In a UK election year we look at the sorry state of regional infrastructure

First in a series: Birmingham pays the price for UK’s infrastructure gap
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Can people be fooled into thinking authoritarianism is better than democracy? Here is what award-winning novelist Margaret Atwood has to say:

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The scandal that rocked the world of high finance

The ballad of Bruno and Lars
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Take a few minutes to read this fascinating piece ig.ft.com/ai-animals/

The state of democracy: the FT commissioned authors Margaret Atwood, Elif Shafak, Lola Shoneyin, and comedian Aditi Mittal, to share their perspectives.

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New from the FT: money course with the great Claer Barrett

It’s out: the FT Person of the Year is Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen of Novo Nordisk
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Visual retelling: how Hamas invaded one Israeli community
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‘Mission impossible’? Antony Blinken seeks restraint
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“Either we live together or we die together. We will not be displaced again.”

Israel tells 1.1mn people to leave northern Gaza
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Gaza: 'the situation is catastrophic'

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Gaza and Urban warfare

‘Everything you can imagine and worse’ awaits Israeli army in Gaza

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David Grossman essay in the FT:

Israel is in a nightmare. Who will we be when we rise from the ashes?
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FT investigation: The mystery of the Adani coal imports that quietly doubled in value
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Will Hizbollah join the war?

“The violence has so far broadly observed informal red lines but its growing intensity has raised alarm among diplomats that Hizbollah may fully commit to conflict, triggering a broader regional conflagration.”
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“The Labour leader nonchalantly brushed glitter from his hair and removed his now-sparkling jacket, gifting him a metaphor-heavy opportunity to roll up his sleeves”

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