Gaza aid close to all-time lows despite US warning to Israel
People endure extreme food scarcity as looters and IDF attacks on Palestinians guarding convoys choke off supplies ...
Rachel Reeves puts pensions review on hold to avoid extra burden on UK business
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has put a review of pensions on hold after fears it could force employers to increase their contributions to staff retirement pots by billions of pounds.
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LNG freight rates plummet as sector grapples with glut of ships
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Charter rates for ships carrying liquefied natural gas have hit record lows, with some owners now facing a loss ...
The race to make the greatest Christmas ad
When Bisley’s friends think of her, they often think of Christmas too. For her hen do, someone dressed as a giant electrical plug after the breakout star of “The Big Night”, the first Christmas ...
The Split creator Abi Morgan: ‘I’m trying to make people feel less alone’
The screenwriter on the draw of life’s ‘messy stuff’ and why the time felt right to rekindle her divorce drama ...
Labour-aligned think-tank urges Keir Starmer to set UK immigration target
A think-tank with close links to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour administration has called on the government to set a numerical target on immigration into the UK, despite the prime minister dismissing ...
‘The Return’ and the enduring appeal of Homer’s Odyssey
From Joyce to 21st-century feminism to a new on-screen reimagining: why this millennia-old poem and its complicated hero continue to inspire ...
Why pensions planning can feel like trying to nail jelly to a wall
Now, after the Budget, some advisers are telling clients to wait and see if a future government may reverse IHT rules on pensions. It’s led to some financial planners ending 2024 by quite rightly ...
Transcript: Europe in the age of America First
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘Europe in the age of America First’ Sonja Hutson Before we start the show today, I wanted to let you know ...
‘A WaterAid tap changed my life’
In drought-hit Malawi – a focus for WaterAid ’s winter campaign – water-fetching takes an average of 55 minutes per day. “Which means women are less able to work and girls spend less time studying and ...
Would you bring up your salary on a first date?
Young people are getting better at discussing finances with potential romantic partners. That’s good news for love — and women ...
When church bells stop us in our tracks
The sound of bells seemed to be a call to the city, and perhaps even the world at large, given all the political divisions, to refocus on spiritual and social renewal. I watched part of the event as ...