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‘Beloved and inspirational’ author Joanna Trollope dies
Author Joanna Trollope has died aged 82, her family has said.Trollope was one of the nation's most widely read authors, having published more than 30 novels during a career...
Man found guilty of murdering wife in rare retrial
A 52-year-old carpenter from Surrey has been found guilty of murdering his wife in a rare retrial, eight years after being acquitted.Robert Rhodes killed his estranged wife, Dawn Rhodes,...
Russia sues Euroclear over frozen assets
Russia sues Euroclear over frozen assets
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Russia’s central bank has filed a lawsuit in Moscow seeking...
Nationwide fined £44m for financial crime failures
Nationwide has been fined £44m for failing to do enough to combat financial crime.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued the penalty after criticising the building society's "inadequate" efforts at...
UK economy shrank by 0.1% in October, official figures show
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to official figures.The surprise fall in gross domestic product (GDP) - a measure of economic output - comes after a...
Christmas tree chopped down hours after lights switch-on
A Christmas tree that has brought festive cheer to a village for more than a decade has been cut down just hours after its lights were switched on.The tree...
Why Europeans need to learn more about money
Why Europeans need to learn more about money
This article is part of the FT Financial Literacy & Inclusion Campaign’s seasonal appeal. The appeal is supported by lead partner Experian which is generously match-funding other donations.Tucked away...
Attempting to rejoin EU customs union ‘complete fuel for Reform’, Starmer warned
Attempting to rejoin an EU customs union would be "complete fuel for Reform", Sir Keir Starmer has been warned.Labour peer Harriet Harman told Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction...
British backpacker jailed after drunk e-scooter crash killed father-of-two in Australia
A 25-year-old British backpacker has been sentenced to four years in prison after a fatal collision with a father-of-two while riding an electric scooter in Perth, Western Australia.Alicia Kemp,...
Appeal court delay for first Capture case as Post Office requests extension
The first-ever Capture case has been delayed at the Court of Appeal as the Post Office asks for an extension to respond, Sky News has learned. Pat Owen, a...
‘They’re invisible within society’: Whistleblower says asylum seekers disappear ‘daily’ from hotels
An insider has told Sky News people are still disappearing "daily" from asylum seeker hotels.In an exclusive interview, the contractor described the chaos he sees within the system as...
Left-wing Labour MPs split on Angela Rayner’s future amid leadership speculation
Left-wing Labour MPs are split on whether they would welcome an Angela Rayner leadership bid, as speculation continues over whether Sir Keir Starmer can survive.Senior MPs on the left...