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The Observer
BP turned back to oil. Now the price of crude has collapsed
At its AGM this week, the company will face not only the activist investor at its heels, but a changing economy, writes Jillian Ambrose
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Kiss and sell: rare Rodin on market after years in French flat
Auguste Rodin's sensual portrayal of tragic lovers caught in an embrace before being killed by a jealous husband is one of the world's most recognised works of art.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Controversial documentary forces Danes to confront their colonial heritage
Country divided over claims that Greenland's cryolite mines were plundered by Denmark
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Skilled with your hands? There's a theatre role for you behind the scenes
Decline of drama at school prompts training drive for backstage work
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Simon Carter
Chief executive, British Land
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Japan's world Expo opens, on a mission to heal global wounds
Despite soaring costs and lukewarm public interest, carnival aims to deliver a message of hope. Justin McCurry reports from Osaka
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Mine's a pint of Unesco ... brewers chase heritage status for British cask ale
Petition calls for official recognition of the 'historic and traditional serving method' that is 'unique to the UK'
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
'His ability to switch from a loving partner to a monster kept me in a permanent state of stress'
'Michelle', a victim of coercive control, tells Yvonne Roberts how she is still recovering after seven years of hell with an abusive partner. Why then was he jailed for just 30 months?
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
In the rush towards a law on assisted dying, the vulnerable have become expendable
Last month, ITV News reported on the case of 51-year-old Anne, who travelled to a Swiss assisted suicide clinic to end her own life after her only son died.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Luxury perfumes fighting losing battle against 'dupe' copycat scents, say lawyers
Call for greater legal protection as market for cheap imitations booms among TikTok users
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
After the Post Office ... now it's Mr Bates v misinformation
Toby Jones to tackle truth and orderina new immersive show
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Will a radically changed America find Weinstein guilty a second time?
Disgraced film mogul’s lawyers bet on changed political landscape as trial rerun begins
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Voters want PM to rebuild trade ties with EU, new poll reveals
A clear majority of UK voters want the government to concentrate on rebuilding trade ties with the EU over forging a new economic deal with the US, according to research published this weekend.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Expelled fire risk surveyor made my flat unsaleable
I am trapped in a shared-ownership flat, which is proving impossible to sell because the fire safety engineer who surveyed the block is accused of forging certificates required by mortgage lenders.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Travel agents warn of Trump slump as British tourists steer clear of US
After backpacker Rebecca Burke was arrested and locked up for nearly three weeks by US immigration officials, she started urging people not to travel to America.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Emergency law passed to force loss-making steelworks to keep operating
Special powers granted to prevent the collapse of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Reeves calls for global free trade fightback to protect UK economy
New measures to help tariff-hit firms | Ambitious plan to foster closer ties to EU
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Why resurrect the dire wolf when existing animals are facing extinction?
It’s not as sensational as recreating long-dead species, but conserving modern-day fauna is far more pressing
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
We are working to provide the security Britain needs to thrive
Last week we witnessed the uncertainty of a changing world. Financial markets and nation states responding to the dawn of a new economic era and the reality of new barriers to trade. I am in no doubt that the imposition of tariffs will have a profound impact on the global economy and the economy at home.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Iran and US hail 'constructive' indirect nuclear talks in Oman
Iran and the US completed a successful opening round of indirect talks in Oman designed to prevent the weaponisation of Iran’s nuclear programme. In a sign the talks had gone as well as the two sides had hoped, they agreed to meet again this week, on 19 April.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
'I went in well. I came out ill'. The high price paid by former inmates of HMP Dartmoor
Ex-prisoners are suing over claims that radon gas has led to cancer and other diseases. Meanwhile, taxpayers continue to foot Prince William’s £1.5m rental bill.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Adolescent obesity has risen by half in 15 years, study reveals
There has been a 50% rise in the proportion of adolescents in England who are overweight or obese over the past 15 years. That is the stark finding of researchers who have warned that the rise means many more adolescents now face increased risks of suffering a range of serious illnesses such as diabetes and liver disease in later life.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Thousands more women are subject to stop and search by police
The number of women subjected to stop and search by the police has risen despite a fall in the use of the tactic towards men, figures show.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Yes, stocks and shares are in turmoil ... but it really is a good idea to invest
Recent headlines about stock markets in free-fall and graphs with downward arrows are not an ideal backdrop against which to persuade people to move from cash savings into riskier investments.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Put the cuttle on Why the humble fish dish is on the crest of a wave
It's a delicacy overseas and is finally finding favour at British tables. But there are concerns about the sustainability of cuttlefish
3 min |
April 13, 2025
The Observer
America demands control of crucial gas pipeline to EU
‘Colonial’ proposal by the White House would be Kyiv’s payback for weapons delivered under Biden
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
'Space is going to be glam': Bezos fiancee leads female space mission
All-women crew on Amazon boss’s Blue Origin rocket finally gets one up on Elon Musk’s SpaceX
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
What more proof do we need that we can't cosy up to Trump?
Alas: that the infantile wrecker in the White House has “blinked” may be some relief; but the damage he is wreaking on his own country and the rest of us persists.
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
China knows about 'humiliation'... and its leaders won't take it again
Beijing didn’t choose this trade war, but it may end up pleased the US fired that first shot, writes Isabel Hilton
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April 13, 2025
The Observer
Huge rise in junk food ads before curbs take effect
Big food brands dramatically increased their spending on advertising last year, months before new junk food regulations aiming to curb Britain's obesity crisis are due to come into force, the Observer can reveal.
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