Confessions of a farmer’s daughter
I’m a farmer’s daughter: I got the agricultural relief that says I am. And you may think otherwise, but I never feel more ...
How a new 1,000km hiking trail is helping Japan move on from the tsunami
Built as part of the recovery effort, the Michinoku Trail is driving the discovery of a long-overlooked region ...
The Great Mughals at the V&A — art, opulence and military power
Jahangir is one of the three Mughal rulers in focus at the V&A’s The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence, which showcases this golden age of craftsmanship and artistry with a parade of ...
The shoes that say: ‘My staggeringly expensive yacht is outside’
Entrepreneur and socialite Charles Finch has launched a footwear brand aimed at the super-rich but hands-on sailor ...
No mojitos and no lights: Cuba’s tourism industry fights losing battle
Tourism is Cuba’s third-biggest source of scarce foreign exchange, and one of the mainstays of an economy that has been strangled by a US trade embargo in place for more than six decades and a new ...
The lure of Lidl’s middle is no riddle
When Germany-based Lidl and compatriot Aldi arrived in Britain in the 1990s, the middle aisle’s main appeal was cheapness. But mirroring the discounters’ wider march upmarket, it has now become the ...
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Immersive theatre group You Me Bum Bum Train: ‘It’s like an empathy machine’
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s coffee time in the smart London ...