Should I do Botox? It’s probably too late

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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. I’ve never been one to follow faddy beauty fashions — I’m deeply sceptical about treatments that promise to embalm one in the veneer of eternal youth. But time’s a bitch, I’m six years older … Read more

Banks and UK property learn to cautiously cohabit

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. British banks do not like talking about commercial property. Offices, retail and industrial buildings left them with big losses during the financial crisis. Actions speak louder than words, however, and lenders have been quietly flocking … Read more

The mounting cost of the final send-off

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “We can leave the flowers outside for the rabbits, or you can give them to someone who can’t afford flowers for their funeral.” It was at this point in the conversation with the undertaker that … Read more

Radiohead, Grand Theft Auto and an American barbecue — Hamlet enters its weirdest phase yet

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This month a rather unusual theatre show will open in Manchester. Hamlet Hail to the Thief is a collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company, Factory International and the art-rock musician Thom Yorke, which fuses Shakespeare’s … Read more

If Trump is trying to suppress China, he’s going about it all wrong

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a global economist and author of ‘The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism’ Technological leaps are rarely born in comfort. They are forged in conflict, competition and necessity. From nuclear energy … Read more

a handbook of great British gardens to visit

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Five years ago, garden visiting was a wistful memory. We were locked down. All I could do was drive to local patches of anemones, primroses and fritillaries and take the permitted daily walk where I could admire nature’s efforts. Not so this year: the indispensable Yellow Book, the Garden Visitor’s Handbook 2025 of the National … Read more

Profit from podcasts? A reviving industry is all ears

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. True crime junkies have long been fans of podcasts. Most-listened rankings feature such grisly delights as Morbid, Small Town Murder and Bone Valley. But for producers, platforms and advertisers the genre has delivered its own … Read more