Former UK chancellor Zahawi and billionaire Mansour join bid for Telegraph
Conservative party veterans join US consortium to buy British newspaper
UN climate summit on the brink of collapse as vulnerable nations walk out
Germany accuses Saudi Arabia and Russia of trying to block progress on efforts to cut fossil fuel use
Asda replaces chair Stuart Rose with former chief Allan Leighton
Retail veteran will take over supermarket that has lost market share and struggled to overcome IT problems
Biden aims to Trump-proof his legacy with policy blitz in final days
Outgoing president makes last push on Ukraine and seeks new judicial appointments and manufacturing subsidies
Inside the bitter fight to become Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent prevailed after a fierce battle for influence inside the president-elect’s court
Goldman Sachs takes $900mn hit on Northvolt investment
US bank is second-largest shareholder in Swedish battery maker which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week
Ex-Barclays chief John Varley pulled back into fight to clear bank’s name
Financial Conduct Authority fined lender £50mn over 2008 emergency fundraising
Hollywood gives thanks for blockbusters after long lean period
Studios bet ‘Wicked’, ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Moana 2’ will kick off a strong holiday season at the box office
Ukraine-sceptic ‘Trumpist’ gains traction ahead of Romanian vote
Far-right leader George Simion campaigns on cutting aid for Kyiv in bid to become president
Meta loses ground to Bluesky as users abandon Elon Musk’s X
Social media giant’s Threads app makes changes as smaller competitor to X surges
German bond investors bet on an end to Berlin’s ‘debt brake’
A key indicator has fallen below zero for the first time as market braces for higher German borrowing
Donald Tusk’s ruling party picks Warsaw mayor as Polish presidential candidate
Rafał Trzaskowski beats foreign minister Radosław Sikorski in primary contest
Ukraine, the Balkans and the future of EU enlargement
Developments beyond as well as inside Europe threaten one of the bloc’s cornerstone projects
HTSI editor’s letter: to hell with it, let’s party
Dance into our winter celebration issue with Zaho de Sagazan, Sally Clarke, Christian Larson and Sophia Roe
Brits retiring abroad could avoid UK inheritance tax under new loophole
Budget measure allows anyone staying abroad for 10 years to avoid death duties on global wealth
A knockout win for Netflix
Plus, football’s multiclub under pressure
Trump picks Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
Hedge fund manager will be responsible for implementing president-elect’s pledges to cut taxes and raise tariffs
Best books of 2024: Roula Khalaf, Janan Ganesh and other FT journalists pick their favourites
FT editors, columnists and specialists share the titles that have inspired them
What the ‘manopause’ tells us about the gender gap
Do male midlife challenges bear comparison with those experienced by women?
The Landmark Trust unveils its biggest project: a medieval manor with all mod cons
Calverley Old Hall in Yorkshire is a spectacular marriage of contemporary design and seven centuries of history
The mind-bending new science of measuring time
In windowless labs in Colorado sit the 20 atomic clocks the world sets its watch by. They’re barely keeping up
Bling it on – jumbo jewels are back
Make an entrance with an outsize stone
Scott Trust to examine investment to secure Observer deal with Tortoise
Owner of Sunday title as well as Guardian will discuss providing funding after staff mount opposition
Thomas Kurtz, mathematician, 1928-2024
His invention of the Basic programming language paved the way for the personal computer revolution