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Government plans to axe up to 91,000 civil servants over three years will require deep cuts to public services and cost at least £1bn in redundancy payments, according to a Whitehall review.Boris...

Sell-offs of Chinese equities and bonds and widespread defaults in the country’s property market are driving wealthy investors to re-examine one of Asia’s most traditional forms of investment — jadeite.A coup in...

This week offers one of Africa’s most significant votes this year as Kenyans go to the polls on Tuesday to decide a new president.The contest is between the current deputy president William...

By Anthony PalettaLos Angeles is not short of striking mid-century architecture. In their search for “an architectural home”, stylist Jeanne Yang and her husband, estate agent Scott Cord, viewed properties by renowned...

Mark D’Amico and his girlfriend said they wanted to reward a homeless man who had spent his last $20 to help her after she ran out of gas on a highway in...

This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get it sent straight to your inbox every weekday morningThe US Senate...

The US Senate has passed Joe Biden’s flagship economic package after a marathon overnight voting session that handed the president a major political victory just months before the midterm elections.The climate, tax...

The UK government’s Covid-19 venture capital fund has been mostly invested in what one director overseeing the portfolio called “zombie businesses”, leaving it with “a significant tail of dormant companies”, according to...

Never mind the Montrachet, the prewar vintages of Mouton Rothschild or certain colossally priced natural wines, the biggest challenge facing any restaurateur or sommelier aiming to build a world-class wine list is...