The thought of French purists fretting over ‘les snackbars’ has long-tickled English-speakers  

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Thomas Hirschhorn’s South Bronx installation brilliantly embodies the belief that art should be part of everyday life  

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Jacques Brel's impassioned tribute to the sailors and drunks of the port of Amsterdam inspired covers by Mort Shuman and Scott Walker. David Cheal traces its journey from David Bowie's stripped down version to Thierry Amiel's performance, which triumphantly returned the song to its original French.  

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Facebook plans to shake up the finance world with a new digital currency called Libra - we hear about its pros and cons. Next up, we discover what Moll Flanders, the literary anti-heroine, can tell us about modern day bank fraud. And finally we find out how smaller shareholders can stand up for their rights. 

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Have you been mis-sold pensions advice? FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett talks to the FT's pensions expert Josephine Cumbo about the suitability of financial advice in relation to retirement planning. Next up on the show we discuss how the new bank overdraft rules could affect you. And finally, does your financial adviser speak your language? FT columnist Moira O'Neill has spoken out against the widespread use of Latin terms in the investment world - should it be allowed to continue ad infinitum?   

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Do you want to find out how to do the splits on your mortgage? FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett is not talking about stretching yourself, but instead, how thousands of borrowers are finding their mortgage lender is flexible enough to give them more than one type of mortgage. Next up, nearly a million people reported scam calls, texts or emails from criminals posing as UK tax authority HMRC last year - we tell you how to protect yourself. And finally, despite the rising cost of childcare, statistics show a million parents are not claiming for the tax free childcare they are entitled to - are you one of them?

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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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How much sleep do we need to get the most out of our waking hours?

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

Second largest cinema chain sides with rival in spat over movie release

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

Sanitiser and masks appear on sets in South Korea, Japan and Iceland after shooting restarts

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

How fraudsters will try to trick you out of your money 

The novelist on Cicero’s lessons for Brexit Britain, Labour’s future — and how to write a bestseller a year

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.

Korean electronics group draws on lessons from past epidemics to tackle coronavirus crisis

European Commission and MEPs warn regulator over watering down Priips performance scenarios decried as misleading

Brussels sets out tariffs proposals aimed at reducing risk of smuggling into bloc

A Chicago start-up has found a way of turning microbes into edible protein, part of a growing trend towards a microbial revolution in food. Leslie Hook discusses why investors are increasingly interested in this area with Emiko Terazono, commodities correspondent, and Clive Cookson, science editor.

Contributors: Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, Emiko Terazono, commodities correspondent, and Clive Cookson, science editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

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Two decades ago, international telecoms companies came close to dominating a global market. Nowadays however, the vision of a global telecoms company seems to be dwindling. Patricia Nilsson and Nic Fildes discuss why.

Contributors: Patricia Nilsson, media correspondent and Nic Fildes, telecoms correspondent. Producer: Persis Love

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Growing a beard, praying in public and calling someone overseas. These are some of the 'offences' for which Uighur Muslims have been sent to internment camps in the Xinjiang region of China, according to a leaked document known as the Karakax list. Adrienne Klasa talks to the FT reporters who discovered the document, Christian Shepherd and Laura Pitel. Read the FT story here

Contributors: Adrienne Klasa, creative producer, Christian Shepherd, Beijing correspondent, and Laura Pitel, Turkey correspondent. Producers: Persis Love and Fiona Symon

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Policy reversal follows Cameron vow to rid UK of ‘unsightly’ structures

SEC sets out proposal to provide investors with faster, broader trading figures

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

McKinsey, BCG and PwC named in records showing allegations of looting by Angolan billionaire

Two Gulf companies shipped jet fuel to renegade general Khalifa Haftar, documents show

Change in Kospi 200 composition prompts US venues to suspend related derivatives

Emergency move to prevent people being thrown out because of virus

Dig downs and loft extensions may increase the value of a home, but it’s hard to borrow against this

Activists wary after finance ministry names ‘core’ stocks covered by law on foreign investment

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

Move by UK group will put pressure on other insurers to follow suit 

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

Fraudsters are exploiting fears over pandemic to target pension savers, investors and online consumers

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

Volatility gauges for both regions show sharp falls from historic highs in March

Covert and overt ways to interest children in learning about money

Listed businesses have been conspicuously slow in estimating disruption to operations

Investor group led by the CofE launches database to track tailings dams after Brazil disaster

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

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

Under lockdown, vulnerable families are imprisoned in a cage of terror, stress and abuse

Weeks after Facebook invested $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms, India’s top telecom operator, private equity firm Silver Lake is following suit — and is willing to pay a premium for it. Silver Lake announced on Monday it will be investing 56.56 billion Indian rupees (about $746.8 million) in Jio Platforms for about 1.15% stake in the Indian […]

Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners said on Friday it will invest $1.5 billion in Reliance Jio Platforms, joining social conglomerate Facebook and Silver Lake that have also made bets on the Indian telecom giant in recent weeks. The planned announcement, which would give the U.S.-headquartered software-focused buyout firm Vista Equity Partners a 2.32% stake in […]

Donald Trump visits India as sectarian violence erupts

Another on-demand transport app is making a move into payments to expand the existing relationship with its customers (and subsequent margins that it makes from serving them). Bird today announced the launch of Bird Pay, a service that will let people use its app to purchase items from local participating businesses alongside renting scooters. The service […]

Let’s talk about money. More specifically, let’s talk about how much things cost. A few years back, the price of flagship smartphones leapt above the $1,000 threshold, owing largely to the cost of screen technology. It’s a tough calculus, but that’s the price of innovation. The rising cost of smartphones is largely regarded as a […]