Very promising development for local journalism

The White House have just released this statement which links to our reporting on the abducted Ukrainian children being listed for adoption in Russia: “This is despicable and appalling. These Ukrainian children belong with their families inside Ukraine.”

A very punchy takedown of first past the post ⁦John Burn-Murdoch⁩ at his absolute best on.ft.com/3VwRrOV

One of the biggest and best jobs in the Financial Times is opening up: covering Microsoft, Amazon, tech (and more...) from our San Francisco bureau. Apply! boards.greenhouse.io/financialtimes…

Great read from Akila Quinio on a worrying legacy of France's elections: "The campaign emboldened extremists at a time when tensions in French society were already running high. Minorities were the first to pay the price" on.ft.com/3S2ahwD via @financialtimes

Last year, the FT reported on the controversial tactic of using "NAV loans" to fund shareholder payouts. New data from a large industry lender shows that media scrutiny and deep investor pushback have curtailed such dividends. ft.com/content/a1c57e…

Couldn't recommend Sam Joiner as an editor and this whole team enough. This role is amazing - you have the freedom to write about all sorts of things and the visuals obviously make your stories *shine* DM me if you have any questions!

NEW: The “shocking” security failings that allowed a would-be assassin to climb onto a roof and fire at former president Donald Trump We analysed images and videos from the rally and spoke to former Secret Service agents to piece together what happened 👉ft.com/content/9acf8e…

Explanatory journalism at its best - there could not be a better use for visuals 👇

Memes are getting very naughty!

Total boss move 👇🏻

Three days left... 🕛🕛

Today is my first day as private capital reporter for the Financial Times, covering private equity and private credit from London. Excited to delve into a whole new world... Please get in touch at [email protected]

FT scoop: Oaktree has apologised for appearing to blame private equity firms Advent and Silver Lake for its lossmaking investment in ecommerce start-up Thrasio. With Harriet Agnew and Alexandra Heal ft.com/content/653ee9…

How does carried interest *actually* work and why is it so controversial? My in-depth explainer on Financial Times rn on.ft.com/3YjfSAZ

We’ve launched. Interesting contacts please get in touch. I’ll be looking to write mag style pieces about the city so any tip-offs with a little intrigue are great. Freelancers email us but (please!!) read our pitching guide beforehand. Address in bio. the-londoner.co.uk

The total value of big European buyout deals grew at more than twice the rate of the rest of the world last year, according to my data analysis Private equity firms are taking advantage of the continent's economic woes to snap up cheap companies on.ft.com/3WbZeTG