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FT News in Focus

News features and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News in Focus is produced by Fiona Symon.

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Battle heats up for Premier League bid Feb 04, 2015

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Why do footballers in England get paid so much? Broadcasters pay billions of pounds to air the live matches from the Premier League. Henry Mance and Dan Thomas discuss the possible scenarios for Sky and BT in the upcoming high stakes broadcast rights auction.

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Uber, Andrew Carnegie and the rise of fast philanthropy Feb 04, 2015

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Uber's Travis Kalanick clearly sees a utilitarian advantage in funding clever Carnegie Mellon scientists to help his company explore driverless technology, says Andrew Hill

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Varoufakis wins friends on post-election roadshow Feb 03, 2015

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The advent of a Greek government led by the far left Syriza party spooked investors, but the new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been in Europe on a post-election roadshow to win support for his plans to tackle the country's massive debt burden. Patrick Jenkins talks to Martin Arnold about the reception he received in London

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Disgraced DSK goes on trial for ‘pimping’ Feb 02, 2015

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the IMF, goes on trial in France this week on charges of “aggravated pimping". The so-called Carlton Affair centres on allegations that businessmen and police officials in the town of Lille in northern France supplied women for sex parties in Lille, Paris and Washington. It is the latest twist in a steep fall from grace for the former global finance chief since 2011. Fiona Symon talks Michael Stothard about the case.

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Working lives: Extreme childcare Jan 29, 2015

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How do women build a career when they have pre-school children and their partners are in full time work? For well paid professionals a nanny is often the answer, but those on lower incomes often rely on relatives for affordable and flexible childcare. One relatively new solution, dubbed extreme childcare, is to find after hours and even overnight nurseries which allow parents to meet the growing need to work long hours and shifts. Emma Jacobs visits one of the few nurseries in the UK to offer such care.

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Nigeria’s presidential contest Jan 28, 2015

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Goodluck Jonathan is facing a challenge from former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari in next month’s presidential election in Nigeria, which comes at a time when the outlook for the country is bleak. The economy has been hit by the falling oil price and the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast is becoming a serious security threat. Fiona Symon discusses the rival candidates with William Wallis.

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Google expands its super fast broadband service Jan 27, 2015

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Google is doubling the number of US cities that will receive its super fast broadband service and is calling for better co-operation from local authorities to help improve internet speeds in their areas. Ravi Mattu talks to Hannah Kuchler about why Google is so keen to spread its superfast network.

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FT News special: What went wrong with the Arab Spring? Jan 26, 2015

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Zaid al-Ali, expert in the rule of law and constitutional affairs in the Arab world, talks to Borzou Daragahi, FT Middle East correspondent, about what went wrong with the pro-democracy revolutions of the Arab Spring four years ago and why so little real political progress has been made.

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Greeks vote to reject austerity Jan 26, 2015

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Greeks voted emphatically this weekend against the austerity policies of the last few years, electing into government a leftwing party which has vowed to renegotiate terms with Greece’s creditors. Fiona Symon discusses what happens next with the FT’s Europe Editor, Tony Barber

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US schools dominate MBA rankings Jan 25, 2015

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The Financial Times has published its global MBA rankings for 2015. Della Bradshaw, business education editor, and Laurent Ortmans, the statistician in charge of the rankings, discuss the key trends the data reveal with Jonathan Moules, business education correspondent.

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