More unforgettable stories from 138 years of FT history
An illuminating journey to the furthest corners of the FT archive, featuring the tragic tale of the inventor of nylon, the taking down of Russia’s richest man and more
The joy of January — a food & drink special
Recipes, tips and stories from food lovers who come alive in the cold season
The curious signal sent by HSBC
Scrapping of international manager programme comes despite need for long-term employees schooled in bank’s culture
Saudi strikes UAE-backed faction in Yemen as Gulf rift deepens
Crisis has laid bare the increasingly fraught relations between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi
Alan Ayckbourn: ‘I betrayed the audience’
At 86, he’s written close to 100 plays. As Sheridan Smith stars in a London revival of ‘Woman in Mind’, the playwright reflects on what makes true theatre
Would you run an ethical newspaper or sell out to the mafia?
Media management game ‘News Tower’ comes with moral quandaries and conflicting pressures
Genius and the ghost
The tragic legacy of Wallace Hume Carothers, the man who invented nylon
The Pompidou’s greatest drawings light up the Grand Palais
Filled with rarely seen works, the show charts how modernist freedom and innovation transformed the medium
Aldi’s cut-price Napa Cab is a bad omen for northern California wine
Very little is going right for the region’s winemakers, but it does mean there are bargains to be had
The Glorious 12th
How grouse shooting was hit by an oil crisis
China watermelon heist
Reporting on the great Beijing watermelon heist of 1987
The political weaponisation of sleep
Tireless dynamism has been fetishised by the likes of Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi
Noodles worth getting weird about — Jay Rayner reviews Maneki Ramen, Birmingham
A restaurant that takes the essentials seriously — and remembers the desserts
Kamikaze attack on secret consultant
A 1976 story of the actor, the disgraced businessman and the suicidal plane crash
A falling Tsar by Chrystia Freeland
How Putin, early in his presidency, tried to destroy Russia’s richest man
The gift that cannot be bought
We can find peace and beauty in the quiet moments between Christmas and New Year
Do you have the right to film your waiter? — Insider’s Notebook
An employee at an Instagram-viral bakery on his fight for the right to privacy
The Hunting Wives — trash of the highest order
A liberal couple move to Maga country in a preposterous thriller/drama that may be the unintentional comedy of the year
How to become a master broth maker
Three recipes, and a whole new framework for cold-weather cooking
India’s trainee chefs and mechanics learn about money
FT charity expands financial literacy programme to Indian vocational schools
Weight-loss drugs come for Fluffy and Fido
If semaglutide can shrink a human waistline, why not a canine or feline one?
Thirty-one ideas for a better, tastier January
Why reserve advent calendars for December? Chefs share their top tips, indulgences and travel plans
Three quick flavour-bombs to bring brown food to life
Helen Graham’s nutrient-packed toppings will make stews and stodge sing
Is any meal worth three days’ cooking?
Jay Rayner goes all in with a glorious menu of multi-day dishes, including his cassoulet recipe