European SpaceX rival launches rocket into orbit
German start-up Isar Aerospace succeeds in first ever commercial blast-off from Europe
Britain is a factory for ideas applied elsewhere
Barriers to development at home push the upsides of UK research abroad
Will US inflation data persuade the Fed to raise rates this month?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Farage urged by Labour to ‘take responsibility’ over TV sting
Reform leader says no foreign money was ever funnelled to the party
Trump envoys arrive in Ukraine after meeting Putin in Moscow
Hopes of a breakthrough are low in Kyiv as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner make their first official visit to the capital
South-east Asia choked as Indonesian wildfires and volcanic ash spread
El Niño weather cycle has intensified seasonal blazes linked to illegal land clearing
JLR plans up to 4,000 job cuts as Chinese rivals pile on pressure
British carmaker’s voluntary redundancy programme poses a fresh challenge to UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham
German state heads to regional polls in far-right cliffhanger
AfD is within reach of power in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt
Trump’s approval rating falls to all-time low in FT poll
Voters’ anxiety about economy saps popularity of US president and his Republican Party weeks before midterm elections
Inside John Lewis’s secret turnaround plan
Partnership chair Jason Tarry aims to generate hundreds of millions in extra profit from loyalty scheme and retail media
Insurers pile on risk as payouts fall to lowest level in 20 years
Industry braces for downturn as influx of capital into property and casualty insurance pushes down premiums
LVMH sheds boom-time gains as luxury ‘feelgood factor’ fades
Pandemic-era rally that turned LVMH into Europe’s most valuable company has gone into reverse as investors doubt luxury recovery
Swedish industrialist Wallenberg warns on leftwing opposition’s higher tax plans
Stockholm’s vibrant start-up scene would be knocked by new taxes proposed by parties in the opposition coalition leading in the polls, says industrialist
How the UK can stop accidentally exporting its best tech start-ups
Better give start-ups reasons to stay than make it harder to leave
Life on the frontline against Ebola
People have frequently turned on the nurses and doctors risking infection to battle fast-spreading epidemic in DR Congo
Twelve English police forces involved in contentious Palantir pilot programmes
More than a quarter of forces in England and Wales have the same kind of contract that was blocked in London by mayor Sadiq Khan
Iceland’s ‘no’ exposes EU complacency
It is tempting but wrong for all sides to conclude that existing agreements with Europe’s northern flank work well
The risky mission to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz
US Navy divers, boats and robots made covert night-time trips to dispose of explosives in the crucial channel
The chicken farms that become ‘pathogen sponges’ for superbugs
Pakistan’s poultry houses provide protein for its population but they are also breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant microbes
This CEO is outrageous
But unvarnished views are preferable to the growing pile of pretentious tech industry guff
The ultranationalists remaking Israel’s armed forces
The country’s religious Zionist community has for years campaigned to take control of the traditionally secular military
Rival cities vie to ‘poach’ international organisations from Geneva
Trump aid cuts prompt European and Gulf capitals to try to lure away UN bodies and non-governmental organisations
No busking, no drinking: councils hire private groups to enforce growing list of rules
Crackdown by local officials in England has raised concerns about infringements on civil liberties
UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiency
Graduates and interns hoping to join Swiss bank must show they can use the technology to improve outcomes and efficiency