How Peter Mandelson’s Jeffrey Epstein links were exposed
Documents disclosed on Friday revealed payments from disgraced financier to former power broker’s husband
Fly-on-the-wall film makes Melania a lightning rod for criticism
The US first lady and backers Amazon have been criticised for being tone deaf with authorised documentary
Workers are ‘friction-maxxing’ to resist AI
Real-life meetings, in-person hiring and learning skills from scratch: the future may be intentionally inconvenient
Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair to spark rethink of bank’s role
Donald Trump’s pick has called for a sweeping overhaul
Businesses fear blowback from Saudi-UAE rift
Emirates workers have had visas to the kingdom rejected since tensions erupted between the Gulf powerhouses
HTSI editor’s letter: don’t hold your breath
And other ways to relax this weekend
Will metals lose their lustre?
Unpacking the dramatic rallies in gold, silver and copper
How Kevin Warsh won the race to become Trump’s new Fed chair
Inside the turbulent contest for the most important job in global finance
CVC’s sports strategy: from F1 to cowboys
Also in today’s newsletter: the Premier League’s financial dominance, and the Australian Open gets even bigger
France pushes state workers away from Zoom as Europe eyes tech decoupling
Initiative for homegrown tools reflects rising anxiety over relying on US platforms amid shifting geopolitics
Transcript: Trump’s immigration climbdown. Plus, a new Fed chair?
Marc Filippino talks to James Politi, Lauren Fedor and Claire Jones
How steep is Trump’s democratic backsliding?
The erosion of established norms has been dramatic but institutions are holding up
For accountants, the ‘squeezed middle’ is a sweet spot
Mid-tier UK firms make numbers stack up in favour of the middle ground
Guatemala says it can win ‘war’ on gangs
El Salvador-style crackdown and mega-prison not the answer to organised crime and violence in his country, says interior minister
The Tories have forgotten what it takes to prosper
No one wants to look like the status quo, but the current crop of Conservatives are stuck
Rémy Cointreau to cut China dependence as cognac slump drags on
New CEO Franck Marilly looks to faster growing markets as downturn leaves drinks group sitting on huge stockpile of spirits
How the world fell in love with climbing
The televised climb of a Taipei skyscraper follows an explosion of interest in the sport, fuelled by the post-pandemic boom in exercise
The Hamnet wars
The cynics are wrong about a film that will outlast our era
Bonus survey: expecting a bigger payout this year?
Answer the FT’s anonymous survey
Sarah Mullally, the first female Archbishop of Canterbury
The ‘steady and kind’ former chief nursing officer chosen to put the Church back on track
Beauty and the beastly
The quest for physical perfection has become a horror show
Marilynne Robinson: The killings in Minneapolis
As American cities have been left reeling by ICE federal agents, the acclaimed novelist explores the deeper conflict behind Donald Trump’s show of force
Inside and outside opera’s culture war zones
In the English-speaking world the art form is in a perennial battle for hearts and minds. Two contrasting books from either side of the Atlantic ask why
How economies forget
From Nasa’s shuttle programme to Polaroid film, societies can lose capabilities as well as gain them. Why they are so hard to get back?