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Levelling-up secretary places proposal to build new office complex, strongly opposed by Barbican residents, on hold
Investors pull total of £6bn from asset manager over past year amid pressure on London’s capital markets
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The city’s thriving and genre-blending Latin music scene is celebrated in this month’s La Linea festival
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Ben van Beurden says US-listed companies benefit from deeper pool of capital and higher valuations
In the British institution’s bicentenary year, the FT’s art critic shares her favourite works from its world-class permanent collection
Hands is the catering business serving up ‘big, carby, yummy’ feasts for high-profile fashion brands
Number of sellers listing in the capital this week was up by 39 per cent on the previous week
Peel Hunt chief says dearth of IPOs is ‘starting to bite quite hard’
Plus, UK private equity dealmakers make a windfall on carried interest and a news-powered hedge fund raises more than $100mn
Tenancy renewal is boost for financial centre hit by string of high-profile tenant departures
An FT graphic artist walks through the story of the UK’s postal service and hops on London’s other underground railway
All aboard the Carriage Club, a 1930s-style show and dinner experience on the Belmond British Pullman, sibling of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
Don’t milk this time for productivity gains or self-improvement — staring into space or a great book will be of more help
Night-time economy hit by changing consumer habits and cost of living crisis
Restrictive membership policies, elitism, overexpansion — London clubland is under fire. Joy Lo Dico explains why people are still queueing to get in
The father of Damilola channelled dignity, fortitude and hope after his son was killed
Organisers say teams have been briefed to ensure they are ‘as safe as possible’ after high levels of E. coli found due to sewage discharges
The writer’s Dickensian doorstopper of a book features a motley crew of characters in a London riven by privilege, greed and ego
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