Remarkably Bright Creatures — Sally Field and an octopus shine in sugary tale
An aquarium cleaner and a young musician form an unlikely bond in a film of mild high jinks and background tragedy
South East Water chief quits after calls for management clear-out
Utility has been heavily criticised over supply failures and outages
British-Chinese nationals found guilty of spying for Hong Kong
Two men, including former Border Force official, convicted in trial at London’s Old Bailey
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Starmer defies calls to quit after heavy Labour council losses
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK makes early gains in English local elections
Reform surges in English local elections — follow the results
Nigel Farage’s party has won about 300 seats in early results
US businesses urge Trump to intervene over new EU consumer rules
American companies fear an update to Brussels’ ‘Product Liability Directive’ will make it easier for consumers to sue
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold on filmmaking, melodrama and marriage
The brains behind The Brutalist and The Testament of Ann Lee make notoriously difficult films. It’s a special kind of wonderful
Tommy Dorfman has found the perfect fit
The actor came to fame on a Netflix teen drama. Now she wants to tell her own story
My vicious cycle – Carol Sachs’ 15-month tandem-bike odyssey
The writer and photographer on the life-changing journey she took with her partner
Buy local? At The Locavore Variety Store you can’t do anything else
Caroline Weaver’s shop stocks everyday essentials, from toothpaste to scented candles, that are made in New York
Stellantis expands Chinese alliance in bid to secure Spanish plants
Carmaker deepens collaboration with Leapmotor over two facilities employing nearly 6,000 people
Nintendo raises Switch 2 prices as profits disappoint
Sony also misses expectations for fourth quarter amid memory cost pain for both Japanese groups
Commerzbank raises targets to boost defences against UniCredit takeover
Italian bank has built a roughly 30% stake in Germany’s second-largest listed lender
‘Big two’ parties could face extinction
Broxbourne and Hammersmith were small bright spots for Tories and Labour, but they cannot diminish the terrible performance
British Airways owner IAG warns Iran war will add €2bn to jet fuel bill
Company plans to recoup about 60% of higher costs through savings and raising ticket prices
Toyota warns of $4.2bn hit from Middle East war
World’s biggest carmaker sells record 10.5mn vehicles last year on strong demand for hybrids
Transcript: GameStop’s wild bid for eBay
Marc Filippino talks to Krishn Kaushik, James Fontanella-Khan and Victoria Craig
Quarterly reporting: when is less important than what
Plus, Norway’s rate increase. And dishwashers.
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World Cup madness
BofA weigh up who they think can do it on a warm, balmy night in Jersey — amongst many, many other things
‘Keep calm and carry on’ with Trump, says EU president Costa
Also in this newsletter: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expected to reaffirm Italy’s commitment to good ties with Washington
FirstFT: Reform UK surges in early election results
Also in today’s newsletter: US-Iran truce strained and ‘potential’ EU talks with Putin
Big money, hot markets and ‘blissful ignorance’ at Milken
Financiers convening in Beverly Hills were brimming with optimism in spite of the Iran war and stress in private markets