Merkel reaches ‘grand coalition’ breakthrough with Social Democrats

Move raises hopes of end to political deadlock that has gripped Germany since September

Facebook's newsfeed revamp angers publishers (again)

AI’s techmate, CES’s slow-burning trends

What makes a great surgeon? Two of Britain’s best discuss

Henry Marsh and Stephen Westaby on ‘100 per cent mortality’, the embattled NHS and why self-deception is a clinical skill

The Big Read George Soros

George Soros fights back against populist foes

Once a symbol of the spread of democracy in Europe, the billionaire’s foundation is now the target of resurgent nationalism

Opinion US Treasury Bonds

Watch the bond market, not equities

Governments and leveraged borrowers would suffer if interest rates rise quickly

Gillian Tett

FT Series

The Election Outsider

American Joshua Chaffin has left London and gone on a tour of the UK looking for a deeper perspective on the election

FT Guides

Collecting: Frieze Week 2017

The arrival of Frieze London and Frieze Masters in Regent’s Park kick-starts a week of art fairs and exhibition openings in the capital. Here’s our guide to what’s on

The Big Read Renewable Energy

The Big Green Bang: how renewable energy became unstoppable

The shift to cleaner power is disrupting entire industries. Will the 21st century be the last one for fossil fuels?

UK general election

Canterbury tale: why a true blue corner of Britain turned to Labour

After a general election that redrew the political map, Sebastian Payne heads to a city at the heart of a historic upset in search of answers