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We go inside the most exclusive school for nannies in the world. They are not just trained to cook and sew, they also learn self-defense techniques and driving in dangerous conditions. It’s Mary Poppins, with a little James Bond thrown in for good measure. MORE SO EXPENSIVE VIDEOS: Why Survival Bunkers Are So Expensive |

Lock & Co. Hatters in London has been designing and selling high quality hats since 1676. It has served celebrities and royalty throughout history, withstood a bombing in WWII, and now survived the Covid-19 pandemic which was the first time in history it had to close its doors. MORE STILL STANDING VIDEOS: How One Man

Laurie Segall talks tech investment with Ashton Kutcher on the set of his new Netflix series.

Saied Hussain has been hand making tiles out of cement for over 50 years. He says he’s one of the last still doing this work in Egypt — most other workshops couldn’t withstand competition from marble and ceramic tiles. We went to Cairo to see how his business is still standing. Saied does not have

An inexpensive chess set can sell for $20, but a handcrafted wooden set certified for the World Chess Championship costs $500. Much of the set’s value lies in just one piece: the knight. Each knight must be carved by hand to look exactly the same. Making this one piece takes two hours, and there are

► Read more at https://on.ft.com/2wpkxop FT political editor George Parker says the European elections have exposed how both Britain’s ruling Conservative and opposition Labour parties are ‘cracking up’ under the pressure of Brexit ► Subscribe to FT.com here: http://bit.ly/2GakujT ► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs For more video content from the Financial

Stooges guitarist James Williamson talks about his journey from punk rock pioneer to Silicon Valley executive and back.

Facebook CEO, in his keynote at Mobile World Congress, says WhatsApp was a “great fit” for the social network.

► Subscribe to FT.com here: http://on.ft.com/2eZZoLI ► Watch ‘How France elects its president and the National Assembly’ and more on FT.com: http://on.ft.com/2n15jj2 The first vote in France’s two-round presidential election will take place on April 23. FT Paris bureau chief Anne-Sylvaine Chassany explains how the country will choose its president and, shortly after, its lower

In a graphical explainer, Alphaville’s Thomas Hale examines how fake reviews have become a problem for the Amazon platform and looks at their impact on online consumers and sellers ► Subscribe to FT.com here: http://bit.ly/2GakujT ► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video Twitter

People in Japan have eaten eel for thousands of years. Unagi, or freshwater Japanese eel, can cost more than bluefin tuna. But it isn’t caught as adults. Instead, young eels are raised on farms. It can take 6 to 12 months of work before eels are big enough to be sold. And cooking it is

If you’re running a small business in America and you need to borrow money, you may be forced to sign a “confession of judgment” – an obscure legal document that gives your lender the right to seize your assets with no trial or advance warning. Bloomberg investigative reporters Zeke Faux and Zachary Mider discovered that

Primary school completion rates hit nearly 100% in Sudan and Tanzania with the installation of solar panels. This is how greener infrastructure can create fairer societies and boost economic growth. $7 trillion is needed a year to meet our vision of a sustainable planet. Watch to see how institutional investors could be convinced to put

Can whales help cool the temperature of our planet? A whale’s body can store up to 33 tonnes of harmful carbon dioxide. When they die and sink to the ocean floor, all that carbon is stored there for centuries. The International Monetary Fund has calculated that each whale is worth more than two million dollars

Over the span of a few hours one day in April 2020, a guy called Cuddles and eight of his pals from the freewheeling world of London’s commodities markets rode oil’s crash to a $660 million profit. Now regulators are scrutinizing their once-in-a-lifetime trade. Read more about the story in Bloomberg Businessweek: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-10/stock-market-when-oil-when-negative-these-essex-traders-pounced #Oil #Storylines

Arion Press is the last printing press in the US where books are handmade from start to finish. Using machines and techniques that date back to the 1800s, these books can take years to make and cost up to $10,000 to buy. Set against the tech hub backdrop of San Francisco, this institution helps keep

The story of Greensill Capital’s rise and fall has everything: investment banks, opaque finance, private jets, trophy mansions and the biggest British lobbying scandal in a generation, involving former prime minister David Cameron. The Financial Times charts the rise of Lex Greensill and Sanjeev Gupta and examines where it all went wrong. Read more at

Last year, Americans consumed over 6 billion avocados – leaving behind mounds of inedible pits. Now a company in Mexico created a method to transform avocado waste into “bioplastic” – which breaks down fast and requires less fossil fuels to produce. MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: This $500 Designer Handbag Is Made From Aluminum Cans

Mark Bustos works full-time at a boutique salon, where prices start at $150. On Sunday, his only day off, Mark goes out onto the streets of New York City and gives free haircuts to the homeless. Read more: Stylist gives free haircuts to the homeless http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/19/pf/haircuts-homeless/index.html In Photos: Transformations on the street On his days

The art of making sacred candles has been passed down in Viviana Alávez’s family for 300 years. The craft nearly disappeared from the Oaxacan village of Teotitlan del Valle in the 1980s, but Viviana kept it alive with her innovative designs and break from tradition. Viviana does not have an online shop. She sells her

As the 300-year-old union between Scotland and England strains under the pressures of Brexit and the pandemic, the FT’s Scotland correspondent Mure Dickie takes a road trip to gauge the mood ahead of parliamentary elections. Read more at https://on.ft.com/3tgKmSz #Scotland #Brexit #parliamentaryelections See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or

Beverley Schottenstein had a family fortune, a Florida condo and mounting fears she was being cheated by two of her grandsons—who also happened to be her money managers at America’s biggest bank. So she decided to teach them a lesson. #Storylines #Florida #BloombergQuicktake ——– Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Become a Quicktake Member for exclusive

The world is choking on plastic waste. Less than nine percent of it is recycled, but an emerging industry promises to change all that. The FT’s Charlotte Middlehurst discovers how chemical recycling – separating complex waste back into its original components, to be used over and over again – could create a so-called “circular economy”

It’s one of the biggest thefts in history. More than $4 billion from Malaysian’s state-owned investment fund was siphoned off and the money spent on items including a private jet, a super-yacht, mansions and even Hollywood movie The Wolf of Wall Street. The 1MDB corruption scandal toppled the Malaysian government and set off investigations across

Jugyeom, or nine times roasted bamboo salt, sometimes also known as purple bamboo salt, can cost almost $100 for an 8.5-ounce jar. To make bamboo salt, sea salt must be repeatedly roasted inside of bamboo at temperatures over 800 degrees celsius. The goal is to enrich the salt with minerals and to reduce toxicity. But

► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs James Kynge, FT emerging markets editor, explains in 90 seconds how record capital outflows from China and tightening controls by Beijing are affecting companies and individuals. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video Twitter https://twitter.com/ftvideo Facebook https://www.facebook.com/financialtimes

Pergamena is the last workshop in the US that turns animal skins into parchment, an ancient paper-like material that nearly disappeared after the Middle Ages. CEO Jesse Meyer runs the family leather tannery business that has been in operation since 1550. MORE STILL STANDING VIDEOS: How Metal Workers In India Are Keeping A 600-Year-Old Art

Papyrus paper originated in ancient Egypt. Today, just one village still makes the paper, but after a year without tourists, workers are struggling to keep their doors open. Saied and Atef sell their products locally in Egypt. MORE STILL STANDING VIDEOS: How One Of The Last Dye Houses In Egypt Keeps Ancient Hand Dyeing Alive

The Netherlands is the world’s second-largest exporter of food. But right now, its livestock sector is facing a controversial environmental challenge: reducing its nitrogen emissions. Along with that, farmers also have some tough longer-term climate change targets to hit. The FT’s Mehreen Khan finds out how they’re tackling the problems and whether their strategies are

Are you stuck at your desk dreaming of another working life? Many consider switching careers but few are brave enough to do it. The FT’s Emma Jacobs wants to know what it’s like to leave a job as a teacher and enter the very different world of coding or software programming, and how to do