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The FT View. How to solve Britain’s prisons crisis

It will require changes to sentencing as well as building more capacity

yesterday 10

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Uk Prisons

Europe must do more to harness its AI ambitions

The US and China use the technology as an instrument of state power, while the EU is still considering its course

yesterday 9

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European Union

The bureaucratic misery of India’s voter revision

Millions of Indians have been forced into the near-impossible task of trying to prove they are who they say they are

yesterday 4

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Indian Politics & Policy

Europe and the eternal north-south rift

On defence, the two sides of the continent increasingly inhabit different worlds

yesterday 1

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Geopolitics

The global green transition won’t be driven by self-interest alone

States must actively tilt the playing field on renewable energy too

yesterday 10

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Renewable Energy

The Big Read. From ‘Top Gun’ to Ghost Bats: the future of aerial combat

Piloted fighter jets may act more as mission commanders, supported by autonomous ‘collaborative combat aircraft’

yesterday 8

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Aerospace & Defence

The ethical perils of gene therapy

A case in China shows the dangers associated with this groundbreaking treatment

yesterday 6

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Genomics

The FT View. An overdue show of EU solidarity with Spain

Instinct to punish Madrid’s liberal approach to migration is self-defeating

previous day 10

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Eu Immigration

Saudi-Israel tensions could frustrate India’s IMEC dreams

Modi banked on an India-Mediterranean corridor to rival China’s Belt and Road, but politics is getting in the way

previous day 9

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Narendra Modi

In Venezuela, legitimacy matters more than continuity

Washington has forgotten the lessons of 1989, when the US backed democratic dissidents over ancien regime insiders

previous day 10

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Us Foreign Policy

Tax consumption, not income or AI

If the US needs more revenue, it should overhaul its broken taxation system

previous day 10

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Us Economy

The Democrats’ civil war over Israel is getting worse

While the party fractures over Middle East policy, it is ignoring the threat posed by AI and social media

previous day 4

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Democratic Party Us

The Big Read. The UAE’s imperial push into Africa

The Gulf state is investing heavily in land, ports and influence across the continent. But its entangled goals come at a price

previous day 10

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United Arab Emirates

How to end the cycle of mistrust between the Treasury and everybody else

The lesson from Manchester is that it takes time for public investment policies to show up in GDP

previous day 10

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Uk Politics

Why Burnham is wrong about education and opportunity

Success in adulthood is not just about connections

monday 10

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Uk Schools

The FT View. Time for Andy Burnham to smile on UK science

Waning support for basic research threatens Britain’s technology ambitions

monday 10

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Science

A digital iron curtain is threatening the global economy

Amid geopolitical barriers that risk slowing progress and trade, Europe can become a trusted connector

monday 10

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Technology Sector

Football has given Europe a rare geopolitical victory

Players like Lamine Yamal and Jude Bellingham are Europe’s rare earths

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Geopolitics

A digital iron curtain is threatening the global economy

Amid geopolitical barriers that risk slowing progress and trade, Europe can become a trusted connector

monday 30

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Technology Sector

The Big Read. Wall Street learns to love blockchain

Financial companies hope to modernise markets with the technology but systemic risks remain

monday 30

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Financial Services

Whatever happened to prudence?

Governments have stopped correcting budget deficits but — so far — bond markets have let them

monday 20

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Sovereign Debt

How to save the British high street

Communities need help to tackle the blight of delinquent landlords who let empty properties decay

02.08.2026 10

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Uk Property

The FT View. A red card for the boss of world football

Infantino’s abortive plan shows Fifa needs a sweeping governance shake-up

02.08.2026 10

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Sport

Europe’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis

Pedro Sánchez is being unfairly singled out for a liberal immigration policy

02.08.2026 10

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Eu Immigration

Bangladesh’s future depends on the military distancing itself from politics

The generals’ pursuit of wealth and civilian power fuelled corruption while leaving the army hollowed out

02.08.2026 20

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Bangladesh

Don’t pretend jokes can’t lead to political violence

The taboo around political violence is fraying — but restricting speech is not the answer

02.08.2026 10

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Uk Politics

Obituary. Gunther von Hagens, anatomist, 1945-2026

Nicknamed ‘Dr Death’, his Body Worlds exhibitions drew millions of visitors worldwide

01.08.2026 30

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Gunther von Hagens

Abhijeet Dipke, the face of India’s victorious ‘cockroach’ protests

The campaign he started online while completing a master’s degree galvanised millions to take to the streets

01.08.2026 10

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Person In The News

Markets are getting AI right

Recent volatility reflects economic reality

31.07.2026 30

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Technology Sector

The Big Read. The week that shook football

How Fifa’s proposal to open up the global game to investors unfolded — and invited a backlash that could yet topple its controversial president

31.07.2026 10

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Fifa

Kevin Warsh’s concerning communication style

Fed chair’s press conference exposes the shortcomings of his approach

31.07.2026 10

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Federal Reserve

The Big Read. The return of Boeing

The US aviation giant has won back trust after a near-decade strewn with disasters. Now it needs to make money again

31.07.2026 10

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Aircraft Manufacturing

We’ve moved from income world to wealth world

Passive wealth gains increasingly matter more than earnings for one’s standing in society

31.07.2026 10

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Private Wealth

China is smarter about subsidies than everybody else

Beijing is stealing a march on its competitors by targeting strategic sectors

31.07.2026 30

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Global Trade

Kevin Warsh’s concerning communication style

Fed chair’s press conference exposes the shortcomings of his approach

30.07.2026 10

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Federal Reserve

Can Vance square his Catholicism with Trump’s Republican Party?

The vice-president’s new book criticises the hypocrisy of the old religious right

30.07.2026 10

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Jd Vance

China is not the solution to the US chipflation problem

Buying memory chips from companies like CXMT could lower costs but risks dependence

30.07.2026 10

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Semiconductors

The Odyssey wins the casting debate

Lessons from the visionary British director Peter Brook remain relevant for today’s cinema

30.07.2026 10

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Film

Albanians don’t want their islands sold off to Trump and Kushner

Ivanka and Jared won’t let snakes, landmines or the region’s tortured past get in the way of Balkan real estate deals

30.07.2026 9

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Albania

There is no modern-day Maggie to save Britain from Burnhamism

The right hopes that Labour’s new leader will fail, but who exactly is going to step in and shake things up?

30.07.2026 10

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Uk Politics

The Big Read. ByteDance’s plan to dominate AI

The Chinese company behind TikTok is pouring resources into the technology. Some think it is a big gamble

30.07.2026 10

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Artificial Intelligence

Saudi Arabia is still doomed to dependence on America

The US president’s latest outburst reveals that Benjamin Netanyahu’s preferences continue to trump Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitions

30.07.2026 30

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Middle East War

How exposed is the UK economy to the second China shock?

Less so than some of its G7 partners but not entirely immune

30.07.2026 10

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Chinese Trade

The FT View. Social care reform is a test of UK politics

Efforts to fix England’s broken system must answer the question: who pays?

30.07.2026 10

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Uk Social Care

Here’s how to make North Sea drilling compatible with net zero

Energy project licences should be conditional on carbon dioxide disposal

29.07.2026 20

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Climate Change

The pathway to prosperity is getting harder for developing countries

The rules-based global market in which rich nations tolerate trade surpluses does not exist any more

29.07.2026 20

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Global Trade

The thrill of South Korea’s ‘dopamine apps’

One faux delivery site allows users to select and order food without paying money or receiving anything

29.07.2026 7

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South Korea

Populism will eat itself

A movement that admires belligerence and confrontation will turn on its own in the end

29.07.2026 40

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Populism In Europe

The Big Read. Can rent controls ever work?

The policy is back in favour with progressives, but critics say it benefits only existing tenants and saps investment

29.07.2026 10

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Property Sector

If you think your profession is dying, it could soon be gone

Younger workers once foresaw the demise of horse-drawn carriages — but anticipating obsolescence can be self-fulfilling

29.07.2026 10

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Us Employment