‘It’s the only way I can honour her’: Joshua Hopkins on singing for his murdered sister
Any opera singer approaching their part will nearly always ask themselves: what personal experience can I draw on to bring my ...
Liz Truss lawyers tell Keir Starmer to stop saying she ‘crashed the economy’
Former British prime minister Liz Truss has sent a legal letter telling Sir Keir Starmer to stop claiming she “crashed the ...
Exiled Mozambique leader returns after months of violence in bid for power
Venâncio Mondlane holds ‘inauguration’ at airport amid fears that deadly stand-off with ruling party could destabilise region ...
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The looming battles over US economic policy thinking
A very happy new year to Free Lunch readers and welcome to my colleague Tej Parikh, who has joined the team to write a ...
The key question underlying Badenoch’s call for grooming gangs probe
Tory leader says there was a failure to ‘join dots’, taking a different view to police on how to address issue ...
7-Eleven owner’s sharp profit fall adds to takeover pressure
Seven & i Holdings reported a sharp drop in profits in its latest quarter, missing analyst estimates and piling more pressure ...
The underwear brand that’s neither Victoria’s Secret nor ‘Bridget Jones granny pants’
The premise for Stripe & Stare was straightforward: a prettily designed, simple knicker that wouldn’t give the dreaded VPL (visible panty line) and which was created using low-impact materials.
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett — the ties that bind us
The ‘Union Atlantic’ and ‘Imagine Me Gone’ author explores identity and familial bonds in his eagerly awaited new novel ...
New year, new mandates: European aviation industry forced to buy greener fuels
Fuel suppliers in UK and EU airports now have to supply a portion of sustainable aviation fuel in departing flights ...
Musk’s grooming onslaught shows politics needs a new playbook
This saga is a savage example of how Musk has brought online politics to its inevitable end point. The territory has changed irrevocably. Unless mainstream leaders wish to head further down the ...
Japan wage growth ticks up but BoJ still likely to hold rates in January
Annual growth in nominal total earnings jumped to 3 per cent in November, up from 2.2 per cent in October. Nominal contractual earnings also rose to 2.6 per cent f ...
UK Home Office hands Fujitsu contracts worth £25mn
The UK Home Office has given two contracts valued at almost £25mn to Fujitsu since July’s general election, despite Labour MPs criticising awards to the company at the centre of the Post Office ...