On holiday in Greece, the FT’s arts writer travels to some out-of-the-way ancient sites and wonders whether they still hold lessons for 21st-century visitors – or are just another aspect of vacation kitsch  

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The singer’s New York sculpture show confirms that contemporary art has replaced music as the go-to means of expression for young people with attitude, says the FT’s arts writer  

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The received wisdom is that contemporary art is just what a regenerating city needs, a stimulant for minds and economies alike. But are the wilfully puzzling tropes of the avant-garde really what the public wants?  

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The FT’s arts writer enjoys the troupe’s dance extravaganza at the Barbican – and explains why the fusion of hip-hop and martial arts might just conquer the world  

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Art may be essentially egalitarian as it illuminates the human condition – but that hasn't stopped members of the Porsche Travel Club getting special access to the Sistine Chapel. Should we worry if the wealthy corner the finest cultural experiences?  

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How a legal dispute over the use of a John Lennon song in a sneaker advert paved the way for today’s cultural mash-ups – and put paid to the notion of artists “selling out”  

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Here today, washed-up tomorrow: that’s supposed to be the career trajectory for musicians in the pop age. But, as two recent projects show, great artists will always find ways to keep their signature work fresh and relevant  

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In lending one of its Parthenon sculptures to Russia, the British Museum has provoked Greece and exposed the hollowness of so-called ‘cultural diplomacy’  

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The London venue’s exhibition of Presley memorabilia is curious mix of the banal and the resplendent – and none the worse for that, says the FT’s arts writer  

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Politicians love to keep things simple, at least in their public pronouncements. Artists, by contrast, embrace complication, nuance and imagination – so who better to tackle slippery questions of national identity as the UK prepares for a general election?  

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David Rhodes to report to Rebekah Brooks as group seeks to challenge BBC’s broadcast dominance

The ‘Mick Jagger of microbes’ on a life of fighting disease — and the severity of the current crisis

A fascinatingly detailed history one of the world’s great scholarly projects

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

Programmes should be flexible and help workers move to in-demand sectors

Business tycoon’s GFG Alliance makes first foray into fast-growing market after long court battle

Hundreds will lose jobs in £1.2bn turnround plan even as Jingye says 3,000 will be saved

We need more and better surveys from across the globe to help us take the right course

The technology has significant potential to shake up the construction sector

ECB intends to resist court injunction to justify its sovereign bond purchases

Thanks to smartphones and their downsized keyboards, autocomplete has become a nearly ubiquitous feature of how we write these days. To save us precious seconds composing and (at least in my fat-thumbed case) correcting words, our keyboards now prompt us with suggestions of what we’re trying to write to get the job done a little […]

Thermal imaging wearables used in China to detect COVID-19 symptoms could soon be deployed in the U.S. Hangzhou based AI startup Rokid is in talks with several companies to sell its T1 glasses in America, according to Rokid’s U.S. Director Liang Guan. Rokid is among a wave of Chinese companies creating technology to address the […]

In the early 2000s, VMware introduced the world to virtual servers that allowed IT to make more efficient use of idle server capacity. Today, Run:AI is introducing that same concept to GPUs running containerized machine learning projects on Kubernetes. This should enable data science teams to have access to more resources than they would normally […]

Past prime ministers put head before heart on Europe. Not any more

System devised by neurotech start-up Koniku uses living cells

Facebook has diverted from its policy of not fact-checking politicians in order to prevent the spread of potentially harmful coronavirus misinformation from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Facebook made the decisive choice to remove a video shared by Bolsonaro on Sunday where he claimed that “hydroxychloroquine is working in all places.” That’s despite the drug still […]

“I didn’t know what the term ‘freight forwarder’ meant until a year into starting the business.” Considering his shipping logistics startup Flexport was last valued at $3.2 billion, that quote from my first interview with CEO and founder Ryan Petersen back in 2016 seems even more surprising now. But it also hints at why he’s […]

The mindset that allows Colin Wayne to push forward in times of crisis.

Doing so quickly is essential to getting your business on track.

The actor, 34, who plays Gemma Winter's brother Paul Foreman, cut a casual figure as he headed to the star-studded ceremony, which will take place at the O2 Arena.

Megan McKenna and Pete Wicks sparked romance reunion rumours after attending the National Television Awards afterparty on Tuesday night.

Being a contestant on reality TV comes with its perks, but also makes you a target for social media trolls.

They took home $250,000 after winning this year's season of House Rules. 

The Wright family - including Mark, 32, and his wife Michelle Keegan, also 32 - provided fans with an inside peek into their wild Christmas in a series of Instagram snaps on Wednesday.

Abbey Clancy and husband Peter Crouch had a very low key New Year's Eve party at home, with board games, gold-encrusted crisps and a nurse's uniform. 

Actor union Equity posted the statements denouncing Laurence Fox online before later deleting them and claiming that they had been published by two rogue members.

In the controversial doc which aired on HBO earlier this year, two men made specific claims about being sexually molested as kids by the late Thriller singer; Jackson's estate has denied their accusations.

While many awards shows and events have been canceled left and right due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Daytime Emmys is going 'virtual.'

Decorted Olympian Pete Reed has revealed the heartbreaking news this week that he has been left paralysed from the chest down, after suffering a very rare spinal stroke.

Serena Williams left her Manhattan hotel on Saturday afternoon ahead of her US open final clash with Bianca Andreescu at the Arthur Ashe stadium in Queens. Meghan Markle is due to attend the game.

The 39-year-old tweeted today that ' She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game ' will come out May 19, 2020.

Peter Wright will be the man to challenge defending champion Michael van Gerwen in the PDC World Championships final, as the pair came out on top on Monday night.

Gerwyn Price has slammed Peter Wright for employing dirty tactics and described his behaviour as 'out of order' following his defeat in their heated World Darts Championship semi-final.

PETE CARLINE: Peter Wright played the match of his life to claim a first PDC World Darts title, beating nemesis Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in a major final at the eighth time of asking.

JORDAN SEWARD: Peter Wright has been a long, hard road to the top. He finally accomplished his dream by beating van Gerwen 7-3 to win the World Darts Championship

The four-man, 4km event is one of Team GB's most successful in any Olympic sport - they won gold at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016. Veteran Ed Clancy was the only ever-present in those teams. 

World champion Peter Wright won the opening match of the PDC Home Tour, overcoming a scare against Peter Jacques. Wright, who is known for his wacky haircuts, donned an NHS logo on his head.

Ebdon famously defeated Stephen Hendry 18-17 to win the world championship in 2002, and also triumphed in the 2006  UK Championship in one of his other eight ranking event wins.

The 39-year-old beauty took to Instagram to share a photo of her husband sitting on his bike overlooking their $14 million ranch.

Explaining his decision to shed his costume for his routine, Louis, who is currently 8/15 to win, told Heat magazine that a lack of clothing is vital to making his routine work.