admitted she was unsure about whether or not to post the sensational images - which were taken in September - while the world deals with the global crisis

The driver was on his way to work in Taylors Lakes, north-west of Melbourne on Tuesday morning when the cyclist merged in front of his car and nearly caused an accident.

75631454Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other China hawks in GOP are ignoring US intelligence agencies, and continuing to spread the conspiracy theory that the coronavirus came from a Chinese government lab.They're doing it for an audience of one — Donald Trump.China hawks have always fought to get Trump to take an even harder line on China, but he's often put his hopes of signing a trade deal with China first.By turning this anti-China conspiracy theory into a talking point on Trump's favorite TV shows and in his political circles, though, hawks could win Trump to their side. It's worked before.This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.In recent weeks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been making the rounds

The music mogul had to halt filming for Britain's Got Talent after a escapologist nearly drowned on stage as his stunt went horribly wrong.

Dramatic photos show the vehicle submerged in the hole, as emergency workers attempted to pull it out. in the Brentwood area of Essex. In Rochdale a void also appeared in a garden.

Australian swimmer Shayna Jack, 20, could escape severe punishment for a failed doping test by using a loophole that saw a Japanese swimmer's ban cut in half.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Athletics' chiefs want to tighten the sport's drug-testing regime after the world's fastest man Christian Coleman escaped doping sanctions earlier this month.

The Welshman was not part of Zinedine Zidane's match day squad but was in attendance to watch the action at the Santiago Bernabeu. He was caught on camera leaving the stadium on 82 minutes.

A video shows a car smashing into the building in South Africa where three men had been stood just 10 seconds earlier. All three men escaped unharmed and police are now hunting the driver.

The 40-year-old posted several selfies from the trip, captioned with a reference to Gus Van Sant's 1991 film starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix: 'My own Private Idaho.'

Ehsanullah Ehsan (pictured), who boarded Malala's school bus and shot her in the head in 2012, bragged on social media that he had fled captivity almost a month ago.

Infamous cousins Talal and Bilal Alameddine (pictured) were over the past week both sentenced in NSW courts for crimes carried out behind bars at separate New South Wales prisons.

For a weekday entrance fee of $15, visitors in Mexico City of all ages take part in a 60-minute game where they take on role of infamous drug trafficker Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán.

Months before El Chapo was extradited to the United States in January 2017, the drug lord already had a plan in place to escape from the same Mexican prison once fled in two years earlier.

Mexico City formally charged nine more guards, including a prison security chief, for their roles in allowing the escape of El Chapo's finance chief and two cartel members January 27.