‘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 ...
UK Treasury forced to take questions from MPs as UK bond sell-off deepens
UK 10-year borrowing costs climbed further on Thursday as a bond market sell-off deepened, hitting the pound and threatening ...
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 ...
Bond market ‘police’ are back as investors patrol spending plans
In the UK, the Labour government’s decision in October to loosen policy compared with prior plans added to investor unease.
Germany’s second-biggest fintech shuns IPO
Germany’s second most valuable fintech, Trade Republic, has vowed to stay private after doubling its customers and tripling ...
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 ...
Hospitals in England face soaring number of flu patients
Data published on Thursday by NHS England showed there were 5,408 people in hospital with flu on average every day last week, compared with 4,469 the previous week and 1,098 in early December. The ...
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 ...