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The Observer
Davos for Good on a quest to scale up social entrepreneurs
Davos for Good, as the Skoll World Forum is sometimes called, takes place this week in Oxford, as it has annually since 2004.
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Senior civil servants vent their anger at ‘totally unfair’ dismissal
Former ethics chief says ‘chucking people under a bus’ is not in the national interest
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Forex and flash cars: the battle to keep 'finfluencers' in check
Seduced by images of vast wealth, gen Z investors are flocking to unregulated tech platforms for advice - and losing money
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
At the sharp end of another global economic crisis. Why does it always happen to Britain?
One striking feature of last week’s meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington DC was the disconnect between two camps of attendees.
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Starmer faces Commons showdown over Robbins
The PM will fight for his political survival tomorrow as fallout from the Mandelson scandal intensifies threat to his leadership, writes Catherine Neilan
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
I watched as Orbán schmoozed Jewish voters in a synagogue.
The irony was stark
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
'It's a mess': tears and tantrums at top of the judiciary as power vacuum adds to courts crisis
As the number of senior judges in the country falls, the commission tasked with replacing them has been without leadership for months, writes Rachel Sylvester
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Oil and gas extraction near North Sea fields gets go-ahead
The Labour government is sidestepping its ban on new projects in the North Sea with a fast-tracked scheme to develop untapped oil and gas fields.
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Primark owner to split its food and fashion empire
Parent ABF is expected to demerge as it faces challenges from Chinese e-commerce and Middle East disruption, writes Barney Macintyre
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Confidence crisis in software sector delays Visma IPO
The third of February this year was a dark day for the UK’s software sector.
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Planning of the apes: chimps use military tactics to attack rivals
It was a shocking murder: the mother was trapped by six females while her two-year-old daughter was bitten and beaten by three males and left for dead in the forest.
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
LIV Golf in the rough amid Saudi shift on sports funding
Scott O'Neil, the chief executive of LIV Golf, sent an email to staff on Wednesday attempting to quell speculation that its main investor, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), was withdrawing from the tour.
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Millions paid out to keep Shetland windfarm idle – even in a gale
SSE Renewables is paid £10m a year to turn off 103 turbines, reports Jon Ungoed-Thomas
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
'MPs keep telling me I'll get used to Westminster. I hope that I never do'
We meet at the charming Grounded MCR cafe, which serves a tasty “grandad’s sausage butty” and advertises itself as “dog friendly”.
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Why throw good money after bad on defence in cash-strapped Britain?
There is a reason why Russia has no incentive to test Finland,\" the country’s president, Alexander Stubb, told The Observer last December.
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Southport, Grenfell, Windrush – all scandals defined by official indifference
“Our experience... has been that the lack of accountability is now so built into the system that it has corrupted every layer of our society.”
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Giant panda
I'm a peaceful sort of bear, as you'd expect from a vegetarian, but there’s one thing that makes me wild, and that’s the way humans insist on thinking all of us pandas are useless at life.
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Arson attacks on Jewish targets may be linked to group recruiting teenagers on Snapchat
Proxies for Iran or Hezbollah could be behind a wave of fire bombings and foiled plots in London and across Europe
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
We are witness to an unbearable truth — the US is no longer our friend
The west must face the unthinkable as its former ally runs riot abroad and with its own constitution
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Kevin Warsh
The latest nominee to head the US central bank faces a tough job — not least proving he isn't Trump’s stooge, says Ben Zaranko
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
Speeding celebs fuel boom in private driving courses
The growing number of celebrities and public figures caught up in a recent surge in speeding fines, convictions and driving bans has led to a boom in requests for private, one-to-one \"driver awareness courses\".
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
OnlyFans tops $3bn valuation in talks to sell minority stake
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April 19, 2026
The Observer
'Safety first' puts Anthropic ahead in game of AI spin
The tech firm's decision to delay the launch of a risky new model has boosted its reputation and its valuation at the expense of OpenAI, writes Patricia Clarke
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April 12, 2026
The Observer
British plumber sentenced to death over African coup attempt is returned to UK
Youssouf Ezangi instead faces a life term in Belmarsh after a complex deal was struck with the DRC
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April 12, 2026
The Observer
Defence boost may pay dividends
Britain is aiming to increase defence spending to over 3% of GDP by the next parliament, and to 3.5% by 2035 (up from 2.3% in 2024).
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April 12, 2026
The Observer
Houston, they had no problem: Artemis II moonshot leads the new race for space
A near-perfect mission raises hopes for the first US lunar landing since 1972. But China won't be far behind
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April 12, 2026
The Observer
Cancer-linked drug given after forced adoptions
Campaigners call for public inquiry into young mothers who were exposed to the synthetic hormone DES
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April 12, 2026
The Observer
Thanks to Donald Trump, we've edged closer to Europe, but the entente isn't always cordiale
Andrew Rawnsley
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April 12, 2026
The Observer
Budapest spring: Putin's influence and European democracy at stake in Hungary poll
Viktor Orbán is facing the fight of his political life, Isabel Coles reports from Sopron - and his hopes of winning a fifth term appear to be fading as his pro-EU rival surges
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April 12, 2026
The Observer
Ackman's music bid may be a very long-playing record
The billionaire thinks he's on song with a bet on performers’ rights, but Bolloré of France could drown him out
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