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The Observer
Ancient urn removed from sale may have been illegally dug up
Antiquities expert says Grecian vase at London gallery is identical to one linked to smuggler
2 min |
April 13, 2025
The Observer
Cambridge accused of a 'grim culture of bullying' as staff survey finally emerges
University blamed for 'cover up' of findings showing only 25% of employees are satisfied
3 min |
April 13, 2025
The Observer
Do you yearn to hear Starmer condemn Trump? If so, you're going to be disappointed
What fresh hell will Donald Trump unleash next? The question quivers on the world’s lips, but Sir Keir Starmer thinks it a fool’s errand trying to guess the answer. The prime minister has told colleagues not to waste any time on feverish speculation about the intentions of the US president.
6 min |
April 13, 2025
The Observer
There's a place for audience participation, but 'chicken jockey' chaos takes it too far
“Chicken jockey!” If you know what this phrase means, you're either a preteen boy or have accompanied one to a recent cinema screening of A Minecraft Movie.
4 min |
April 13, 2025
The Observer
Bee aware: invading Asian hornet numbers could soar after dry spring
They have bright yellow legs, are about 25mm (almost lin) long, and a single colony, if left unchecked, can \"butcher\" 90,000 pollinating insects in just one season.
3 min |
April 13, 2025
The Observer
The identity politics of many Muslims, and critics of Islam, are deeply corrosive
A poll suggests that most British Muslims identify more with their faith than with their nation.
4 min |
April 13, 2025
The Observer
Sleep cycle: why baby naps best next to the washing machine
Babies should not be put in a dark, quiet room for a nap but in a light room with background noise like a washing machine, an expert has said.
3 min |
April 13, 2025
The Observer
China needs friends as Trump's tariffs descend. But Xi may have to go it alone
Beijing has launched a charm offensive with India and other countries as US tariffs tighten. If they can’t be won over, it may have no choice but to stimulate its vast domestic market
8 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Mission control
Intimate group confessionals, strict rules on obedience, 'healing rituals' to drive out homosexuality: former members of the Christian group Youth With a Mission tell Shanti Das how they were seduced by its promise of serving God - and why they ended up leaving
10+ min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Will Orr
The head of the lowcost fitness chain tells Julia Kollewe it is riding a wave of gen Z growth as young people embrace exercise as being beneficial for both mind and body
4 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
The white working class is nothing like what politicians think – or claim – it is
A new book, Underdogs, demolishes the myth that it is homogeneous in its hostility to immigration
4 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Ed Davey has a cunning plan to win over protest voters: speak globally, think locally
The most newsworthy thing Ed Davey could have done last week would have been to turn up to his local election campaign launch in a boring suit and stand in front of a load of party placards to give a speech about voting for change in your community.
5 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
JD Vance may disagree, but this anti-abortion activist isn't a brutally censored dissident
The US vice-president's avid concern for Livia Tossici-Bolt's conviction is plain sinister
4 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Motoring gets more expensive as car tax rises take effect and EVs lose exemption
Tax rules introduced last week mean many drivers - especially owners of electric vehicles (EVs) and new high-end cars - face hefty bills to get on the road.
3 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
King set to tone down net zero support after Tories change stance
Monarch risks being dragged into political dispute as Badenoch breaks consensus, royal sources admit
3 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
'Profits of misery': how TikTok takes a cut from people begging
Platform takes large share of the revenue from accounts featuring people asking for 'gifts', or staging dangerous or degrading stunts,
5 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
How great-uncle Jimmy survived Titanic: McGann brothers tell dramatic tale
Podcast reveals how a family rumour about the ill-fated ship led the actors on a voyage of their own
2 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Labour MP arrested over rape and child sex allegations
Labour suspended Dan Norris, the MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, last night after he was arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences.
1 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Britain should seize its chance to redefine global trade and strengthen new alliances
Liberation Day\" was, of course, a tragic idiocy based on a bewildering inversion of reality.
4 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the greenest of them all? Well, it's not you, Snow White ...
At a screening of the new Snow White movie in London last month, influ-encers walked through an artificial fairytale forest, complete with a full-size thatched cottage filled with mod-els of furry animals.
3 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Face to face with a royal who lived in the kingdom of Helen of Troy
3,500-year-old woman from bronze-age Mycenae brought back to life by digital reconstruction
2 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Pain of 'negative wealth' will hit gen Z in later life, study warns
A third of adults aged between 25 and 34 have debts that outweigh their assets, says thinktank
2 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
No sign of any U-turn on match-day parking scam
I received a £170 penalty charge notice (PCN) after being scammed by fake parking stewards while attending a football match at Old Trafford. This must be affecting unsuspecting fans at every match.
2 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
A little local difficulty: how Birmingham's binmen spooked No 10
As bin bags continue to pile up on the city's streets, James Tapper talks to the council leader and workers at the heart of the dispute
4 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Rat invasion plagues nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point
Workers building the troubled Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor in Somerset have raised concerns that the construction site is overrun by rats.
2 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
The Lady vanishes ... but modern women still have an appetite for magazines
Savvy titles aimed at female readers continue to flourish, say experts
4 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
'There is no ceasefire. Attacks are ongoing': how Putin's envoy played the US over Ukraine
Kirill Dmitriev's meetings with US officials in the White House last week went largely below the radar. And deliberately so.
5 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
NHS reorganisation could cost £1bn in redundancy payouts
The bill for NHS redundancy payouts could reach £1bn in the service's most radical shake-up in a decade.
2 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
White Lotus is the new black How fashion fell in love with prestige TV
As the must-watch comedy-drama draws to its season finale, Lauren Cochrane charts the ever-closer ties between brands and costume departments
5 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Starmer orders economic reset amid Trump tariff mayhem
Keir Starmer is preparing to rethink key elements of the government's economic policy in an emergency response to Donald Trump's tariff blitz, amid growing concern in Downing Street that the US president's trade war could do lasting damage to the UK.
3 min |