China steps up campaign for single people to date, marry and give birth
Women receive cold-calls about family planning and universities asked to offer ‘love courses’ to tackle demographic crisis ...
Jeremy Hunt warns Reeves against ‘declinism’ on UK’s prospects
Hunt said Rachel Reeves, his Labour successor as chancellor, had been too gloomy and had fuelled a mood of “declinism” but he ...
UK government art collection should be more visible to public, says minister
Founded in 1899, the Government Art Collection displays works of art in UK government buildings, including Downing Street, ...
Introducing Slate Money: The Week of Minor Apocalypses
Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss a few things that have been circulating in the news ...
De Beers amasses biggest diamond stockpile since 2008 financial crisis
De Beers Group has amassed its biggest stockpile of diamonds since the 2008 financial crisis, laying bare the group’s ...
US drugstores vanish as pressures mount on business model
Retrenchment in industry has led to concerns about the spread of ‘pharmacy deserts’ with limited access to medicines ...
12 Days of Stories to Share
Your favourite FT journalists, including Gideon Rachman, Claer Barrett, Simon Kuper and more, select the stories that have stayed with them from the past year ...