Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Household water bills in England and Wales are expected to rise by an average of 26 per cent to £603 this year, marking the biggest annual increase since privatisation 36 years ago. Southern Water’s customers […]
In the 20 years since she set up her chain of coffee shops, the business climate has never felt as difficult as it does now, according to Helena Hudson, whose Real Eating Company has 10 outlets in market towns and cathedral cities across south-east England. Even in prosperous areas, “people are still very much watching […]
Getty Images The New England Patriots are primed to potentially hire back-to-back former linebackers with the team as their head coach. After letting go of Jerod Mayo following a 4-13 campaign in his first year, the Patriots are planning to interview Mike Vrabel on Thursday, per NFL Media. As an NFL linebacker, Vrabel was a […]
Thousands of Britons have been hit by travel chaos after heavy snow swept the UK in a cold snap over the first weekend of 2025. Several major airports were forced to temporarily close their runways due to snowfall, leading to flight cancellations and delays. Stranded vehicles and collisions left key roads in northern England closed […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Bank of England has warned that stubborn inflation will prevent it from cutting interest rates quickly, as it kept monetary policy on hold despite downgrading growth prospects. In a six-to-three decision on Thursday, […]
The Bank of England pictured in December 2024. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday ended its last meeting of the year with a decision to leave interest rates unchanged, after U.K. inflation rose to an eight-month high. Analysts had widely expected a rate hold at the […]
Archeological discoveries can reveal the brighter sides of humanity. Collecting tchotchkes, our ancestors potentially comforting or sheltering one another in the face of a cataclysmic disaster, or building owl toys for children show how caring we can be as a species. However, other findings can reveal our darker side. That more bleak part of human […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK house prices myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Only the richest 10 per cent of households in England could afford to buy a house with less than five years of household income in the year to March 2023, while property prices in […]
Whether you spend it with relatives, members of your community or friends — or even your teammates — Thanksgiving is a meaningful opportunity to pause and connect with those in your life. This week and during their last camp of the year, the members of the U.S. women’s national team did just that as they’re […]
BBC Edith Nyachuru says her brother was due to become head boy at his school when he died The sister of a 16-year-old boy who drowned while swimming naked at a Christian holiday camp in Zimbabwe run by child abuser John Smyth blames the Church of England for his death. “The Church knew about the […]
