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Secret paper trail reveals hidden Adani investors

Following claims of share price manipulation, new documents uncover potentially controversial shareholders in one of India’s biggest conglomerates

How Crispin Odey evaded sexual assault allegations for decades

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Sir David Adjaye: the celebrated architect accused of sexual misconduct

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Russian spy network smuggles sensitive EU tech despite sanctions

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Oxford university stuck with Sacklers as opioid deaths led others to cut ties

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Inside North Korea’s oil smuggling: triads, ghost ships and underground banks

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From ‘paradise’ to hell: how a luxury residence in Turkey became an earthquake death trap

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How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defence industry

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How Russia’s war in Ukraine upended the breadbasket of Europe

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Wirecard’s former top accountant admits forging documents for KPMG special audit

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Wirecard: the case against Markus Braun

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Former Wirecard chief executive charged with fraud

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Tuesday, 4 July, 2023

David Adjaye
Sir David Adjaye: the celebrated architect accused of sexual misconduct
Three women who used to work for the internationally renowned architect have made allegations that range from sexual assault to harassment
Thursday, 15 June, 2023

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The isolated and dangerous lives of migrant fishermen in the UK
Two cousins came to the UK for a better life. They left changed forever
Tuesday, 13 June, 2023

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Subsea cables: how the US is pushing China out of the internet’s plumbing
Driven by fears of espionage and geopolitical tensions, experts say the infrastructure underpinning the internet is in danger of dividing into eastern and western blocks
Wednesday, 3 May, 2023

FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: economy and trade
Russian spy network smuggles sensitive EU tech despite sanctions
Covert FSB procurement chain acquires goods for war in Ukraine even after operatives were apprehended last year
Wednesday, 29 March, 2023

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Inside North Korea’s oil smuggling: triads, ghost ships and underground banks
An investigation into the Chinese criminal networks helping to prop up the rogue nuclear regime
Tuesday, 28 February, 2023

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From ‘paradise’ to hell: how a luxury residence in Turkey became an earthquake death trap
A collapsed apartment complex symbolises rot in country’s construction system
Tuesday, 21 February, 2023

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Wagner leader generated $250mn from sanctioned empire
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s natural resources interests outside Russia barely hit by years of western sanctions
Monday, 20 February, 2023

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Oxford university stuck with Sacklers as opioid deaths led others to cut ties
Documents show privileged access to the Boat Race and continued acceptance of donations
Tuesday, 31 January, 2023

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How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defence industry
Detailed supply chain mapping reveals a complex web of companies under significant strain
Tuesday, 24 January, 2023

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Wagner Inc: a Russian warlord and his lawyers
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the mercenary operation, has used prominent legal firms around the world to try to keep western governments at bay
Thursday, 14 July, 2022

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German payments processor has battled allegations of fraud, forgery and opaque business links.
Saturday, 2 July, 2022

News in-depthCyber warfare
Chinese hackers kept up hiring drive despite FBI indictment
Beijing-backed groups sought to recruit with job adverts from front companies that disguise nature of work
Thursday, 30 June, 2022

Chinese politics & policy
China lured graduate jobseekers into digital espionage
FT investigation reveals student translators were targeted by front company for Beijing-backed hacking group APT40
Wednesday, 27 April, 2022

FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: economy and trade
How Russia’s war in Ukraine upended the breadbasket of Europe
Disruption to Ukraine’s agriculture industry poses a serious threat to global food security
Friday, 18 March, 2022

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How Russia’s mistakes and Ukrainian resistance altered Putin’s war
Moscow’s initial hopes of lightning-fast victory foundered in face of fierce opposition and its own shortcomings
Tuesday, 8 February, 2022

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Women spoke up, men cried conspiracy: inside Axel Springer’s #MeToo moment
German publisher’s chief Mathias Döpfner fought to protect his top editor from misconduct claims
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019

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FT investigation: The darker side of a British tech baron
UK entrepreneur Lawrence Jones faces allegations of sexual assault and workplace misconduct
Thursday, 4 April, 2019

Life & Arts
How chess became a pawn in the Kremlin’s power game
An FT investigation into how Russia won a bitter battle to control the global game
Thursday, 7 March, 2019

Life & Arts
What went wrong at Britain’s prison of the future?
HMP Berwyn was meant to be a blueprint for fixing the penal system. Two years on, it is 40 per cent empty
Tuesday, 13 November, 2018

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Sanjeev Gupta: is the steel magnate spinning too many plates?
The Liberty House chief has become one of the UK’s leading industrialists. But financing pressures could rein in his grand ambitions
Friday, 13 July, 2018

Health
High-profile health app under scrutiny after doctors’ complaints
Babylon advice service faces warnings it can miss symptoms of serious illness
Thursday, 12 July, 2018

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Donald Trump's tower of secrets
How the US president's business past is connected to murky post-Soviet money
Monday, 11 June, 2018

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Martin Sorrell’s downfall: why the ad king left WPP
A tangled tale of whistleblowing and boardroom intrigue
Thursday, 17 May, 2018

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Dark factories: labour exploitation in Britain’s garment industry | Free to read
In parts of Leicester, workers are paid as little as £3.50 an hour. Why is no one being held responsible?
Tuesday, 6 February, 2018

UK economy
Only one charity formally asks to return Presidents Club cash
Refunded donations from fund-raising scandal need approval by watchdog