EU citizens have elected a new European Parliament

Centre-right and centre-left lose their combined majority amid strengthened Green, populist and nationalist forces

Moderniser who served on front bench for 18 years championed Olympics and Sure Start

Washing machine salesman with ‘a touch of genius’ who made millions

A forceful challenger of union power at British Leyland

Arthur J. Bressan’s re-released film has charm and poignancy

Saoirse Ronan shines as the tomboyish lead sister in this adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel — with sly feminist subtexts

FT film critic Nigel Andrews selects his favourites, from the voluptuous crime-athon ‘The Irishman’ to the harrowing war documentary ‘For Sama’

Nigel Andrews on how the Italian auteur abandoned neorealism for something looser and more fantastical

The versatile Monty Python star who sided with the underdog

For a postwar movie generation Kirk Douglas was the definition of ‘macho’

Master of high miserabilism who starred in ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The Seventh Seal’

Rules concerning Brexit preparations prioritised over tougher environmental standards

The book captures the carefree, haute-bourgeois lifestyle of the young photographer

Stock climbs by maximum amount after world’s biggest IPO

Fans cheer prospect of Ashley exit but obstacles remain to getting deal across line

Rare sign of investor confidence in industry battered by coronavirus pandemic

Former FTSE 100 group has been in turmoil over its financial arrangements for months 

City investor will back ailing groups looking to raise capital but warns of difficult decisions

At least 21,000 more companies failed in March compared with the year before 

Research by accountancy network reveals 7 in 10 respondents have lost half their revenue

Threat of redundancies and business failures means higher earners need help with their finances

Requests from small businesses estimated at £3.3bn as banks open for coronavirus support

Academy makes exemption to rule over screening films in cinemas

The French director’s centenary is celebrated with a new box set of his subdued, subtle films

A formidable film actor in an industry in thrall to its movie stars

Sam Mendes’ powerfully immersive Great War drama; a camply cavorting Hitler in Nazi-era fable

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

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

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

Many see the epidemic as divine retribution for our sins

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

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

Investors should beware the regulatory storm gathering over Silicon Valley

Traditional rulemaking is unable to keep up with new digital businesses

The pandemic will prompt new rules insisting on better margins for error and will embed more safety-first habits

Early magnolias, stress-tested dahlias and a supreme moment in Munich’s botanical garden

GPs and charities warn patients dying from coronavirus are suffering unnecessarily

The crisis exposed the system was on a knife edge, but the emergency changes are for the better

Excess body fat seems to matter more than heart or lung disease, or smoking, when it comes to catching the virus

The number of people hired doubled between 2017 and 2020

Executive elevated from interim role after six month search process

Placement follows warning that virus had caused “material deceleration” in business

Recruiters scrambling to adapt as companies put expansion plans on ice 

MSC joins ranking dominated by coal power in sign of uneven climate clampdown

Regulations are dripping with good intentions but come at a cost

Trade union issues warning as coronavirus fears leave 11,000 crew members stranded at sea 

UK government support needed to ensure supply of food and medicines

‘Slow steaming’ options for imports gain popularity as coronavirus lockdowns sap demand

Industry forecast to suffer $25bn hit this year as coronavirus changes working life