Why don’t we take Father’s Day seriously?

Even dads don’t care about it — so they say…

Best summer books of 2026: Politics

Gideon Rachman selects his best mid-year reads

Lululemon apologises after Japanese drum controversy at Great Wall yoga event

Canadian athleisure company says it ‘should have been more cautious and thorough’

Olympia's £1.3bn revamp

The once-dowdy Kensington exhibition centre has been transformed into a vast cultural hub

Sequoia’s Luciana Lixandru: Can Europe build a trillion-dollar tech company?

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

A Man’s Guide to Looking Good in White Trousers

This chic summer staple is a minefield, but elegance is assured by following simple rules on shade, fit and combinations

Little Baobab, London: ‘A place you want to be’

At this Senegalese restaurant in the Africa Centre, every element — from mood and service to comforting, powerful food — combines to soulwarming effect

Artist David Hockney dies aged 88

Celebrated painter was known for works including the ‘Swimming Pool’ series

I’ve seen the future of London hotels… and it’s tiny

The capital’s newest opening hopes to bring the capsule hotel to business people as well as backpackers — and there are plans for many more

Back to yours? The singleton’s bedroom is not what it used to be

Gone is the mess and the Ikea bookshelf, but is the Instagram-honed aesthetic a good thing?

Disclosure Day film review

Emily Blunt steadies the ship alongside Josh O’Connor in a careening film of little grey men and vast conspiracies

America’s nostalgia for a Cuba that no longer exists

Every year, Miami recreates Havana as a pristine paradise lost in the revolution