1. Trail hunting to be banned in England and Wales

2. US steps up blockade of Venezuela by seeking to board third oil tanker

3. FirstFT: Indonesia sends military to help clear forests at rapid pace

4. Fraudsters use AI to fake artwork authenticity and ownership

5. Europe needs strategic purpose matched with action

6. JPMorgan questioned Tricolor’s accounting a year before its collapse

7. Betting against New York is always a losing proposition

8. Israel to build 19 more settlements in occupied West Bank

9. Manchester police refuse to say if synagogue attacker’s phone was examined before incident

10. Foreign buyers snap up cheap UK companies as dealmaking hits new high

11. Market upheavals drive biggest gains since 2008 for macro hedge funds

12. A new maritime security architecture for the UK and her neighbours

13. A year of Trumpian attacks on the rules-based international order

14. Will markets stage a last-minute Santa rally?

15. Sweden boards sanctioned Russian vessel off its coast

16. How Bill Clinton became the focus of the Epstein files

17. In praise of male courage

18. Inside Tencent’s deal to use Nvidia’s best AI chips in Japan

19. Fidelity pledges crackdown on excessive corporate pay

20. Alcohol consumption falls to record low in Britain

21. Role reversal: how foot-dragging France blindsided newly assertive Berlin

22. Wool is no longer the black sheep of agricultural commodities

23. Chinese stocks cool on weak economic data

24. The unlikely Arab kingmaker aiming to sway Israel’s next election

25. Has Kemi Badenoch steadied the Tories’ sinking ship?

26. Indonesia calls in military to help clear forests at rapid pace

27. Year in a word: Affordability

28. US coastguard boards tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in Caribbean

29. US justice department under fire for removing Trump image from Epstein files

30. The ‘outrageous’ cost of sports tickets

31. Robey Warshaw partners share 40mn profit

32. America’s current account woes

33. Struggling vintage champagne market begins to fizz again

34. The case for denial

35. How a failed baseball player and ex-stock broker became a major arms dealer

36. Brazil commits to rapid energy roadmap deadline for key ministries

37. Trump fails to put Epstein behind him with partial release of files

38. EU plan to relax petrol car ban dismissed by Fiat maker

39. Here comes the sun: light amid the UK gloom

40. Can a sacramental winery in New York get its groove back?

41. Pitting Nimbys against Yimbys is a bad idea

42. Have we reached a tipping point on public debt?

43. The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are getting a glow up

44. Learning Yoruba with my daughter

45. The money lessons we wish we’d been taught at school

46. Australia’s biggest pension fund to cut global stocks allocation on AI concerns

47. What to know about the new Epstein files release

48. Australia confronts grief and discord in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

49. Congress’ healthcare fight carries big consequences

50. Secretary of state defends Trump’s foreign policy

51. Delaware high court reinstates Musk’s 56bn Tesla pay package

52. US justice department releases thousands of Epstein files

53. US Christmas tree growers boosted by Trump tariffs

54. Roomba rival bets on AI to clean up market for robot vacuum cleaners

55. Quizmas special: Political Fix’s 2025 nerd-out!

56. UK rules out using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

57. Don’t believe the fake gloom about London

58. The SEC is heading into dangerous territory

59. Christmas trimming

60. Brussels sprouts buck trend for rising Christmas food prices

61. Jamieri, a Georgian treasure trove in Brooklyn

62. London St Pancras revamp aims to cut Eurostar waiting time to 15 minutes

63. It’s beginning to look a lot like holiday job season

64. How Ford’s bet on an electric ‘truck of the future’ led to a 19.5bn writedown

65. Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over the threat from Russia

66. UK electoral commission slams delays to local elections

67. US to release ‘several hundred thousand’ Epstein files on Friday

68. Satellite images track Trump’s squeeze on Venezuela

69. Prediction markets barely make money; sportsbooks make money

70. The rest of the west is our only bet

71. Putin claims Ukraine is ‘on the retreat’

72. Which genius from history would have been the best investor?

73. Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock: ‘We’re on the cusp of something really exciting’

74. Lululemon should roll out the red yoga mat for Elliott

75. Ukraine’s wartime battery boom

76. ECB warns banks against excessive use of risk-transfer deals

77. Europe shows its commitment to Ukraine — but not unequivocally

78. Inflation risk is still under-appreciated by investors

79. BoE caution will not prevent further loosening in 2026

80. France will not agree budget by year-end, says prime minister

81. China blamed for UK government cyber attack

82. Germany’s multiyear recession will only fade slowly in 2026, Bundesbank warns

83. Billionaire backs shake-up at FDA: ex-Enron trader upends drug policy

84. Unpopular Labour is running out of opportunities to change its fate

85. BoJ delivers a hawkish rate increase

86. How Merz’s summit plan on Russian assets backfired

87. UK retail sales drop unexpectedly as economy struggles

88. Inflation: little to trust

89. EU turns to joint debt for Ukraine after botching Russian asset loan

90. Sony buys Snoopy

91. Bumper Christmas for air travel as 300mn take to the skies

92. Winter storms flood Gaza as population remains stuck in tents

93. Welcome to the age of zero-sum politics

94. Behemoth bills are causing hold-ups in the Lords

95. America Inc’s new boardroom trend: the chief exiting officer

96. Tether-owned firm sells crypto miner to companies run by its founder

97. Prediction markets and the casino mentality of 2025

98. The Brexit implementation fiasco

99. India’s bid to rival the Chinese navy

100. Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years

101. Three numbers that matter

102. EU to give 90bn loan to Ukraine

103. India’s parliament clears full foreign ownership in insurance

104. China boosts AI chip output by upgrading older ASML machines

105. TikTok signs deal to create US joint venture

106. Over-50s should work for longer to ease pressures of ageing society, say Lords

107. Flawed inflation data dashes Trump’s hopes of a quick affordability victory

108. Brussels delays signing of EU-Mercosur trade deal until January

109. Nike shares tumble as weak China sales dent faith in turnaround

110. Marijuana stocks tumble as Trump reclassifies drug but fails to legalise it

111. FirstFT: US approves 11bn arms package for Taiwan

112. Trump to be added to name of Washington’s Kennedy Center

113. Jefferies’ 2025 in review

114. Farage avoids police probe into election spending

115. Trump family deal with fusion energy firm adds to complicated UK-US ties

116. Latin America swings to the right

117. French culture minister under investigation for corruption

118. US regulator loosens some compliance burdens for Citigroup

119. Trump is on to something: finance and fusion have much in common

120. Christian Turner to be new UK ambassador to US

121. 2.5bn Leeds tram project delayed following review

122. Bill Gates and Sergey Brin among newly released Epstein photos

123. Motability boss handed bumper pay rise

124. Ukraine seals restructuring of controversial growth-linked debt

125. A change of approach to the youth unemployment problem

126. Lawyers Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader set to merge in record 3.6bn deal

127. Local elections at risk of delay for millions across England

128. Lenders set to lower mortgage rates in early 2026

129. All trials of UK’s Ajax armoured vehicles paused after another soldier injured

130. Drop in CPI reduces Fed dilemma on rates

131. Bill Ackman strikes 2bn deal for insurer in bid to build ‘modern Berkshire Hathaway’

132. Netanyahu’s plan to take charge of October 7 panel sparks anger

133. Former Tory donor hit with UK sanctions over alleged Russian energy role

134. The hard politics of climate overshoot

135. Trump uses rare primetime address to defend his economic record

136. ECB holds rates at 2% with broadly neutral guidance

137. US inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.7%

138. ECB holds interest rates at 2%

139. Michelle Mone-linked PPE Medpro wound up

140. EU agrees rules to boost retail investment in capital markets

141. BoE cuts rates with relatively dovish guidance

142. Monetary Policy Radar preview: the BoJ will raise rates again

143. Food production no longer profitable for English farms, says review

144. BoE cuts rates by quarter point to 3.75%

145. Trump media agrees 6bn merger deal with Google-backed fusion energy company

146. The myth of the imminent Conservative revival

147. The rise of two wests threatens the democratic model

148. US activist targets Premier Inn owner Whitbread

149. The EU’s economic security blanket is patchy and thin

150. Europe’s second-class citizens

151. Netanyahu approves 35bn Israel-Egypt gas deal

152. Meta’s LeCun targets 3bn valuation for new AI start-up

153. Expect more militant industrial relations under new Unison leader

154. Could revealing Rishi Sunak’s cowboy boots ruin Brex-Tex relations?

155. EU leaders vow to agree funding for Ukraine

156. Two views of AI and Big Tech

157. New York hedge fund approached by Warner shareholder to buy CNN

158. Can Venezuela’s Maduro survive Trump’s oil blockade?

159. US approves 11bn arms sale to Taiwan

160. Zelenskyy to confront De Wever in stand-off over Russian assets loan

161. Donald Trump defends record on economy in combative White House address

162. Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi attack

163. UK to water down regulations for financial benchmarks

164. Private equity’s ‘steady eddy’ gets rocked

165. Canada defends US exemption from global minimum tax deal

166. Scrapping juries would save less than 10% of court time, according to research

167. Elliott gears up for Barnes & Noble and Waterstones listing

168. Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen

169. How a Swiss compromise could save UBS billions

170. Carmakers sour on EU’s ‘disastrous’ petrol engine rule changes

171. Berlin launches ‘Germany Fund’ to lure private equity investors

172. Putin’s retaliation threat over frozen assets rattles EU capitals

173. A Noma graduate is reimagining the French canon in Paris

174. The argument Iranians have in private

175. Oilfield service companies pivot to data centres as drilling market slows

176. The coming battle over the EU’s budget shake-up

177. Inside the ‘industrial scale’ Trump pardon machine

178. India’s central bank governor cheers ‘goldilocks’ economy

179. Trump takes aim at South Africa

180. Japan’s 580bn hidden asset? In the back of the cupboard

181. South Korea’s market moonshot is a model for other economies

182. BP picks Woodside boss Meg O’Neill as new chief executive

183. Amazon overhauls AI team as chief declares an ‘inflection point’

184. FirstFT: Oracle’s 10bn Michigan data centre dealt a setback

185. Who matters in the battle for Warner Bros?

186. iRobot CEO says previous management was ‘in denial’ over group’s troubles

187. Lula threatens to walk away from EU-Mercosur trade deal

188. Elon Musk makes an unhelpful cameo in Warner Bros buyout

189. Jimmy Lai’s conviction is ominous for Hong Kong

190. US Congress repeals Syria ‘Caesar’ sanctions

191. Zaslav pay, banker fees and mis-steps: inside Paramount’s hostile bid for WBD

192. Wealthy areas get new powers to raise council tax in funding shake-up

193. US defence act passes in rebuke to Trump administration’s stance on Europe

194. US tech stocks slide as Oracle data centre setback reignites AI concerns

195. Slowing inflation fuels concerns about a cooling UK economy

196. Scientists shed new light on Alzheimer’s warning signs

197. Fed governor Waller says rates could be cut by as much as a full point

198. Varun Chandra out of running for UK ambassador to Washington

199. UK should relax salary requirements for skilled worker visas, advisers say

200. KKR nears Viridor stake sale to Equitix

201. UK to shift more research funding into AI and video games

202. The AfD’s love-in with Maga

203. When business and democracy don’t mix

204. Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power

205. Oracle’s 10bn Michigan data centre in limbo after Blue Owl funding talks stall

206. US prosecutors announce criminal charges against former Tricolor executives

207. Starmer moves to transfer 2.5bn from Abramovich’s Chelsea FC sale to Ukraine

208. Warner Bros board urges investors to reject Paramount’s ‘inferior’ 108bn bid

209. South Africa arrests Kenyans working at US-run Afrikaner ‘refugee’ centre

210. Investment banks expect UK borrowing costs to fall further in 2026

211. Former EU lawmakers lose case against pension cuts

212. London property prices fall at fastest pace in nearly 2 years

213. Leftwinger wins race to lead Britain’s largest trade union

214. Trump’s immigration raids raise thorny legal issues for Home Depot

215. EU admits carbon border tax ‘too clunky’ as it closes loopholes

216. Fei-Fei Li of World Labs: AI is incomplete without spatial intelligence

217. Interest rates explain UK’s high turnover of prime ministers

218. Britain to pay 570mn to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme

219. Bondi Beach massacre renews fears of Isis-inspired attacks

220. Slowing UK inflation in November clears last hurdle for December cut

221. UK inflation falls more than expected to 3.2% in November

222. The economy is fine and everyone hates it

223. German fintech hits 12.5bn valuation in deal backed by Peter Thiel

224. Monzo shareholders push to oust chair in revolt over CEO’s exit

225. Leaders brace for ‘three-shirt’ summit to push through Ukraine loan

226. JPMorgan swaps cash for Treasuries

227. The Shell-BP deal that wasn’t

228. Starmer pushes back on delayed defence spending plan

229. The worried investor’s guide to 2026

230. UK will review EV sales targets next year

231. Giorgia Meloni’s European moment comes with a price

232. When giving to charity engage your brain, as well as your heart

233. Germany set to approve 50bn in military purchases

234. What happens if AI data centres slip the ‘surly bonds of earth’?

235. Dissent is vital at the Fed

236. Japan bids farewell to pandas as row with China deepens

237. The hypocrisy of US complaints over X fine

238. How can I ensure my ex-wife brings my children home?

239. Polish broadcaster plans Maga-backed international TV channel

240. Toilets for all — the architects transforming London’s public loos

241. US mineral investors seek to counter China with ‘Liberty Corridor’ in Africa

242. ‘He would turn us against him’: Trump’s tariff reductions alienate ranchers

243. JPMorgan pulls 350bn from Fed to buy up Treasuries

244. Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s turbulent bet on AI

245. The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Power, plutocracy and political economy

246. Amazon in talks to invest more than 10bn in OpenAI

247. Investors pile into Venezuelan debt in regime change bet

248. Vance touts Trump’s economy to shift message on high costs

249. India’s central bank governor signals rates to stay low for ‘long period’

250. Trump orders blockade on sanctioned oil tankers off Venezuela

251. Waymo in talks to raise funds at 100bn valuation

252. UK driving tests agency will not hit key waiting time target until 2027

253. UK backs 150mn package for Ineos’s Grangemouth chemical plant

254. UK plans to remove curbs on litigation funders to broaden access to justice

255. Andersen valued at 1.75bn in IPO for consulting spin-off of Enron auditor

256. Trump expands US entry ban to include Palestinians and Syrians

257. Euroclear put on notice about possible rating downgrade

258. FirstFT: Warner Bros to reject 108bn Paramount hostile offer

259. China property stocks still can’t find a floor

260. Warner Bros to rebuff 108bn Paramount hostile offer

261. Fifa offers cheaper World Cup tickets in response to outcry

262. UK set to rejoin EU’s flagship student exchange programme

263. Medical supply group Medline could raise up to 7bn in public offering

264. Macron: We urgently need to rebalance EU-China relations

265. UK government surveilled housing industry without authorisation, says watchdog

266. Washington threatens European groups over EU’s treatment of US tech giants

267. Starmer under pressure to pick next UK envoy to US after tech deal paused

268. Citadel chief Ken Griffin says White House must ‘distance’ itself from Fed

269. Trump has ‘alcoholic personality’ says chief of staff in tell-all interview

270. OpenAI hires George Osborne to spearhead global ‘Stargate’ expansion

271. Give extra tax breaks to arts donations outside London, says review

272. Morrison’s pluck makes for a win despite chicken tax loss

273. UK government’s flagship workers’ rights legislation clears House of Lords

274. Betting on prediction markets has exploded over past two years

275. Trump’s war on Europe

276. US banks win back right to lend more than they should

277. UK financial watchdog finds no signs of insider trading around pre-Budget leaks

278. KPMG tax business pushes firm to faster growth than Big Four rivals

279. Trump administration hits out at WTO before crunch meeting

280. UK orders review of foreign interference in British politics

281. Mixed US jobs report is unlikely to bolster case for more rate cuts

282. The ‘shockingly small’ circle shaping Trump’s diplomatic efforts

283. Bank of England set to cut rates but remain cautious on further easing

284. US unemployment rate hits four-year high of 4.6%

285. Why is Donald Trump suing the BBC — and will he win?

286. A review of the ECB’s proposed banking rules overhaul

287. Kraft Heinz appoints former Kellanova boss as new chief

288. Bullish investors pile into stocks as cash levels sink to record low

289. Brussels to give carmakers breathing space on 2030 climate targets

290. How central banks should navigate an uncertain 2026

291. UK ministers consider ads and subscriptions for BBC as part of funding rethink

292. Can Brazil’s grid keep up with its clean energy boom?

293. China’s escalation dominance over Trump

294. Rebels to withdraw from DR Congo city under pressure from Trump

295. Submit your questions: How can UK business return to growth?

296. The tyranny of the digital calendar

297. Starmer premiership will not survive this parliament

298. Canada clears way for 60bn Anglo Teck merger

299. Oil falls below 60 a barrel

300. Turkey shoots down ‘out of control’ drone over Black Sea