The best theatre shows to see in London and beyond
The FT’s critics pick the biggest and best plays now on in the West End and elsewhere
Is the job market hibernating?
Employers are putting off creating new roles while AI’s impact and the economic outlook remain uncertain
What’s really going on in the UK labour market?
Getting clear about how much slack there is will tell us how tight monetary policy should be
Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy star in heady southern gothic thriller The Good Daughter
Tragedy strikes again and again in this plot-heavy but impeccably acted family drama on Peacock/Sky
Caryl Churchill’s groundbreaking play Cloud 9 given rare revival at National Theatre
The role-playing, time-shifting work offers a troubling prism through which to contemplate the present day
Poundland to stave off collapse as US owner continues talks with buyers
Gordon Brothers supports extension of moratorium on creditor claims after intense criticism from politicians
Humanoid robot start-up backed by Eric Trump in talks to supply IDF
Foundation Future Industries in discussions with Israeli military to deploy its machines in Gaza’s tunnels and potentially engage in combat
Single-stock perps look like pointiest horn of a bull market
Regulatory uncertainty is the biggest hurdle to wider adoption, says one survey
Inside Ken Griffin's Miami
The FT's Jill Shah visits Miami to see what happens when a billionaire uses his fortune to shape a city
US tech stocks surge as AI trade revives
Nasdaq erases last week’s losses as better-than-expected CoreWeave results and prospect of higher Anthropic IPO valuation boost sentiment
Thousands of schools in Italy, Scotland and Ireland receive bomb threats
Incidents appear to be latest co-ordinated attack aimed at disrupting life in Europe
Turkey spotlights Gaza ‘ecocide’ at UN climate talks dominated by fossil fuel producers
Notable no-shows at the UN COP31 summit include leaders of China, India, Japan, Canada and US
Best of the FT: student picks
Schools pick their favourite articles and explain why
Britain should ‘exploit’ NHS data to power AI, says minister
Chris McDonald says country has ‘strategic competitive advantage’ in uniting its life sciences and AI industries
Ukraine peace talks end with prisoner swap but no breakthrough
US-Russia-Ukraine talks took place in Abu Dhabi after a roughly 9-month hiatus owing to war in Iran
Meet the Willy Wonka of failed US microcaps
Billionaire investor Brad Jacobs once again is using a small unloved company as his acquisition vehicle
RAF Fairford incident partly directed from New York jail, US claims
US indictment links alleged plot to attack British air base to wider campaign across Europe targeting Jewish sites
Friedrich Merz urged to curb German defence borrowing
Country’s Council of Economic Experts says military spending should be gradually funded by the regular budget to prevent debt hitting 98% of GDP by 2040
Saudi oil production rebounds close to prewar levels
Output higher than average before Iran conflict as kingdom keeps exports flowing despite attacks on shipping and energy infrastructure
Turkey’s chief banking regulator offers to resign over $20bn fraud scandal
Şahap Kavcıoğlu, who previously ran the central bank, tendered his resignation ‘to prevent any further damage’ to the regulator
UK chip start-up Fractile hits $7bn valuation
London-headquartered company is one of a clutch of start-ups developing custom semiconductors for AI
The wonderful shallowness of Andy Burnham
He makes leftwing gestures to avoid taking leftwing action. Britain should thank its stars
Eisen by Guzel Yakhina — the man behind the montage
A fictionalised biography of Sergei Einstein turns the Soviet film-maker’s life into a study of art, censorship and psychological torment
We need to test drugs on newborns despite the risks
Very few medicines are developed with young infants in mind, and this can have devastating consequences