Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

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A definitive look at every chart-topping hit that claimed the No. 1 spot across all major music platforms in Nigeria throughout 2025. If 2024 was the year Afrobeats came together globally, 2025 has ...

Spotify is a big name in the streaming music industry, but isn't the only service worth a listen. Broaden your musical horizons by firing up these feature-rich, recommended picks. In 2014, I began my ...

Plus: Wicked: For Good, Tate McRae, Hazbin Hotel: Season Two and Aerosmith & YUNGBLUD shake up the top 10. By Keith Caulfield Stray Kids claim their eighth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart as ...

A song written for Paddington The Musical has been tipped to be this year’s Christmas number one. A new version of One Of Us, originally written and sung by McFly's Tom Fletcher for the stage musical, ...

More than 300 schoolchildren and 12 teachers have been abducted by gunmen from St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state. The Christian Association of Nigeria ...

Palestinian children play with a swing among the ruins of a building, in the northern Gaza Strip November 19, 2025. MAHMOUD ISSA / REUTERS Explosive weapons killed or injured children at record levels ...

Children’s Day Song 2025 brings joy, music, and celebration to every school across India. Children’s Day is celebrated on 14 November to honour Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, our first Prime Minister, who ...

Eurovision stars Remember Monday are set to perform a special rendition of Lou Reed’s classic track, "Perfect Day," alongside the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for BBC Children In Need. The girl band, ...

Some songs don’t just play; they take you back. To a school auditorium echoing with claps, the smell of chalk dust, or the nervous excitement before a performance. Whether it was a dance competition, ...

For children, admiration and awe begin in the eyes. It’s the widened gaze as they take in the world—or, in Shay Mitchell’s case, the mirror. The actress, entrepreneur, and mother of two daughters ...