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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.TG Jones, WHSmith’s former high street business, will close more than a quarter of its stores after a court in London approved a restructuring plan designed to keep the 234-year-old chain from falling into administration.A judge on Wednesday approved a proposal by Modella Capital, the chain’s private equity owner, aimed at restoring the struggling retailer’s fortunes.Under the plan TG Jones proposes to close up to 150 of its 480 stores, make redundancies across its retail sites and support centre, and force landlords…

In a fast-moving world where people are often rushing from one destination to the next, small acts of kindness can leave the biggest impressions. For many drivers on the inDrive platform, the job is about more than completing trips; it is about serving people, building trust, and showing up when it matters most.  For drivers like Edet Edet, honesty and empathy have shaped some of his most memorable moments on the road. One day, after completing a trip, a rider had unknowingly left her iPhone in his car. By the time she realised it, she had already lost hope. Unable to reach him immediately and…

Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment planBadenoch says the government is facing a moment of danger unlike anything seen when they were in power. She says Burnham should come out and condemn this plan if he does not want to be seen complicit in it. If Labour cannot defend the country, what is the point of them?Starmer says the Tories won’t defend their record, because they can’t. And they won’t apologise either. They sit their pretending it won’t happen.He says NHS waiting lists are falling at their fastest rate for 17 years.ShareKey eventsCarla Lockhart (DUP) says last week a…

If you build a data set and nobody can find it, is it useful? Not as much as it could be. With trust in science under siege from partisan actors and impartial pathogens, the accessibility and transparency of — and trust in — scientific information must be improved.Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising storyEnter the FAIR Data Principles. In 2014, scientists realized that data management and stewardship could benefit from a set of shared guidelines, and dozens of international researchers gathered to draft new recommendations. The resulting principles — which established that data should be findable,…

By Ayobami Okerinde Former Super Eagles defender and Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo has stepped down as the Saudi Pro League’s chief football executive. The Saudi Pro League confirmed on Tuesday that Emenalo, who also headed the league’s Player Acquisition Center of Excellence (PACE), will leave at the expiration of his contract after joining the organisation in 2023. In a statement, the Saudi Pro League thanked Emenalo for his contributions and wished him success in his future endeavours. Reflecting on his tenure in a statement to The Athletic, Emenalo described the league’s transformation as an “audacious ambition” that many initially…

EXCLUSIVE: Queer sci-fi movie Chatlines has been picked up for UK theatrical distribution by Peccadillo Pictures. The Black Mirror-esque indie pic starring Happy Valley’s Siobhan Finneran will be released in the UK next year. Chatlines is co-directed by and stars Lloyd Eyre-Morgan (Departures) alongside Nico Mirallegro (My Mad Fat Diary). Morgan plays Jordan, a 30-something with terminal cancer in 2027 who spends his final days drifting between morphine dreams and digital distractions. On a whim he uses an old Chatroulette-style app and on the screen appears Danny (Mirallegro), a sarcastic, vibrant guy, also terminally ill, who swears it’s 2005. As days…

The immediate past Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, was arrested on Wednesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on arrival from Enugu via a chartered flight. Authoritative sources at the airport confirmed the arrest to PREMIUM TIMES, saying Mr Nnaji would be handed over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for interrogation. The ICPC had been on the trail of the former minister since he resigned from office last year following investigations that revealed he forged his academic certificates. In mid-June, a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the ICPC to arrest…

A pastor and two members of his congregation have been kidnapped in Benue State, amid growing concerns over insecurity in the state. Samuel Gbinde is a pastor of the Universal Reform Christian Church (URCC), also known as Nongu u Kristu u i Ser u sha Tar (NKST). The General Secretary of URCC, Titus Targba, said in a statement that the incident occurred on Tuesday. “The victims were abducted from the pastor’s residence at NKST Church, Andyar, in Ishan Classis, Benue State,” he said. Mr Targba called on church members and the public to pray for the safe and unconditional release…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Hedge funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Billionaire Michael Platt’s BlueCrest Capital has warned the UK is “no longer a serious contender” as a place to do business after losing a £200mn legal battle with tax authorities. The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously dismissed an appeal by the investment firm, which had been battling HMRC’s attempts to tax its partners as employees since 2022.The appeal centred on the interpretation of legislation on the taxation of salaried members and its application to some members of BlueCrest Capital Management, which was…

A new United Nations report warns that the development of artificial intelligence may exacerbate global inequality and proposes a shared framework for how to responsibly develop AI, as adoption and investment into the technology accelerates unevenly across the world.“Access to AI tools alone does not produce equal benefit,” the report states. “Countries that rely on foreign models, cloud infrastructure and data pipelines may gain access to AI while losing practical control over its standards, safeguards and local fit.”The sweeping analysis from the independent international scientific panel on AI, established by the UN general assembly last year as “the first global…