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...That’s what we missed: how the policy response to the regional banking crisis stabilised the banking system, which allowed a pretty sharp V-shaped recovery....
...Nasa asked Raymond Loewy to help turn the hull of the third stage of a Saturn V rocket into a home in which a three-man crew could live for three months at a time....
...“This one’s for you, Rex,” he wisecracked to King George V during a royal command performance in 1932 in London....
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...Royal figures in attendance will also include Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium and King Harald V and Queen...
...This building housed the Corso theatre (now cinema), as well as the Mascotte nightclub where Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong and many others performed and which Max Ernst decorated with a mural....
...The resurgence of tapestry can be attributed to a renewed interest in traditional crafts, says fashion historian and co-curator of the V&A’s recent Fashioning Masculinities exhibition, Marta Franceschini...
...Robert Armstrong Mordaunt’s Home Counties appeal Penny Mordaunt is a Royal Navy reservist, so perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that for her political wardrobe, she likes . . . navy!...
...Sebastian Payne Exactly....
...Lobb collected a £25,000 cheque from Cynthia Payne — that’s Madame Payne, who ran a famous brothel in Streatham during the 1970s, where she took payment in Luncheon Vouchers....
...[MUSIC PLAYING] George ParkerWelcome to Payne’s Politics, your essential insider guide to Westminster from the Financial Times with me, George Parker, in the hot seat vacated by Seb Payne, just for the...
...One noted he was appearing on Monday evening at the Tory winter party at the V&A, as well as doing a speech in the City of London and attending a crucial House of Commons vote on the government’s social...
...One good read The FT’s Seb Payne on “the most precious jewel in Britain’s democracy”....
...Puzzle 2456 James Aitken v Roland Payne, Whitby 1962. White to move and win. Aitken, 10 times Scottish champion, was also a Bletchley codebreaker. Can you find his sharp sequence here?...
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...Plus, we go sneaker shopping with style columnist Rob Armstrong to dissect the unspoken rules of men’s fashion....
...If I’m missing something important, email me: Robert.Armstrong@ft.com. Why Opec matters Here’s a price chart that looks like all price charts seem to look recently: a lopsided V, higher on the right....
...Henry V would blush. If your truck is capable of more than 56 miles an hour, regardless of what speed you are doing, they can fine you. They love to check your tacho....
...We have a blow-by-blow explanation of how this “short squeeze” has developed and Robert Armstrong has answers to the key questions, such as whether this will end badly. “Definitely,” he says....
...“He’s v bright, tough and politically savvy with a small p,” tweeted Rupert Harrison, the former Tory chancellor’s one-time chief adviser....
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...“The deep-V recovery we saw in the second half of 2020 has continued into 2021, with sales activity continuing to strengthen across all territories,” said Simon Cleaver, CloudCall CEO....
Documents will let experts spot gaps and assess landing zone for trade deal
...The FT's US finance editor Robert Armstrong looks at what bank loans to consumers and businesses tell us about the US economy...
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