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Small plane crashes into Beijing’s tallest building

Debris seen falling from Citic Tower after propeller aircraft hit skyscraper in Chinese capital

UK tightens investment trust rules to close gaps exposed by Saba Capital

Watchdog’s proposals may make it harder for activist investors to control listed closed-end companies

Thousands of foreign students made false qualification claims, says consultancy

Qualification Check says many UK universities did not conduct detailed verification

Starmer commits at least £1bn more for defence

Long-delayed plan set to be unveiled on Tuesday as prime minister tries to shore up his legacy

US tech stocks fall for fifth day in a row

Nasdaq Composite on track for longest losing streak of 2026 amid worries about an overstretched rally in AI-related shares

The hole in British politics

Andy Burnham must fix the widespread idea that government is not on our side

EU plans 15% tax on aluminium scrap exports

Move by Brussels aims to protect domestic producers and prevent valuable metal heading to US and Asia

Andrew Tate fails in attempt to reveal identities of accusers

The influencer and his brother face charges including rape but have yet to be extradited from Romania

The Democrats’ DSA siren song

Democratic Socialists are winning in New York, but the city is not America

Germany urges EU to suspend methane rules after US pressure

Energy minister warns of risk to gas supplies if planned rules affecting imports come into force

Parisians seek refuge from heatwave in air-conditioned hotels

People booking rooms during the day to work while others seek night-time respite from stifling apartments

Brussels launches antitrust probe into French drugmaker Sanofi

Competition watchdog examining whether group implemented ‘misleading’ campaign against rival flu vaccine maker

Nick Clegg’s wife Miriam González registers new political party in Spain

‘Democracia 21’ would campaign from the centre against governing Socialists and rightwing opposition

The stocks doing the earning are mostly not the stocks doing the rallying

Alphaville’s half-year report on the US equity market

What will Europe’s heatwave cost?

Growing body of research points to economic damage from extreme heat

FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 799

FT Weekend Quiz: 1948 Italian movie, Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby and the US president’s plane

Our ‘Round on the Links’ quiz tests your ability to draw connections. Thinking caps on!

From 250 years of US independence to Trump’s second term, from Ceauşescu’s Romania to the Nord Stream bombing. Plus David Thomson’s life in movies, novels about aliens and YBAs — and Tej Parikh’s pick of economics titles

Emma Hawes is a crystalline Aurora in English National Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty

Even in London’s vast Royal Albert Hall, her every step was exemplary

The best exhibitions to see in London this weekend

The FT’s critics recommend the most compelling 2026 shows, from Anish Kapoor and Barbara Hepworth to Frida Kahlo to Zurbarán

The rain-starved archipelago lighting up the World Cup

Tiny Cape Verde pulled off draws against Uruguay and European champions Spain and needs one more point to progress

Unilever explores bid for $4bn supplement maker Thorne

Dove soap maker seeks to boost health and wellness portfolio after spinning off food business