FirstFT: Netflix shares surge after abandoning Warner Bros bid

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19 buys for Sister Sledge stans

Bring back disco with flares, sequins and frills

Skip the caterers. Employ your kids instead

Bring back the child waiter, says the HTSI drinks writer

Binary Puzzle Number 98

Mini Crossword Number 98

Have you got your 10,000 steps in?

Becoming a pointless pacer is one thing, telling people about it is quite another

Word Circle Number 98

Google Maps wins access to one of last countries where app does not work

South Korea lifts data restriction that have prevented US tech group from providing navigation services

Summer of sport to fuel growth in problem gambling

Nationwide and charities issue a warning over temptations on the way for vulnerable punters

Greens’ shift to left wins over disaffected Labour voters

Environmental concerns have moved down agenda under leadership of Zack Polanski

Senior shares jump 20% on all-cash offers

Aerospace parts group in talks with ‘limited number of third parties’ amid prospect of takeover battle

Pakistan bombs Kabul and Taliban strongholds

Neighbours engage in worst fighting for several months

Jacinda Ardern joins New Zealand’s ‘brain drain’ to Australia

Former PM is the latest addition to a wave of emigration spurred by weak economic prospects at home

Paramount clinches Warner Bros deal after Netflix walks away

Streaming company’s decision ends months-long battle to buy parent of CNN, HBO and franchises such as Harry Potter

Eleven marvellous things to do in March

Where to eat, what to buy and which exhibitions to catch, as chosen by HTSI writers

Ivor Braka: ‘The best gift I’ve ever given was a fishing boat to Jerry Hall’

The art collector and pub owner loves lizard cowboy boots, Walter Sickert and curry and chips

Anti-Reform voters give up on Labour

Fear of Farage is mobilising voters, but frustration with government means Britons will find alternative beneficiaries

Former L&G boss Nigel Wilson to chair Brookfield’s Just Group

Canadian group taps industry veteran for private asset expertise as it pushes into UK retirement market

Americans now sympathise with Palestinians more than Israelis, poll finds

Shift in opinion comes as Gaza tries to recover from Israel’s war against Hamas in the territory

What you said about my new ChatGPT investment adviser

Plenty of readers admit to using AI already; others have major concerns

Submit your questions: Did India get a good trade deal with the US?

Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with India Business Briefing writer Veena Venugopal and South Asia correspondent Andres Schipani today at 12pm (GMT)

British Airways owner IAG boosted by ‘robust’ transatlantic demand

Airline group says travel outlook continues to be ‘supportive’ as profits rise by a quarter

New York vs Valve: the loot box ‘gambling’ showdown

Steamroller or pipe dream?

Jonathan Sorrell outlines Rathbones’ strategy to stem outflows

Asset manager’s chief to enhance business using AI to become ‘best wealth manager’ in UK