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    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Capital markets
      The world’s first meme bond (ish)?

      Evaporating half a yard is a good start at least

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      LexCommodities
      WE Soda: IPO would help London’s dusty commodity franchise sparkle Premium content

      Investors should challenge WE’s claims to be a marginal supplier that can control the market

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      IPOs
      Soda ash group aims to be ‘big fish’ in London with $7.5bn valuation target

      WE Soda, controlled by Turkish media mogul Turgay Ciner, bucks recent trends with plan for UK IPO

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      UK local government finance
      Teesside mayor struck secret deal to transfer Hartlepool property

      Previous agreements by Ben Houchen to shift assets to developers ‘lacked transparency’

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      Anna Berkeley
      Ask a Stylist: how to dress for transitional weather

      Layering is about selecting the right weights and styles and understanding your build

    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
      Casey Michel
      Now the UK is finally tackling ‘Londongrad’, it’s time the US upped its game

      Spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Westminster is at long last stemming the flows of illicit wealth into Britain’s capital

    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
      Sustainability
      Cargo bikes can reduce London van use, says cycling commissioner

      UK capital has big plans to reduce congestion and make deliveries more environmentally friendly

    • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
      Government of Scotland
      Scottish recycling scheme ignites fresh constitutional spat with Westminster

      Drinks industry says Edinburgh’s deposit return programme is impractical

    • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
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      Roderick Williams embraces Aldeburgh’s sense of adventure

      The baritone and composer remembers performing on a coffin at the 2002 festival and is keen to push more boundaries this summer

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Travel
      In a reinvigorated Leeds, a summer of celebrations is just beginning

      When its bid to be European Capital of Culture was thwarted by Brexit, the city decided to anoint itself and start partying anyway

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
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      Gâteau at the château: Lord Rothschild’s latest folly

      Waddesdon Manor’s latest installation is a vast wedding cake by artist Joana Vasconcelos – that you can get married in

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Ministers look at reshaping pensions lifeboat fund to give boost to business

      Government examines sweeping change to role of Pension Protection Fund to unlock billions for investment

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      How To Spend It In...
      Hurvin Anderson’s guide to Cambridge

      The artist admires the flat light and subtle power of the Fens

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      UK prime property
      Bloom or bust: homebuyers are still chuffed with Chelsea

      Sales have slowed in the enclave that hosts the Flower Show but prices are attractive compared with other high-end London areas

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      James Max
      Rich People’s Problems: Should I cut back on my holiday spending?

      Weigh up the rising cost of travel against priceless memories

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Renting property
      London rent rises outpace record UK increase in April

      Higher mortgage costs and shortage of housing push up prices for tenants

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Sarah O'Connor
      Let’s not write people off as ‘AI losers’

      The idea that the outcome of technological change is inevitable is both dangerous and untrue

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Brexit
      EU sticks with post-Brexit clearing trade deadline despite objections

      Brussels insists on wresting lucrative business from London as derivatives houses fear threat to stability

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Homeworking risks holding back London’s economy, report finds

      Urban policy think-tank warns of long-term hit to productivity from reduced office interactions

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      UK Finance
      The City needs an intervention

      Enough reports. UK capital markets’ arrested development can only be fixed with official support

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Financial fraud
      Banking, tech and telecoms groups combine to gather intelligence on scammers

      Cross-industry body announces pilot after companies warn UK fraud strategy is too weak to tackle problem

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Ian Smith
      It’s not just the equity market: insurance must be part of London’s competitiveness debate

      Senior executives say ‘one-size-fits-all’ rules and slow regulatory approvals are holding sector back

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      FT Globetrotter
      Take the plunge: eight of the UK’s most magical tidal pools

      These coastal treasures offer splendid saltwater swimming — and are destinations in their own right

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      College leaders in England sound alarm on T-levels

      Concerns raised over implementation as other vocational qualifications are defunded

    • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
      News in-depthUK regional policy
      ‘New town’ offers vision of how to breathe life back into ailing UK high streets

      Stevenage moves away from reliance on retail by creating new jobs and homes to regenerate its centre

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