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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One of the unexpected consequences of the current crisis has been the great Lycra bloom of 2020. The few of us ...

A DECISION to trade law textbooks for lycra swimwear is paying dividends for a young Gold Coast designer. Becky Jack turned her back on a promising legal career to pursue a lifelong passion for ...

MANCHESTER-based textiles firm Friedman's has been snapped up for é1.7m. The lycra swimwear and dancewear company has sold all of its shares to Signature Fabrics, a firm set up specifically to buy ...