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

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

Pompeo insists Washington is still participant of accord despite 2018 withdrawal

Pharma company’s use of algorithms marks fast-growing trend in big digitally-savvy markets including India

Nooks for books can be created anywhere in the home

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Deutsche Bank's radical overhaul, Andrea Orcel's lawsuit against Santander and Ireland's plans to expand Dublin as a financial centre. With special guest Michael D'Arcy, Irish financial services minister.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt financial correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Matthew McConaughey’s career revival provides a neat case study of how an actor can wrest back control of his image. It also tells a broader story about our weakness for a certain kind of Acting.  

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From a heavy metal hit to its use in the Abu Ghraib tortures, Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ strikes some sinister chords with Ludovic Hunter-Tilney. Credit: Elektra  

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Podcasts have existed for more than 10 years but have recently seen a surge of interest, spurred by the success of the true crime drama Serial, which has been downloaded more than 70m times. What is driving the so-called “podcast renaissance”? How are they different from radio shows? And do they pose a threat to traditional broadcasting? FT technology editor Ravi Mattu is joined by literature professor Sarah Churchwell, veteran podcaster Helen Zaltzman and Mark Friend, who is responsible for BBC Radio online. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown and Lily Le Brun  

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UN official warns mass deportations risk spread of coronavirus to the region

Parents who haven’t historically claimed could now do so due to lost income

Tax bills can be reduced by handing back a vehicle to an employer

The former engineer on bullying, tech firm culture and breaking the silence

The need for an effective fight against coronavirus trumps other considerations

Creditor group says restrictions on trading could be forcing bonds into ‘rogue’ hands

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Monday, March 16

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates to zero and joined forces with other central banks in a bid to prevent a severe economic downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The FT’s Gillian Tett unpacks the sweeping measures. Plus, the rapid spread of the coronavirus and the ensuing travel restrictions have led to one of the worst months on record for the airport industry, and French industrials group Air Liquide is asking would-be buyers of its hand sanitiser unit to offer a higher sum in the wake of the outbreak. 

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The Jimmy Choo shoe designer says jewellery has influenced her work

Liberty Steel to modernise European plants in effort to become carbon neutral

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

Suspected suicide comes as Angolan billionaire indicted for money laundering

Countries ban exports in attempt to protect environment as consumption is set to soar

As the human and economic damage mounts, old political divides are likely to re-emerge

Cardholders will receive 3 per cent cashback on fuel

Three-year savings account will pay immediate returns straight away

Bond pays out 105 per cent on RPI

New current account offers 3 per cent interest and cashback on bills

1% cashback for mortgage customers with 123 account

Bank blames low-interest environment and impact of banking regulation

Products vital to combat coronavirus could become more expensive and scarce

WhatsApp, which began testing its mobile payments feature in India two years ago, could offer at least one more financial service to people in its biggest market. In a filing with the local regulator in India, the Facebook -owned messaging platform has listed credit as one of the areas it will pursue in the country. […]

Doxzoo proudly says on its website that your “documents are in safe hands.” But for some time, that wasn’t true. The U.K. printing company left its customer files on a cloud storage bucket, hosted on Amazon Web Services, without a password. Anyone who knew the easy-to-guess bucket name could access the massive trove of customer […]

Pressure mounts on carmaker and alliance with Renault and Mitsubishi as groups burn through cash

A group of nine Senators led by Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren penned an open letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos this week, seeking more information about recent employee firings. The statement cites the terminations of four employees who were vocally critical of the company’s policies pertaining to both COVID-19 and climate change. Cosigned by Bernie […]

WhatsApp, which began testing its mobile payments feature in India two years ago, could offer at least one more financial service to people in its biggest market. In a filing with the local regulator in India, the Facebook -owned messaging platform has listed credit as one of the areas it will pursue in the country. […]

Uber and Airbnb are cutting significant portions of their workforce, Microsoft announces new Surface devices and we talk to Apple Craig Federighi about the new iPad cursor. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 6, 2020. 1. Uber is laying off 3,700 as rides plummet due to COVID-19 In an SEC filing, Uber disclosed plans to […]

The event, called Scenes in the Square, is being hosted in the capital's iconic Leicester Square famed for its movie premieres and is celebrating a century of cinema.

Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry faces one last, long, and contentious public hearing before it moves to the House floor for a full vote among all lawmakers in the lower chamber.

Bryant lost his life in a helicopter crash last Sunday, which also claimed the lives of eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Sancho dedicated his goal to Bryant.

The Brazilian models attended the launch of the new Capsule Collection Neymar Jr. x Replay in Dusseldorf, Germany on Thursday.

Erling Haaland scored twice - including a screamer for the winner - for the Bundesliga giants as they overcame PSG in the first-leg of the last-16 Champions League clash.

ADRIAN KAJUMBA: At the time, when he was still a much lesser-known schoolboy in his early days at Manchester City, it was a description that made Jadon Sancho sound almost too good to be true.

Susanna Reid has left fans stunned by sharing a throwback clip of herself presenting BBC News 20 years ago in which she looks older than she does now.

They costarred with this comedic national treasure in the fun 2009 romcom The Proposal, and eleven years later, they made sure to wish her a happy birthday in the funniest way possible. 

The 73-year-old soap opera actress who was on All My Children for 41 years showed off her incredible shape in a new Instagram shared on Tuesday while in St Barts.

Trace Cyrus has confirmed he is no longer engaged to Taylor Lauren Sanders.

The Amazon boss, 56, sat on the front row with his rumoured fiance, 50, at the event -  held at Milk Studios in Hollywood. The couple chatted to Anna Wintour during the Fall/Winter 2020 show.

Sandra Oh looked delighted as she was reunited with her Killing Eve co-star Jodie Comer ahead of the award show at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts LA Tea Party on Saturday.

Minnie Driver was seen post-Emmys in Hollywood on Tuesday, in a festive floral caftan dress, but without the engagement ring she sported this weekend from fiance Addison O'Dea.

Alessandra Ambrosio was spotted with her mini-me daughter, Anja Mazur, 11, at Serena Williams' fashion show on Tuesday as part of New York Fashion Week.

The former F1 driver, alongside Marc Coma, was driving a Toyota Hilux over a sand dune when he lost control of the car. It flipped twice, landing back on its wheels, but the pair did complete the 10th stage.