World business, finance, and political news from the Financial Times

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Nigel Farage returns to old City haunts for a pint or three

Blood stain
One-time Silicon Valley favourite Theranos under fire

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My brief career as an offshore tax pirate

7:34pm WORLD

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EU crackdown on company havens widens

Brussels to demand tax and profit data from other jurisdictions

8:06pm

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English farmland prices hit by Brexit fears

Worries about loss of subsidies if UK pulls out of Europe

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Police arrest suspects in Brussels attacks

Abrini also final wanted man sought after Paris terror

3:27pm

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Twitter revamps board with new directors

UK entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox and Pepsi CFO Hugh Johnston appointed

6:37pm

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US urges Apple to unlock drug case iPhone

Method to access San Bernardino phone may not work on newer phones

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims upon his arrival for his weekly general audience in St Peter's square at the Vatican on April 6, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / TIZIANA FABITIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images

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5:20pm WORLD

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Pope calls for fresh approach to divorce

Pontiff tells priests to be more tolerant in ‘Joy of Love’

Sam Woods - Executive Director, Insurance Supervision - Bank of England.

5:45pm UK

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BoE official Sam Woods chosen to head PRA

Final move in a merry-go-round of senior financial supervisors

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Race for top PRA post enters final straight
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Financial advice overhaul an explainer

Leicester fans gather outside the King Power Stadium

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Apr 7, 2016

Simon Kuper from LIFE & ARTS

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Leicester — the city that made the club

The unglamorous Midlands city steps into the spotlight thanks to the sudden success of its football team

FT Weekend

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ROLLING STONES - ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM AND MICK JAGGER - 1964
Rolling Stones - 1964

The man who discovered The Rolling Stones

Bogotá in the 1970s was a suitably ‘far out’ choice of home for Andrew Loog Oldham
Warning: read this at your own risk

Is some literature simply too disturbing to teach? The new university culture wars pit students against their professors
Kerry James Marshall, Chicago’s art star

Artist talks about family, influences — and subjects close to home

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., gestures to supporters during a campaign rally in Laramie, Wyo., Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Sanders won the Democratic presidential primary in Wisconsin Tuesday. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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6:35pm WORLD

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Explaining Sanders’ ‘too big to fail’ plan

Democrat struggles to articulate how he would break up the banks

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4:53pm COMPANIES

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Foxtons fights back as pressures mount

Some investors have lost confidence in London-focused estate agency since 2013 IPO

An employee at Abraham Moon and Sons woollen mill operates a weaving machine in Guiseley, northern England on March 30, 2016. Abraham Moon which was founded in 1837, run the last remaining vertical woollen mill in England, with the dyeing, blending, carding, spinning, weaving and finishing processes all taking place on site. The mill produces fabrics for both the clothing and furnishing industries, supplying brands such as Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry and Paul Smith. / AFP / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)

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1:12pm UK

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Grim manufacturing data dent UK recovery

Month-on-month output dips 1.1% after ‘dismal’ first quarter

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Instant Insight lessons for Port Talbot
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Analysis Is UK steel a strategic industry?

William "Bill" Ackman, founder and chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, speaks during the 20th Annual Sohn Investment Conference in New York

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11:15am MARKETS

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Big passive push points to deep changes

Hurdles for would-be market beaters in post-crisis world are getting higher

Comment & Analysis

A man uses his mobile phone at the garden of the National Convention Center, the venue for the 12th National Congress of Vietnam's Communist Party in Hanoi, Vietnam January 22, 2016. REUTERS/Kham - RTX23ID7

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1:48pm UK

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Digital banking: thumbprints and selfies

A third of millennials would switch banks for a better app

2:33pm Person in the news from COMMENT

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Sanjeev Gupta – steel baron to be?

The boss of Liberty House will need state help to keep steelmaking in Wales, writes Jonathan Ford

10:18am UK

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British game companies have big ambitions

Nine out of ten UK game makers are small or micro businesses

Conversation starters: Comments from our readers

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"Farage comes across like a real human being, but you wouldn't put him in charge of anything, would you?"
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