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The Observer
The United Nations is on its knees, but still breathing and still liberal
From Gaza to Trump, the challenges mount. But ahead of its general assembly this week, the organisation remains the last hope for many people across the world
6 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
In a digital world, the use of outdated stats simply doesn't add up
Our economy gauges were invented in the last century. We need a system that works now, writes Zachary Karabell
3 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
UK to build 12 nuclear plants in £10bn plan
The announcement last week that a dozen new nuclear power stations are to be built in Hartlepool is unlike anything else that has been attempted in the UK.
2 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Heated debate: why Churchill's birthplace lies at the heart of UK solar battle
Row over plans to build 2 million panels on land around historic Blenheim Palace has become symbolic of a national struggle. Architecture critic Rowan Moore reports
8 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Trump's assault on the media goes into overdrive
Donald Trump has warned that media outlets that are \"against\" him could be punished as his administration's crackdown on opponents intensifies after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, raising fears for freedom of speech in America.
3 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Digital ID, two-child cap, taxes... Starmer on front foot to save his leadership
The prime minister’s supporters say he’s got the message and will mount a spirited defence at party conference. For others it’s too little, too late, writes Rachel Sylvester
4 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Liberal Hollywood shuffles into a dark night after elegiac Emmys
Can awards shows tell us anything about the state of a nation? Attending the 2025 Emmys last Sunday, there were times when it felt like the answer was an unequivocal: hell yes.
4 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
One village, one week in the war for the West Bank
What began with an attack by settlers led to the death of a teenager and ended with a brutal IDF siege. As the UK prepares to recognise Palestinian statehood, Isabel Coles' report from al-Mughayyir shows why it may never be attained
10+ min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
FakeX - criminals hijack interest in Musk's company to defraud investors
Online fraudsters are stealing the identities of investment firms to con millions out of people wanting a slice of Elon Musk's space unicorn.
5 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
If sustained growth is the aim, the UK has to lift more children out of poverty
UK wages are now rising significantly faster than inflation – and that means that pensions, which rise by the highest of earnings, inflation and 2.5%, will rise substantially next spring.
2 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Led by Donkeys
The protest group's Windsor Castle stunt made top use of its weapon of choice: embarrassment
4 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Orwell's fear that his books would be used for rightwing propaganda has come true DJ Taylor
I was so absorbed in the spectacle of Elon Musk's video-link harangue to the Unite the Kingdom rally last weekend - one of those performances that managed to be absurd and terrifying at the same time - that it took me a moment to register the slogan on his T-shirt.
4 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
'No one listens to us': the working-class despair fuelling the rise of the far right
Under the racist chants at last week's rally lies a deep sense of political betrayal
4 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
The Bank's crypto caution is holding Britain back
Stablecoins, a form of digital currency pegged to an existing local currency, are the big winner from the recent boom in crypto.
1 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
How a free speech evangelist became the White House's state censor-in-chief
Trump-appointed chair of the US media regulator, Brendan Carr has launched an alarming attack on the president’s critics, reports Hugh Tomlinson in Washington
3 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Cyber-attack on three airports leads to disruption for thousands
Thousands of passengers saw their flights cancelled or delayed yesterday after a cyber-attack that affected Heathrow and airports in Berlin and Brussels.
1 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Sultana calls in lawyers as row deepens with Corbyn over new party
The former Labour MP alleges 'attacks' on her character as group's implosion drives 1,400 supporters to Greens
2 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Islamophobia
Silence in power is complicity in hate
1 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Hostile, degrading, offensive: women demand harsher penalties for 'God complex' surgeons
Anger as consultant who touched female colleague under the operating table returns to work after being suspended for just a year
4 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Forget the London Lions, I'm with Lithuania
In a bid to find a sport to love, Marie Le Conte attempts to overcome her basketball demons
2 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
“We are rising up against all forms of fascism
I refused to hide during last week's rally and saw hope on our streets - the same hope I put into The Boy at the Back of the Class
1 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
New York City set for muted UN gathering in the era of Trump
New York City brands itself the capital of the world, and late September used to be the time when it could make that claim most credibly.
1 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw
Visionary British architect behind the Eden Project, known for fusing bold design with engineering ingenuity
4 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
To take on Reform, Labour needs to fly the flag for an inclusive patriotism
Challenging the narratives of the populist right means offering a unifying vision grounded in respect, writes Keir Starmer's biographer
5 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Satellites to give early warning of solar storm emergencies
The risk of solar storms is growing, Nasa said last week, threatening astronauts, satellites, power networks and potentially the internet.
2 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Hunger for UK restaurant takeovers hides aversion
Takeovers of UK restaurants have doubled in the past 12 months and are “a strong vote of confidence” in the sector, a report by TWM Solicitors found last week.
1 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Jailed Palestinian leader's son urges Starmer to push for release
The son of the jailed Palestinian politician Marwan Barghouti has called on Keir Starmer to lobby for his release, as part of the UK government's move to recognise Palestinian statehood.
1 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
I smile only when I feel like it – and so should Victoria Beckham
Like a clap of promotional thunder, a trailer has appeared for the forthcoming Netflix docuseries, Victoria Beckham.
2 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
City of London firms find no more room at the top
The City of London has a success problem.
2 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
DWP wants refund – a year after son died
When my son died in August last year, he was receiving personal independence payments (Pip) and employment and support allowance (ESA).
1 min |