Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Briefs – the tight, Y-front shaped, thigh-baring alternative to swim trunks, better known as “budgie ...

There comes a point in life where budgie-smugglers are no longer acceptable for a man, though exactly what that age might be is debatable. Let’s be honest; things change as a fellow gets older, and ...

One day, I saw a man on the beach who had an almost identical body shape to mine. He was wearing budgie smugglers, and I found him very attractive. Yet I deemed my own body unacceptable. At that ...

Worst of all, President Donald Trump’s normalisation of ... The humble democracy sausage and budgie smugglers might be the perfect starting point for a discussion about wider democratic reform. As ...

Certain cruise-related social-media forums have been roiling for days over Carnival’s rules regarding “budgie smugglers,” enlivening the ever-evolving debate over proper attire while ...

Then came the Olympics, a viral picture of Tom Daley and his swimming pool gang with black budgie smugglers and Alpine abs, ...

AFTER four days in a police lock up, the ‘Budgie Nine’ will soon arrive home from Malaysia after escaping conviction. The racing fans stripped down to tight-fitting swim briefs — known in ...