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Come and say hello to FT books editors Frederick Studemann and Maria Crawford in a live Ask an Expert Q&A on Friday 5 December at 1pm GMT.⁠ Post your question ahead of time via the box in the article, or submit one as the conversation unfolds on.ft.com/4pLYMHZ
Clever layers of colour, pattern, scent and texture are the recipe for a tablescape that goes to town without becoming a hot mess
: on.ft.com/3McjQsP
How to create a festive table that’s a feast for the senses
Clever layers of colour, pattern, scent and texture are the recipe for a tablescape that goes to town without becoming a hot mess
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December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Asia’s richest family have been making major inroads on the global fashion scene. Why? on.ft.com/4oCKIzx
Keeping up with the Ambanis
Asia’s richest family have been making major inroads on the global fashion scene. Why?
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December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
By maintaining stability and innovating to hold out against Russia, Kyiv has shown that size matters less in conflict than it used to: on.ft.com/4oGgGea
Ukraine, Europe and the new economics of war
By maintaining stability and innovating to hold out against Russia, Kyiv has shown that size matters less in conflict than it used to
on.ft.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The globetrotting ‘starchitect’ created some of the world’s best-known buildings, from the Bilbao Guggenheim to LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall: on.ft.com/4oE1f6o
December 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The new show at London’s Savoy Theatre emphasises empathy and acceptance — and features a bonkers song-and-dance tribute to marmalade.

Tap here to read the FT's ★★★★☆ review on.ft.com/4iGQRcK
Paddington The Musical brings the stowaway bear gorgeously to life — review
Show at London’s Savoy Theatre emphasises empathy and acceptance — and features a bonkers song-and-dance tribute to marmalade
on.ft.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Hollywood fears job cuts as opposition to Netflix-Warner deal grows on.ft.com/4aA3tjG
Hollywood fears job cuts as opposition to Netflix-Warner deal grows
Actors, screenwriters and theatre owners warn of fewer cinematic releases and less innovation
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December 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Sunday Number 122: World Puzzle on.ft.com/48CySzj
Sunday Number 122: World Puzzle
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December 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ahead of a BFI retrospective of the late director’s work, the ‘Twin Peaks’ actor explains their bond and why, for him, Lynch ‘is very much alive’ on.ft.com/3MlgOlV
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Who has shaped 2025?

FT Weekend Magazine's inaugural Influence List is here, introducing 25 trailblazers transforming the world we live in – profiled by the most high-profile people in their sectors: on.ft.com/3KcEqbW
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The darkly atmospheric ‘Partenope’ reveals another side to the late composer, best known for his melodious film scores on.ft.com/449oHku
Ennio Morricone mastered the music of spaghetti Westerns — now he’s making his opera debut
The darkly atmospheric ‘Partenope’ reveals another side to the late composer, best known for his melodious film scores
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December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The FT’s David Sheppard sits down with the Newark MP to discuss his embrace of populism, his ambitions and the possibility of a future alliance with Reform on.ft.com/4aw0SqW
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Ukraine, Europe and the new economics of war on.ft.com/48mwC0p
Ukraine, Europe and the new economics of war
By maintaining stability and innovating to hold out against Russia, Kyiv has shown that size matters less in conflict than it used to
on.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Birds of a feather: how I became friends with a robin on.ft.com/48Vy360
Birds of a feather: how I became friends with a robin
Gardener Tony Putman’s experience flies in the face of preconceptions about relationships between humans and wildlife
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December 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Frank Gehry, architect, 1929-2025 on.ft.com/3KDJru1
Frank Gehry, architect, 1929-2025
The globetrotting ‘starchitect’ created some of the world’s best-known buildings, from the Bilbao Guggenheim to LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall
on.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
FT Crossword: Number 18,232 on.ft.com/4pmyTi0
FT Crossword: Number 18,232
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December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Frank Gehry, architect, dies aged 96 on.ft.com/3KAu2dW
Frank Gehry, architect, dies aged 96
Modern master whose sinuous, billowing forms for the Guggenheim in Bilbao gave birth to the ‘Bilbao Effect’
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December 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
‘Ready to execute’: how Netflix stole Warner Bros from David Ellison on.ft.com/48BnrYR
‘Ready to execute’: how Netflix stole Warner Bros from David Ellison
Old-guard Hollywood underestimated streaming pioneer that has upended the industry over two decades
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December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Netflix’s WBD deal swaps history for fantasy, with a dose of high drama on.ft.com/48zHZRs
Netflix’s WBD deal swaps history for fantasy, with a dose of high drama
Acquisition announced on Friday puts $83bn price tag on company’s studio and streaming businesses, including debt
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December 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A sgian-dubh bling enough for a king on.ft.com/44wKMd9
A sgian-dubh bling enough for a king
Ellis Mhairi Cameron is reinventing the Scottish kilt blade
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December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Jordi Savall and the Berliner Philharmoniker ride a wave of elation on.ft.com/4oGaPFZ
Jordi Savall and the Berliner Philharmoniker ride a wave of elation
After a faltering start, this concert at Berlin’s Philharmonie took flight when the early music conductor and orchestra clicked
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December 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Robert Jenrick: ‘I’m unashamedly provincial in my attitudes’ on.ft.com/3KGRk1W
Robert Jenrick: ‘I’m unashamedly provincial in my attitudes’
The UK shadow justice secretary on embracing populism, his political ambitions — and whether there will be an alliance with Reform
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December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros studio and streaming business in $83bn deal on.ft.com/4iBKBTq
Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros studio and streaming business in $83bn deal
Deal will transform US tech company into the dominant player in Hollywood
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December 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
FT Weekend Quiz solutions on.ft.com/4iHiqm3
FT Weekend Quiz solutions
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December 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
How can I dodge the mansion tax? on.ft.com/4ax9LAA
How can I dodge the mansion tax?
Poke holes in the roof, plant some fake grass and other ways to devalue your dangerously expensive home
on.ft.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Happening TODAY! Come and gather all the reading (and gifting) ideas you need at 1pm GMT www.ft.com/content/1d49...
Come and say hello to FT books editors Frederick Studemann and Maria Crawford in a live Ask an Expert Q&A on Friday 5 December at 1pm GMT.⁠ Post your question ahead of time via the box in the article, or submit one as the conversation unfolds on.ft.com/4pLYMHZ
December 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM