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Graffiti and the gallery: Peter Aspden on Pure Evil

The FT’s arts writer meets one of street art’s biggest names and reflects on what is lost when underground culture becomes part of the commercial mainstream  


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Vintage women: Jan Dalley on late flourishing

Dolly Parton, Judi Dench, Louise Bourgeois. . . in recent years, women in all branches of the arts have enjoyed major career successes in their 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond. But what’s behind this phenomenon? The FT’s arts editor has some suggestions.  


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Snap judgment: Bendor Grosvenor on photography in galleries

The editor of arthistorynews.com welcomes the decision of the National Gallery in London to let visitors photograph works – and hits back at critics who say it will make people look at art in the ‘wrong’ way  


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IP or not IP? Jan Dalley on the Luc Tuymans case

The Belgian artist has been found guilty of plagiarism. But intellectual property law is a poor fit with contemporary art's mash-ups, multiples and reworkings, says the FT's arts editor  


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Reel lives: Jan Dalley on falsity in film

As two recent biopics come under fire from those depicted, the FT’s arts editor ponders what compels movie-makers to embellish ‘true stories’  


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The life of a song: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

Peter Aspden tells the story of Burt Bacharach’s feelgood anthem ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head’  


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The Life of a Song: Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen's most famous song nearly wasn't released after being rejected by his record label. It is now among the most covered songs, with notable contributions from Jeff Buckley, John Cale and Rufus Wainwright. Credits: Sony Music, UMOD, Syco Music, Columbia, Nonesuch  


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The Life of a Song: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

David Cheal looks at how Bob Dylan took inspiration from an old Scottish border ballad while writing this era-defining apocalyptic vision of what he saw as the violent, ignorant and hypocritical socio-political landscape of 1960s America. Credits: Sony Music Entertainment Inc, A Wing & A Prayer Ltd, Vanguard Records, Virgin Records. Patti Smith Nobel ceremony recording courtesy of: Nobelprize.org.  


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France to reallocate Africa aid money for fight against coronavirus 

Macron also backs calls for debt relief as he seeks to be seen as champion of continent’s interests




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China-Africa relations rocked by alleged racism over Covid-19

Africans in Guangzhou evicted from hotels and had passports confiscated, officials say




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Pensions tax relief, Winter fuel allowance and Britain's house prices

Is time running out for pensions tax relief? Chancellor Sajid Javid is reported to be considering a major shake-up of pensions at the Budget in a months time. The FT's pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo talks to FT Money editor Claer Barrett about what form this could take. Next up, we debate the value of the Winter Fuel Allowance for wealthy pensioners. And finally, our resident property guru James Pickford on how the next property cycle could turn out. 

 

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Emerging economies call for more financial help after G20 deal

Middle-income countries plead for assistance as investors face pressure to negotiate




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Ramaphosa prepares to reopen South African economy gradually

Five-week shutdown to be eased stage by stage according to a series of rolling levels  




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How to take down walls and build a strategic network

Why women must conquer their fear of networking and do it anyway




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Iceland football boss — part-time dentist

Adding a sporting dimension to your career can be therapeutic




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Jancis Robinson on Anderson Valley, California

It was only when champagne producer Louis Roederer arrived in the early 1980s that this hippy hideout was put on the international wine map




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Why Silicon Valley is surviving the pandemic ad crash

Facebook and Google show resilience through the crisis thanks to uptick in ‘direct response’ ads




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Six ways to manage money — and not fall out with your partner

Couples share how they divide their incomes and outgoings — and joint accounts are falling out of favour




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Play trick or treat with your finances this Halloween

Spookily effective savings tips if your money has vanished by the end of the month




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Don’t fall for these 10 financial scams 

How fraudsters will try to trick you out of your money 




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Would your finances pass the 10 year challenge? 

The past decade has been transformational for our finances, but the next could be more challenging 




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Small businesses are not ‘all in it together’

Readers say they fall between the cracks of government support schemes




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Alisher Usmanov: ‘I was never what you could call an oligarch’

The Russian billionaire on working with Putin, his Premier League plans and making a fortune in the 1990s




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Ken Clarke: ‘Do we carry on with crash, bang, wallop nationalism?’

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




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All work and no play? The new ‘uni’ experience

Academics and students on campus life in the era of ‘knowledge corporations’




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Latin America’s left spots comeback opportunity amid coronavirus fallout

Region’s ‘Pink tide’ leaders see chance of revival as inequality and public health concerns take centre stage




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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rally hits new peak before easing

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge




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Four Mexico states call for new tax deal with López Obrador

Governors seize on criticisms of president over lack of coronavirus stimulus




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Election: Tony Blair calls for tactical voting to deprive major parties of a majority — as it happened

Former prime minister intervenes with warning that both Tories and Labour ‘pose a risk’ to country, Conservative manifesto in the spotlight, Lib Dems change tune with calls to avert Johnson majority, Sterling rallies as Tories extend lead.

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Election: Labour minister calls party’s chances ‘dire’ — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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Coronavirus latest: Japan stocks fall further after Wall St plummets

Tokyo’s Topix dropped 2.5% at the open, taking the benchmark index down more than 30% for the year. The move followed S&P 500 index's collapse of 12 per cent on Monday, marking the biggest one-day fall since the crash of October 1987.

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Amundi and Janus Henderson suffer market-induced asset falls

Despite 8% drop in assets, French fund manager reports stronger performance than listed rivals




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Franco-Dutch alliance could be harbinger of things to come in EU trade deals

The two members have proposed tougher enforcement of environmental and labour standards




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Spain’s deputy PM calls for EU to step up or risk extinction

Pablo Iglesias sets out stall for shift to left with minimum income guarantee proposal




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EU’s top court reasserts primacy after German challenge

ECJ issues rare warning over EU legal order after German judges question its superiority




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AB InBev warns of ‘materially worse’ second quarter due to pandemic

Maker of Budweiser and Corona to cut costs by renegotiating contracts such as sponsorship deals




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The lurking debt disaster behind India's tallest tower

In the past decade, some of India’s largest financial groups have made big investments in luxury property, notably an ambitious Mumbai tower that was supposed to set new standards in urban design. But the economic boom they hoped would spur demand failed to materialise. Jyotsna Singh talks to Benjamin Parkin in Mumbai about what went wrong and the resulting debt crisis that is holding back growth.


Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Benjamin Parkin, Mumbai correspondent. Proucers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

 

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What sterling's fall means for shoppers, exporters and investors

Sterling has taken a beating in the currency markets, falling to a fresh two-year low against the US dollar on Tuesday. Michael Hunter discusses why this has happened and who will be affected with Katie Martin, the FT's capital markets editor.


Contributors: Michael Hunter, markets reporter, and Katie Martin, capital markets editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Former PM Davutoglu calls for new vision for Turkey

With the economy in trouble and relations with western allies strained, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's grip over Turkey’s ruling AK party is showing signs of weakening. Former prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu tells the FT's Laura Pitel why he thinks the country needs a new vision.


Contributor: Laura Pitel, Turkey correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon. Clips from edited interview with Ahmet Davutoglu and Reuters.

 

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Italy's new governing alliance

Italy's prime minister Guiseppe Conte lives to fight another day after a bid by the populist leader Matteo Salvini to unseat him and win power by holding snap elections failed. Katie Martin discusses whether the new alliance between the Five Star Movement and its former enemy, the Democratic Party, can last with Ben Hall and Miles Johnson.


Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor, and Miles Johnson, Rome correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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The call that triggered a US impeachment inquiry

Many US Democrats had pushed for an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump after the Mueller probe into Russian meddling in the last US election released its findings. But it took a July telephone conversation between Mr Trump and Ukraine’s new president to persuade Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US house of Representatives, that it was time to act. Katie Martin discusses what happens next and what we know so far with Demetri Sevastopulo, Washington bureau chief.


Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, and Demetri Sevastopulo, Washington bureau chief. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Modi economic miracle falls flat

India has gone from being known as the world’s fastest growing large-economy to a country in the midst of a sharp economic slowdown. Jyotsna Singh discusses what’s gone wrong and what can be done to revive growth with Amy Kazmin, the FT’s South Asia bureau chief.


Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Amy Kazmin, South Asia bureau chief. Producers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

 

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Next’s Wolfson shows his workings for a new socially distant world

Boss of clothing retailer deserves a premium; Astra’s eyes on big prize




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Call to overhaul plasma rules to speed up potential virus therapy

Industry highlights bottlenecks in access to materials that are a possible Covid-19 treatment




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US regulator clears AbbVie’s $63bn deal for Allergan

Federal Trade Commission votes 3-2 to approve tie-up between makers of Botox and Humira




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Britain’s electricity demand falls by a tenth in lockdown

Decline leads to a drop in wholesale prices as businesses close




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ScottishPower breaks ranks on energy bailout calls

Supplier says sector should be ‘back of the queue’ for additional government support




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Credit risk inside the hall of mirrors

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets




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Boeing suppliers Hexcel and Woodward call off $6.4bn merger

Aircraft parts manufacturers pull plug in first big deal to collapse due to coronavirus pandemic




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EU regulator allows short delay to new rules on failed trades

Industry bodies had been lobbying for longer postponement over fears of hit to bond markets