This week is Independent Bookshop Week and throughout the UK, bookshops are either re-opening their doors or making final preparations to re-open next week as the restrictions imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19 are eased. We celebrate their re-opening – whether they are the tiniest, much-loved independent or a local branch of a much larger chain. […]

Today heralds the launch of ‘Hand of Hope’, an anthem to commemorate the progressive easing of lockdown in the United Kingdom and worldwide. ‘Hand of Hope’ celebrates the lives of those lost to COVID-19 and the key workers who continue to work tirelessly every day. It is a song for our times conceived to unite global […]

Tiny Tales – a unique collaboration between Alexander McCall Smith and illustrator Iain McIntosh – continues every Saturday in the Weekend Financial Times.