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Fintech’s short history includes leasing Archegos’s old offices and hiring a convicted fraudster

Scott Bessent prevailed after a fierce battle for influence inside the president-elect’s court

Sisters Charlotte de Klee and Henrietta Fiddian-Green have staged a festive pilgrimage on their estate for decades. It’s a thing of wonder

Watch islands, beauty pantries and magic mirrors — dressing rooms have become more than just a place to keep one’s clothes

FTX caretaker boss blasts Sam Bankman-Fried as his sentencing nears

Also in this newsletter: Why Ursula von der Leyen is getting down and dirty with farmers

As befits a country that runs like clockwork, a university-level institution is coaching students in the exacting standards of high-end hospitality

Canine kindergartens now offer swimming, painting, yoga and psychic sessions within the daily programme. Have we gone barking mad?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has built one of the most efficient electoral machines in modern democratic politics

Unesco’s ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list brings local traditions to the world’s attention. How well does it protect them?