Burnham suggests UK could rejoin EU
‘I want to rejoin the EU and then leave it again’
Letter: Do not let falling birth rates undo school reform in London
From Andreas Wesemann, London W1, UK
Letter: How a marching dispute could set back Irish unity
From Brian Walsh, Chairman, SEA-LNG, Estero, FL, US
Letter: The woman whose maths put John Glenn into orbit
From Barbara Clancy, Dublin, Ireland
Letter: Methane offers shipping its route to a green future
From Peter I Keller, Chairman, SEA-LNG, Estero, FL, US
Philippines central bank braces for ‘Godzilla’ El Niño
Severe Pacific Ocean weather event could fuel inflationary pressures and hit agricultural production across region
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 — literary and historical lives dominate the shortlist
Patrick Radden Keefe’s ‘London Falling’ and Anand Gopal’s ‘Days of Love and Rage’ are joined by four works of biography, from Alexander the Great to James Baldwin
Australia’s housing slump could have a silver lining for its banks
Housing slowdown could result in lenders directing capital to more profitable places
FT Crossword: Number 18,494
Trump says South Korea will invest $200bn in US energy projects
Pledges to launch initiatives in states including Alaska and Texas come as midterm elections loom
Paramount names Mattel boss co-CEO as it looks to close Warner Bros deal
Ynon Kreiz appointed as the entertainment company looks to integrate two of the most storied entertainment studios
Hegseth extols overhaul of US military in ‘state of the force’ speech
Defence secretary says armed forces no longer ‘weak’ as he announces a range of new initiatives
‘Strong indications’ Iran was involved in RAF Fairford incident, says Burnham
Prime minister says the UK is working closely with the US administration following the release of five suspects on bail
FirstFT: Israel-bound flight averts disaster after pilot stabbing
Also in today’s newsletter: Singapore’s government dating app and US government debt rout triggers ‘vicious loop’ of selling
Transcript: Labour Party conference — hope again?
Lucy Fisher talks to George Parker, Jonathan Reynolds, Jennifer Williams and Stephen Bush
US competition watchdog expands investigation of Anthropic and OpenAI
The Federal Trade Commission will demand information and seek testimony from the executives of leading AI companies
Paramount stumps up high borrowing costs to fund Warner Bros deal
Investors pile into the record-breaking $52bn financing package as yields near 9%
Top Man City sponsor threatens legal action against Premier League
Etihad Airways says football body’s communication on critical report into club has ‘damaging implications’
US government debt rout triggers ‘vicious loop’ of selling
Yields on 10-year Treasuries soar half a percentage point in worst month in four years
Google releases most advanced Gemini AI model
Tech giant hopes ‘Argon’ will help it re-establish itself at the frontier of artificial intelligence
Trump says Powell should resign after Fed watchdog clears ex-chair of misconduct
Inspector-general cites ‘deficiencies’ in management of $2.5bn renovation project but finds no evidence of criminal wrongdoing
One pilot of Israel-bound flight stabbed the other and tried to crash plane
Plane carrying more than 150 passengers en route to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after issuing ‘unlawful interference’ code
Burnham clears path to EU summit with post-Brexit breakthrough
UK and Brussels to go ahead with key November meeting after agreeing to kick talks on industrial subsidies into next year
Esther Rantzen, broadcaster and campaigner, dies aged 86
TV personality had in recent years called vocally for assisted dying to be legalised in UK