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Britain’s blue-chip stock index has risen through the 9,000-point mark to touch a new high.The FTSE 100 share index hit 9,016.98 points in early trading on…

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months.  Tharon Green/CNETAfter the rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dipped…

The classroom within All Saints Catholic college, west London, looks much like any other classroom. But this one offers a solution to England’s crisis in special…

As much as £5bn is needed to revive ailing UK town and city centres, with areas including Bradford in Yorkshire, Newport in south Wales, and Blackpool…

‘It’s always good to make yourself feel small,” says Stu Mackenzie. We’re sitting behind the stage of the Ancient theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after the second…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Oil prices hit a five-month high before giving…

Miliband: ‘High electricity costs have held back British businesses’Energy secretary Ed Miliband has also commented on the announcement of the government’s promise to cut electricity costs…

Residents of two Nigerian communities who are taking legal action against Shell over oil pollution are set to take their cases to trial at the high…