In the mid-1990s, Hands kick-started the UK private equity boom, becoming a billionaire and one of the country’s most ...

Of course there is a fiscal gap to be bridged and debt levels need to be contained, yet it is increasingly clear that the Budget’s changes to national insurance taxation (in particular) were misguided ...

Re “Health chiefs ‘confused’ over Starmer’s priorities” (Report, December 12), there is no confusion. All governments want a Rolls-Royce NHS service on a Morris Minor budget. With an ageing, ...

The photo accompanying your article “Does the UK have enough workers to get Britain building” provides a perfect illustration of the productivity problem in construction (The Big Read, December 13).

Artificial intelligence is threatening the North American electricity grid, according to your story (Report, December 18). The piece says that thanks to the fact the grid needs to service such worthy ...

Last Monday’s resignation of Canada’s finance minister Chrystia Freeland wasn’t shocking (Report, December 17). Poignantly, her letter illustrated and validated reports of rising tensions due to ...

While the holiday spirit will dominate the news agenda, there are notable developments to watch across the world, as the three defining themes of 2024 — elections, war and inflation — continue to hum ...

Palantir and Anduril, two of the largest US defence technology companies, are in talks with about a dozen competitors to form ...

Good morning and welcome back to FirstFT Asia. The holiday season is upon us — in today’s newsletter we’ll cover: Sweden has criticised China for refusing to allow the Nordic country’s main ...

In particular the corporate world, which traditionally has regarded mental health as the responsibility of families, health and social services, needs to engage actively to help staff suffering from ...

Qatari energy minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times that if any EU state imposed non-compliance penalties on a ...

Traditionally hung as signs in the country’s shop doorways, these delicate textiles are being adopted and adapted by ...