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The Observer
'They milk them to the max': Fuse Energy accused of mistreating staff
A Silicon Valley-style culture at the company means young employees work long hours and face public shaming for mistakes.
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
As Goretti defeats the gritters, Britain counts the cost and braces for more
Even the gritters struggled to cope in the wake of Storm Goretti.
2 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
UK considers ban on X as anger over sexualised AI images grows
Ofcom could act 'in days' to implement sanctions against Musk’s platform and the Grok chatbot
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
In Latin America, shock and defiance at US threats
In the hours after Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured by US forces, Venezuelan state TV reran soap operas and variety shows - an attempt, perhaps, to suggest nothing had changed.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Farmers split on whether AI will benefit or harm food production
Farm work is not usually seen as a victim of the possibly imminent AI jobs Armageddon.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Iran’s uprising may succeed, but there will be no uplands of democracy for a long time
Jack Straw
4 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
The UN must step up as a multilateral force, or bow to Trump’s world order
Last week was when Maga came after multilateralism.
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Danes fear nothing will satisfy Trump's desire for Greenland
Riding high on his Venezuela 'success', the president appears set on control of the territory and its mineral wealth. Ahead of a crunch US meeting this week with Denmark, is there any way to prevent him simply taking it?
4 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Jerkins are back in literary style thanks to new Hamnet film
\"The fashion wears out more apparel than the man,\" declared Conrad in Much Ado About Nothing, noting that dress trends are flightier than the natures of the people who wear them.
2 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Health check for US investors
A good guide to investor expectations for innovation in the year ahead comes from two huge industry events held each January in the western US.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Lawless, disorder
Over the course of the past seven days, it felt as if things - and certainly the idea of the west - were falling apart.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Banning all political crypto donations will thwart hostile states, PM told
Keir Starmer must impose a full ban on cryptocurrency being used for political donations or risk losing control of a key new piece of legislation, senior Labour backbenchers warn.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
‘We had whistles. They had guns.’ Protesters rally in the aftermath of Minnesota killing
Citizens gather to warn communities of the arrival of heavily armed and masked immigration agents
4 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Donald Trump has laid bare the myth of the west's rules-based order
The president's crude 'might is right' language has broken the code of hypocrisy that allowed old habits of empire to continue
4 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Neo impressionism: big pictures, little dots – and all so utterly pointless
It took me months to get to Radical Harmony, the National Gallery's exhibition on neo-impressionists, for one simple reason: I hate neo-impressionists.
2 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Goodbye to all that: Labour split on future of the 'special relationship'
After the US took Venezuela, threatened to annex Greenland and seized oil tankers around the world, senior figures wonder whether transatlantic ties can survive the 'volatile' 47th president
5 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society
\"A transcendental power more than ought to be entrusted to any man.\" So observed Lord Houghton in 1870 during a parliamentary debate over William Gladstone's proposal to revoke the citizenship of any naturalised Briton whose actions were \"inconsistent with his allegiance as a British subject\".
3 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
In capitalism’s casino, tech’s a surer bet
Britain invests too little.
4 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
Marty Supreme effect looks set to bounce table tennis into fashion
Players and fans hope the hit film, and the arrival of the world championships in London, will take the sport to another level
3 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
If Osborne had stood up to Cameron on the Brexit poll, we'd not be in such a mess
As more and more people become aware of the catastrophe that is Brexit, with — as I reported last time - even former chancellor George Osborne suggesting reentry to the customs union, the dilatory nature of the government's “realignment” efforts is becoming embarrassing.
3 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
When life is a rollercoaster, celebrate the highs
As the new year gets under way, try to keep your glasses half full
2 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
'We are putting barriers in the way of getting the most talented scientists'
When he was a child, Paul Nurse walked through a park to school on his own every day.
8 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
Zack Polanski’s migration policies aren’t naive — they are dangerously misleading
In a skilfully written article for The Observer last week, Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green party, spoke movingly of “the people who have lost everything”, waiting in “makeshift migrant camps” in Calais, hoping “that Britain might still honour its word and its values”.
5 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
Russia is numb to this conflict
Over the past three and a half years, it has become a familiar sight on the outskirts of Russian towns; long lines of fresh graves covered by wreaths in the colours of the Russian flag - and beneath them, Russian soldiers killed ina war in Ukraine that shows little sign, despite efforts, of ending.
2 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
No end in sight for Yemen's nightmare as UAE and Saudi Arabia's proxy conflict continues
A full-scale military confrontation between the two former allies was narrowly avoided last week. But the outlook for the Yemeni people caught in the middle is as dire as ever, reports Iona Craig
4 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
Royal Mail’s efforts to repackage its logistics problem have arrived too late Martha Gill
Universal mail once connected the country ata flat, affordable price now, as letters fade and parcels boom, rivals take the profits
4 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
Dear Keir*
Hullo Britain, and Happy New Keir!
3 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
Wanted: more guns for Ukraine, better sanctions against Putin
The only route to peace is to raise the cost of war for Russia. If the US cannot do it, then it’s time for plan B: Europe has to step up
4 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
What has happened is what most of us here want
The whole world was sleeping when the explosions began.
2 min |
January 04, 2026
The Observer
Hercules beetle
I was beginning to think I was past it, but the rains over the Amazon have made me young again, at least for a while.
2 min |