On the LLMternet, nobody cares you’re a plant
Are reccs set to get wrecked?
The long-predicted decline in call centre jobs has finally begun
Declining employment in the sector can be attributed to reduced hirings as opposed to an increase in firings
‘The 90s: Art and Fashion’ is a riotous, revisionist version of Britain
Bawdy humour, rave culture and the mythical Cool Britannia: former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful captures a creative era at Tate Britain
Oil prices jump on tanker attack and slowing flows through Strait of Hormuz
Transit through vital waterway rose close to 90% of prewar levels last month but has since fallen sharply
Houston start-up aims to loosen China’s grip on critical metal
Hertha Metals has developed a way to produce high-purity iron needed for rare earth magnets
The crafted home: a master of marble imitation
From her Tuscan farmhouse, Jilly Bernard, one of the few practitioners of the Renaissance art of scagliola, creates intricate tabletops, backgammon boards and sculptures
‘She lets her energy go full throttle’: Hilton Als on Alice Neel’s queer portraits
Works by the painter will be included in ‘Queering Modernism’, a new curated section at Frieze Masters
Iran war blows near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public finances
FT estimates show inflation and soaring borrowing costs have slashed chancellor John Healey’s headroom in half
Badenoch’s punchy plan to reunite the right
It was just a speech, but the Tory leader’s rejection of Reform reveals a new and determined strategy
Germany heads for fastest growth since 2022
Government updates GDP forecast as exports and debt-funded spending spree help end years of stagnation
FirstFT: How hedge funds became Wall Street banks’ cash cow
Also in today’s newsletter: Trump distances himself from two advisers and why people choose not to have children
21 outstanding ways to spend it in October
Frieze highlights, foraged Martinis and a South American feast
France’s far right goes woke. Or is it neoliberal?
Marine Le Pen gives a cognitive dissonance-inducing economic speech
Kyiv’s Gunia Project is a celebration of Ukrainian craft
The label supports more than 150 artisans across the country
Irate farmers should not limit the EU’s geopolitical ambitions
Resistance to Ukraine’s agricultural exports is undermining the bloc’s influence
LIV Golf accelerates negotiations with players over plans to revive bankrupt tour
Bryson DeChambeau explores future with revamped team-format league while Jon Rahm moves towards an exit
Flávio Bolsonaro’s plan to ‘wield the big scissors’ on Brazil’s budget
Hard-right senator has pledged to slash outlays by 1.5% of GDP, but analysts warn austerity will be politically challenging
Houthi attacks on Saudi airports kill three people
Strikes are latest escalation in conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed militants in Yemen
Uniqlo owner set to overtake H&M as North American and European sales soar
Fast Retailing’s annual revenue jumps 16.6% to $25bn
Deloitte fined £6mn for audit failures at Southeastern rail operator
Accounting watchdog criticises ‘highly concerning pattern of failure’ in work at Go-Ahead over five years
US critical minerals stockpile risks driving up prices, defence groups warn
Industry urges Washington to ‘proceed with caution’ as competition for scarce materials intensifies
Germany’s ex-spymaster admits holding files but denies treason
August Hanning’s lawyer says his client was ‘in possession’ of confidential documents but never paid for them or passed them on to foreign powers
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Badenoch’s speech drew a moral dividing line between Tories and Reform
Opposition leader’s remarks will help distance her party from unpopular views on Englishness and court professional voters