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The Observer
Manchesterism could revive Britain
So, is Andy Burnham’s credo of business-friendly socialism a contradiction in terms — about to become hung around our putative next prime minister’s neck as an absurd oxymoron that betrays his shallowness?
4 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
LUCY & YAK: PROVING KINDNESS BELONGS IN BUSINESS
Kindness isn't soft. It's a business model. Fashion has a problem. Too much waste. Too much overproduction. Too little care for the people who make it. At Lucy & Yak, we know we are part of that industry and we know that means we have a responsibility to do things differently.
1 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Andrew Stanton
The director has kept the fifth Toy Story joyful and nostalgic in spite of its modern toxic tech theme, Barbara Ellen writes
4 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
‘Politics is just like gardening. You have to prune ruthlessly’
Michael Heseltine was deputy prime minister, defence secretary, environment secretary and president of the board of trade during a political career that has spanned 60 years, including more than a decade in the cabinet.
8 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Fortune favours Europe’s older firms to lead on innovation
Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce is the only British company in the top 10 of Fortune magazine’s new ranking of Europe’s most innovative companies.
1 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Resistance grows as White House tries to eliminate America’s ‘disparaging’ history
Heritage sites push back against ‘Orwellian’ removal of exhibits on slavery and other topics described as negative portrayals of the US
5 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Vine of the times: how lower alcohol wines became the tipple of choice
Sales of mid-strength bottles surge by 151%, with drinkers of all ages deciding that moderation is key
3 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Banded archerfish
Those humans have a story about a great archer called Robin Hood. His enemy shoots an arrow into the exact centre of a target. Robin then takes his mighty yew bow and fires an arrow with such precision that it splits the bad guy’s arrow down the middle. Huh! Mere fry’s play!
2 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Police on alert after rise in ‘Islamaphobic’ attacks in Edinburgh
Counter terrorism police were yesterday investigating attacks that appeared to target Muslims which left five people injured in Edinburgh.
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June 21, 2026
The Observer
World Tonight fan Mary Beard laments latest victim of BBC cuts
Mary Beard listens to The World Tonight almost every evening. After learning that the show has been axed by the BBC in the latest round of cost-saving cuts at the corporation, the renowned classicist said: “I'm very sad and I will miss it.”
2 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Zinc-fried steak frites? Paris heatwave sends rooftop temperatures to 80C
Weekend forecasts predict highs of 40C in the French capital, but residents are refused permits for domestic air conditioners and a city heat plan has stalled. Kim Willsher reports
3 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
War bonds are back on the agenda. But history urges we treat them with caution
In 1914, the UK government needed to raise money to fight the first world war - and fast.
3 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
An abandoned working class has found its voice — sadly, through the reactionary right
“I’m England till I die. I know I am, I’m sure I am, I’m England till I die!” Sandra Forsyth was almost 50 when she found her voice marching across Tower Bridge with several hundred supporters of the English Defence League (EDL).
4 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Medical students demand action against ‘pervasive culture of sexual harassment’
Threatening late-night phone calls and assault among the allegations made by more than 30 women studying at Manchester University
4 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Farage under pressure to sack Zia Yusuf, ‘Reform’s problem’
Nigel Farage should resist the urge to shift further to the right and consider sacking Zia Yusuf, Reform’s home affairs spokesman, figures within the party have said after its defeat to Labour in the Makerfield byelection.
2 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Is high World Cup goal count due to the new football?
The opening week of the World Cup has been a sporting triumph. The host nations have gone unbeaten. Lionel Messi, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé have scored seven goals between them. The reason? The ball.
2 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
China spies are first to be convicted under National Security Act
Pro-democracy activists call on the government to investigate activities of Hong Kong trade office
2 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Remember Gordon! Labour should take a beat before parachuting in Andy Burnham
There are considerable risks to installing the new MP for Makerfield at Number 10 without a searching test of his mettle
4 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Headspace’s companion AIs could ‘help millions’
Tom Pickett is not “a regulation-forward guy”. After nine years in the US navy, the chief executive of the mental health app Headspace forged a career in big tech.
2 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Striker who drifts to right and left: ideal skills for the top job
Burnham’s footballing techniques could serve him well at Number 10
3 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Abdullah Ibrahim
Cape Town jazz pianist, hailed as ‘our Mozart’ by Nelson Mandela, who created a distinctly South African sound
3 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Doctor found guilty of sexual misconduct with teen can return to work
A doctor found guilty of “serious sexual misconduct” after he began a relationship with a patient who was 13 years old when they first met has been cleared to return to practise medicine in the NHS.
1 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Miliband as chancellor would be a ‘noose around the neck’ of job creation, says union
Unite’s Sharon Graham warns Andy Burnham against choosing energy and climate change secretary for the role, while others tip Wes Streeting for the Treasury.
4 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Iran’s missing ‘nuclear dust’ casts a cloud over Trump’s Tehran deal
The US president’s claim that the regime will never possess an atomic weapon is in doubt after a failure to locate its stockpile of enriched uranium
4 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Deep in its heart, Makerfield holds a warning from history
Orwell wrote about Burnham’s seat in his 1937 book The Road to Wigan Pier. That passion for an imagined past permeates the constituency
9 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Art Basel sees demand surge for Hockney’s paintings as collectors eye £9m delphiniums
Buyers at last week’s fair were given one of the first chances since his death to acquire the artist's works in person
2 min |
June 21, 2026
The Observer
Operation Fubar: even Keir Starmer’s team players are abandoning the field of battle
The resignation of John Healey over defence spending has blown a hole in the prime minister’s survival strategy
4 min |
June 14, 2026
The Observer
Stamp duty’s a mad tax — it makes pay rises worthless
Imagine a 27-year-old English teacher working at a secondary school in Acton, west London.
2 min |
June 14, 2026
The Observer
To get your head around Musk’s fortune, first understand his right-hand woman
The SpaceX president has spent the past 24 years making her boss’s dreams come true as the ‘adult in the room’.
2 min |
June 14, 2026
The Observer
If the bank levy is hurting growth, design it better
The claim last week by Santander's Ana Botin that the UK’s tax treatment of banks “makes no economic sense” is all too obviously self-serving.
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