Film screenings are becoming ever more inventive, with fine dining, unusual venues and even hot tubs thrown in to lure audiences. But for Antonia Quirke, nothing can match the downbeat charm of a black-box cinema on a weekday afternoon  

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Joy Division's stripped-down sound signaled a new direction for music in 1978, but the lyrics to this song would prove horribly portentous. Credits: WM UK, London Records, Universal Music International Ltda, Palare, BBE  

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Hundreds of thousands of investors with money trapped in the Woodford Equity Income fund found out this week that the fund is to be liquidated, the fund manager would be sacked and that their money would be returned to them eventually. Claer Barrett, FT money editor, talks to guests about how much money investors have lost and how much they are likely to get back and when. Plus we hear from someone who was landed with a £476 fine and a criminal record - just for forgetting to charge her iphone. 

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High Court rules some allegations against Associated Newspapers should be struck out

Station had carried reports critical of Duterte’s violent anti-drug crackdown

Supply disruptions expected to increase as governments impose lockdowns 

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

Golfers need no reminding of their fallibility, especially on the back nine at Augusta

Pandemic puts more pressure on Masayoshi Son’s bet on beleaguered WeWork

Revised terms draw support from some creditors in key test before government debt crunch

Creditors prepare for tough negotiations after IMF calls on them to share the pain

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Apple’s chief designer Jonathan Ive is leaving after more than two decades in which his iconic designs for the Mac, iPod and iPhone turned one of Silicon Valley’s faded giants into the world’s most valuable company.  Janine Gibson discusses what this means for Apple and what Sir Jonathan will do next with Tim Bradshaw and Matthew Garrahan.

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Janine Gibson, special projects editor, Matt Garrahan, news editor, and Tim Bradshaw, global technology correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Will PSA’s Carlos Tavares prove to be a better merger partner for Fiat Chrysler than Renault and help create the world's fourth-largest carmaker? Katie Martin discusses the terms of the proposed mega merger and the characters behind the deal with Peter Campbell, motor industry correspondent, and David Keohane in Paris.

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Peter Campbell, motor industry correspondent, and David Keohane, Paris correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

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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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California utility discloses $5bn pre-tax charge tied to claims

Shutdowns likely to shift energy use from fossil fuels towards wind and solar

Chipmaker likely to be interested in app’s traffic data rather than its customers

First-quarter volatility deals $39bn blow to SNB as it steps up fight for Swiss franc

Adam Neumann transformed shared offices but failed to charm stock market investors

Downfall of carmaker’s former boss sets up clash between country’s old guard and its reformists

Return of dispersion comes after years of similar returns across sectors

Central bank support and rising hopes for economic reopening spark April rally

Sell-off dents investment holdings despite uptick in operating profit

ISAL facility remains unprofitable as aluminium producers face weaker demand and prices

Plane maker’s chief warns aerospace industry in ‘gravest crisis’ as group swings to quarterly loss amid aviation collapse

US oil producer pledges to reduce output by more than a third in June

Biggest US oil company takes $2.9bn charge to account for crude’s plunge

Benin crossing has been shut for three months, halting trade on vital frontier

State-owned flag carrier struggling to pay salaries and secure funds to stay aloft

Trading restrictions did not work in the past; there is less reason for them to work this time

S&P 500 records fourth gain in five sessions, despite new leg down for oil prices

Pandemic could dwarf other disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, John Neal says

Court rules government guidance that bans boycotts against foreign countries is unlawful

Yoox-Net-a-Porter and Paul Smith join list of brands that have suspended ecommerce sales

Wuhan and the future of banks; digital insurance with Artificial; Robinhood’s $8.3bn valuation

Key measure of American business investment fell only marginally last month

Taylor Wimpey and Barratt halt work in effort to stem spread of coronavirus

Move comes amid escalating political row with London’s mayor over coronavirus risks

Lockdown threatens UK’s push to tackle national housing shortage

Citigroup was biggest lender but Deutsche, Barclays and SocGen are also on the hook

Latest proposal accused of being misleading over environmental risk

Marathon cuts capital spending by $1.4bn in anticipation of 30% drop in output

For some analysts the industrial metal looks cheap, even given the Covid-19 slowdown

Phoenix Commodities seeks debt restructuring after racking up $450m of currency hedge losses

SoftBank-funded fintech challenger Ualá expands rapidly amid the pandemic

Withdrawal fees soar to £104m and banks save £120m in ATM shake-up

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez says no other option remains but to maintain the state of alert

Deal to create one of world’s biggest chemicals groups beset by management clashes

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