The new president of the European Council on doing business across political divides, facing a corruption investigation — and why Europe works best in a crisis
Ormonde Jayne’s Linda Pilkington has brought the exotic scents she bottles to a theatrical London landscape
Co-founder of transcription start-up reckons we can even let avatars take our place in work interactions
The Korean star on the joy of playing to an audience and taking a break from the San Francisco Opera to make her Covent Garden debut
US founder of private equity firm Baring Vostok says ordeal ‘could happen to anybody’
Hwang Dong-hyuk, creator of the most-watched show in Netflix history, on taking his ultra-violent critique of capitalism to the next level
The new director on transforming one of the world’s biggest cultural institutions, last year’s scandal over thefts — and what might happen to the Parthenon Marbles
The director of ‘All We Imagine as Light’ discusses big city lives, urban migration and Mumbai’s violent gentrification
Founder Sébastien Chaulmontet on his start-up’s ‘imaginary vintage’ aesthetic and why value lies in design rather than volume
The 2024 prize winner talks about setting her novel aboard the orbiting ISS to observe the beauty of our planet — and warn of its fragility
Tom Pellereau, founder of Stylideas, on how the television show changed his life
Manolo Blahnik’s niece led the British luxury shoemaker to its best ever financial performance in 2022
The Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder on building one of the UK’s most valuable companies, his take on the Neil Woodford scandal — and why he regrets buying a private jet
Her BBC series ‘The Listeners’ turns an eye for the uncanny on the story of a woman plagued by a mysterious hum
The star of ‘Tenet’ and ‘BlacKkKlansman’ discusses taking on ‘The Piano Lesson’ and why his father Denzel is a tough act to follow
She ended up in Panajachel by chance, but never left — building a home on a former coffee plantation that’s rooted in the landscape and filled with colour
A space for big ideas and big personalities. The FT’s Matthew Garrahan interviews a public figure every fortnight
After the success of ‘Barbie’, Ynon Kreiz plans to turn the company’s toy brands into a ‘playground’ for filmmakers
Former Microsoft boss seeks to build better democracy with data
His blockbuster shows wartime London in a new light — and might be his most personal film yet
The politician talks for the first time about how he went overnight from frontrunner in the Conservative leadership race to a surprise third place
Eyewear giant chief Francesco Milleri says wearable technology developed with Meta will fuel growth
With a sold-out tour, knockout album and Oscar-tipped movie, the group is unstoppable right now
Justice Juan Luis González Alcántara tells Financial Times he has issued draft opinion in bid to head off constitutional crisis
Her flat in Mexico City is full of furnishings from local markets — from giant tarot cards to old doctor’s cabinets — yet still feels unmistakably British
