Top headlines from across today’s paper
All newsletters | Read in browser
FINANCIAL TIMES
Sunday, 20 July 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch ruptures bond that has shaped the US right
 
The alliance has been beneficial to both men but has often been fractious
 
 
HSBC renews search for chair after struggling to find suitable candidates
 
Europe’s largest lender is looking for more names amid slow progress in replacing Sir Mark Tucker
 
 
Did UK military data rules make a leak more likely?
 
Use of secure rooms and secrecy classifications may have been ignored in government-wide emails during chaotic Kabul evacuation
 
 
The rise and fall of Fred Goodwin
 
A new play tells the story of RBS’s rapid expansion and dramatic collapse. Lionel Barber, who began his career as a reporter in Edinburgh, watched the saga from the start
 
 
Will a return to risk-taking rouse animal spirits?
 
The drive to deregulate in the UK, US and Europe could unleash growth — or sow the seeds of the next crash
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
The unspoken truth about the baby bust
 
Why is it so hard to accept that it is happening out of choice?
 
 
Japan tells its companies in Taiwan ‘you’re on your own’ if China invades
 
FDI has slumped as businesses are warned to take on burden of protecting their staff if Beijing attacks
 
 
Donald Trump pushes for 15%-20% minimum tariff on all EU goods
 
US president also rejects reducing 25% sectoral duties on cars from the bloc, say diplomats
 
 
Debra Crew told Diageo chair her role as CEO was untenable days before exit
 
Drinks group chief had asked the board to quell speculation about her job
 
 
How can we learn to live in a world beset by wildfires?
 
In Boulder, Colorado, a pioneering fire prevention plan is gathering momentum. Nick and Erica Schneider listened to the advice. Will a world in flames follow their lead?
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Dollar gets reprieve as US economy shrugs off tariffs
 
Currency is on track for its first monthly gain in 2025 after worst start to the year in decades
 
 
Get Britain investing? An ad campaign is not going to cut it
 
Fiddling with Isa limits and launching a rerun of ‘Tell Sid’ ads urging Brits to buy shares will achieve little
 
 
UK investors still face a gap between 1990s nostalgia and reality
 
Contrary to common belief, British pensions have little exposure to domestic equities
 
 
What the chancellor’s financial reforms mean for your money
 
Rachel Reeves’ second Mansion House speech included calls to increase risk by investors — but no decision on Isa limits
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
CVC Capital Partners explores refinancing of its sporting portfolio
 
Goldman Sachs, PJT Partners and Raine Group picked to manage a plan to borrow against assets valued at £9bn
 
 
India pushes arms exports after Pakistan clash showcases weaponry
 
New Delhi seeks to boost overseas sales of military wares from both start-ups and established groups
 
 
EU’s extra free cabin bag will weigh on airline passengers
 
Establishing a single, standard take-off point for bag charges would be a clear win
 
 
Corruption probe shakes Milan’s skyscraper city
 
A deserted suburb became a glitzy district. Now prosecutors claim a corruption ‘system’ drove the developments that followed
 
 
Young doctors should demand more than a pay rise — they need a life
 
An overly long NHS training period is partly what’s causing the strikes and exodus of medical staff
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
The irresistible rise of the ‘quitfluencer’
 
Who hasn’t imagined a dramatic flounce out of a job they loathe?
 
 
Have you heard about Australian wine?