From private schools to academies, here are some of the groups Labour faces alienating or allying with in 2025
Guacamole’s in Peckham offers outstanding Mexican food — and the extraordinary life story of its founder, ‘Taco Manny’
Confident you’ve been paying attention to Westminster this year? Put your knowledge to the test
Decisions about who should be honoured are fraught with controversy — can 2025 better reflect the historic cultural richness of the capital?
Women top charts for majority of weeks in 2024 and claim half of top 20 best-selling albums for the first time
Newly released documents reveal growing British frustration with Washington’s handling of the conflict in 2004
Concern expressed by John Prescott and Jack Straw in 2004 over possible migration wave later borne out in Brexit vote
Author Jacqueline Wilson, actress Carey Mulligan and Post Office campaigners among 1,200 recognised in UK’s annual list
Elevated menus to get you through the winter months, from a Swedish Sunday roast to a diamond-dusted dinner
Michael Cassidy had a key role in transforming the UK’s tired financial district into a global behemoth
Ford and Setllantis warn more support is needed to convince sceptical buyers
Rules governing US representatives are better equipped at closing opportunities for corruption
Partner moves across City hit highest number in at least a decade
This year’s top tables, as selected by FT editors and writers
New public procurement rules set to allow more social enterprises and small businesses to bid in process
Extracurricular pursuits from piano to polo have received big investment from the sector
HMRC disclosures rise as agency clamps down on tax evasion with cross-border data exchange
Ministers under pressure to secure future of imperilled Grangemouth facility
Wine estates are struggling to attract buyers while dealing with a poor 2024 harvest
Lack of routine testing means thousands of youngsters could be suffering from effects, say experts
Projects that pass muster with insurers will get added credibility and reduced risk
From a grand Regency town house of the type immortalised in Jane Austen novels, to a pretty stone cottage in a nearby village
Private capital and pension fund money flowing into single-family rental homes as demand soars
Cate Blanchett on the London stage, Sondheim’s swan song and a ballet of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots
Technology’s biggest failure now is its propensity to be rendered inferior by successive versions
