Also in this newsletter: EU countries struggle to co-ordinate defence spending
Party tops opinion polls after tapping into voter anger at soaring fuel prices
A hyperactive reform programme is not enough to drive the urgent national mission of driving growth and investment
Consumer body warns that platforms are selling unsafe items including overheating hairdryers and exploding batteries
Data highlights the UK Treasury’s dependence on wealthy South East
The city’s new wave of artisan bakeries gave the traditional BMO (bolle med ost, or ‘bun with cheese’) a glow-up. Now it’s a viral sensation — sometimes divisive, almost always delicious
Ukrainian authorities serve Andriy Yermak with an official notice that he is a suspect
French passenger from MV Hondius in ‘intensive care’ while US and Spanish citizens are also infected
But critics say prime minister is being too timid in his post-Brexit reset of relations with the EU
A commemoration of those who died in the second world war is being used to lend legitimacy to war in Ukraine
Transcript from an interview with the vice-president of the European Central Bank
Europe’s large public sectors are a powerful tool to build a market for native tech
Proposal likely to trigger backlash from airline industry and the US
The FT’s critics recommend the most compelling 2026 shows, from Henry Moore and Cecily Brown to Tracey Emin to Zurbarán
Greater Manchester mayor is frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer if he can secure parliamentary seat
Collectors still can’t resist the all-American SUV
Also in this newsletter: Austria floats its EU reform ideas
Central bank’s outgoing vice-president Luis de Guindos says Berlin’s intervention goes ‘against spirit of single market’
Fragmented field on left and centre boosts far-right hopes for the Élysée Palace
What happens if Washington pulls the ‘kill switch’ on digital services?
Urban wineries are turning pockets of industrial London into hubs of creative fermentation, their playful, low-intervention releases winning fans far beyond the capital
Governments are implementing repatriation and quarantine procedures for people leaving MV Hondius
German family shareholders want to press ahead with listing of Paris-backed group at €15bn-€20bn valuation
Premier League club to face Paris Saint-Germain on May 30 in Budapest
US president has threatened to raise levies to 25% if EU does not implement last year’s trade deal
