UK universities are shutting out applicants from Pakistan and Bangladesh because of concerns over visa abuse and tougher Home Office rules. At least nine higher education institutions have restricted recruitment from “high risk” countries as they face increased pressure to ensure they are enrolling genuine students. It follows a surge of asylum claims from international … Read more
Proposal marks a last-ditch attempt to keep Ukraine solvent using Moscow’s immobilised wealth
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK received a £9mn donation from businessman Christopher Harborne in August, pushing the party’s fundraising far ahead of both Labour and the Conservatives. The money is the biggest single donation to a … Read more
Brussels expected to announce investigation in coming days in its latest challenge to Big Tech
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Airlines myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Europe’s low-cost airlines are preparing to re-enter Ukraine as soon as a peace deal is signed that allows its airports to open to travellers again — as they predict a boom from “catastrophe tourism” as well … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The pound has jumped against the dollar as stronger economic activity triggered an unwinding of negative bets against sterling. Signs of strength in the UK economy, combined with a weaker dollar, pushed sterling up 1.1 … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. France’s President Emmanuel Macron has warned of the risk of the “disintegration of the international order” as he met Xi Jinping in Beijing amid growing trade tensions between China and Europe. “We are facing the … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The US has halted plans to impose sanctions on China’s Ministry of State Security over a massive cyber espionage campaign in order to avoid derailing the trade truce President Donald Trump and President … Read more
A chaotic 7-month search cast the net wide but ended with Mark Tucker’s interim replacement