Voters know the real meaning of austerity and renewal

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer, an FT contributing editor, is chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts and former chief economist at the Bank of England Rachel Reeves is stuck between two insufferable abstract nouns: profligacy and austerity….

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A thousand colors, one galaxy: Astronomers reveal a cosmic masterpiece

Astronomers have created a galactic masterpiece: an ultra-detailed image that reveals previously unseen features in the Sculptor Galaxy. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), they observed this nearby galaxy in thousands of colors simultaneously. By capturing vast amounts of data at every single location, they created a galaxy-wide snapshot of the…

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FIFA probing Pachuca’s Cabral after Rüdiger racism allegation

Jun 24, 2025, 07:21 PM ET FIFA said on Tuesday it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Pachuca player Gustavo Cabral following an incident involving Real Madrid‘s Antonio Rüdiger during their Club World Cup match on Sunday, which prompted the activation of the anti-discrimination protocol. “Following an assessment of the match reports, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee…

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Southwest airport lounges? CEO says carrier is open to high-end change

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 taxis at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on May 16, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Kevin Carter | Getty Images ARLINGTON, Texas — Southwest Airlines is considering airport lounges, more premium seating and even long-haul international flights to win over high-spending customers, CEO Bob Jordan said Wednesday. “Whatever customers need in…

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Why we need ‘revolutionary’ cooling tech

Christine Ro Technology Reporter Getty Images Climate change is making staying cool more challenging Sneha Sachar, who spent half her life in Delhi and now lives in California, is used to heat. But her hometown feels much hotter now than when she was growing up. Even commuting by car is so uncomfortable in certain months,…

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Spending Review to include £86bn for science and tech

Marc Ashdown Business correspondent Getty Images Areas like Newport in Wales, home to the UK’s biggest semiconductor manufacturing facility, will be allowed to decide how investment is targeted in their communities. The government has said it will spend £86bn on the science and technology sector by the end of this Parliament, ahead of Wednesday’s Spending…

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