EU urged to create €10bn-€65bn fund for natural and climate disasters
Insurance gap grows as only ‘a fraction’ of losses are covered
Unilever buys vitamin gummies brand Grüns in wellness push
Group expands wellbeing division on back of supplements boom after agreeing to sell its food arm
Uzbekistan prepares to list state assets in London
Move by National Investment Fund marks country’s first foray into global stock markets
Listen up: AI’s communication blind spot
How we hear other humans is more crucial than ever
Adidas set to lose Champions League match ball contract to Nike after 25 years
Deal for top three competitions is expected to rise sharply from current value and could exceed €40mn a year
Scaled-back digital ID scheme can combat populism, UK minister says
Darren Jones tells FT that legislation for contentious proposal will be introduced after the summer
February PCE inflation showed inflation overshoot remained
The data was stale, reflecting the period before the war against Iran, but not especially encouraging
The Middle East ceasefire deal is fraying. What’s next for Trump?
Also in today’s newsletter, Federal Reserve officials spar over impact of Iran war
UK exposes covert Russian submarine operation
Defence secretary says mission was monitored ‘24-7’ by British warships
The best theatre shows to see in London and beyond
EU to relax methane rules to secure energy supplies
Proposed changes offer ‘flexibilities’ to strict requirements due to be imposed on fossil fuel importers
OpenAI halts Stargate UK data centre project
Company blames high energy costs and regulatory uncertainty in blow to Starmer’s effort to build ‘sovereign’ AI
The AI job loss story is all about bundles
Evidence on white-collar work displacement is beginning to match the theory
A Doll’s House — Romola Garai dazzles as Nora in Anya Reiss’s thrilling modern adaptation
In this bold retelling of Ibsen at London’s Almeida Theatre, Nora’s marriage to her financier husband unravels within an Insta-perfect home
Pimco to DC: please stop talking about a Fannie-Freddie IPO
Housing affordability is so hot right now
The climate showdown between Big Oil and US states
Vermont and New York’s ‘climate superfund’ laws face legal challenges and a pending Supreme Court case
The Palm House — Gwendoline Riley’s novel of toxic men and flawed mothers
The prizewinning author deploys language to devastating effect as she revisits her theme of women plagued by brittle relationships
Father Mother Sister Brother — Cate Blanchett and Adam Driver star in droll multigenerational triptych
The latest film from director Jim Jarmusch is just as wry and wilfully low-key as his 1980s cult classics
Britain is in the grip of the fed-up-niks
What voters are really being drawn to is confident leadership that appears to offer new solutions
Argentina’s glacier law review opens door to mining push
Javier Milei backed by Congress for overhaul of environmental protection rule
BA to reduce flights to Middle East when services resume in July
Carrier will use freed-up planes to offer more direct routes to Asia and Africa
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