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The Observer
In an energy shortage, we must find ways to use less. High prices do that very well
This week's US-Iran ceasefire announcement was a reprieve for beleaguered financial markets.
3 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Richard Gadd
The Baby Reindeer creator's new series offers his inimitable take on masculinity, writes Barbara Ellen
4 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Serial killer nation: how so many American murderers have evaded justice for so long
The US has had more known serial killers than any other country.
6 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
‘They know the platforms are addictive’: lawyer who led LA case against big tech to advise UK
Matthew Bergman tells Catherine Neilan about sharing what he has learnt about social media dangers and the landmark case against Meta and YouTube
3 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Finding out Jane Doe was my mother was a bombshell
For years Valerie Mack’s son thought she’d abandoned him. The truth was much darker, he tells Katie McQue
2 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Jailed for 38 years, released without apology. How British justice failed Peter Sullivan
While the court of appeal refused to review the case of an innocent man, Diane Sindall's real killer has remained at large for nearly four decades
10+ min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
All eyes on Raúlito, the Castro who could open Cuba's doors to Trump
The great-nephew of Fidel and grandson and ex-bodyguard of the president is playing a key role in talks with the US, writes Thomas Graham
3 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Nothing cures tech billionaires of their benevolence like vast wealth
If you were walking around Silicon Valley 10 years ago and came across an entrepreneur pitching on the street, they would say — no matter what business they'd started, to resolve whatever imagined problem - that they had one aim in mind: to make the world a better place.
4 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Mary Bennet, a role model for gauche, bookish girls
The BBC’s other Austen sister is a true plain Jane, says Melanie Reid. And we women love her for it
2 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
BP set to face investor revolt over climate targets at annual meeting
After a year of upheaval in which BP scaled down its green ambitions and turned back to oil and gas under fresh leadership, the British energy giant faces an exceptionally unruly annual meeting this month, with an investor revolt over its climate targets.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
War in Iran hands UK £270m 'lost energy' bill
More than £270m has been paid out since the start of the Iran war to shut down windfarms in Britain, and to pay for gas power plants and other sources to replace the lost energy.
1 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
'We will not accept this as fate': the Kenyan mothers fighting police brutality
In 2017, Wanjira Wanjiru developed an obsession.
3 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Cannabis growers get a legal high from Jersey's 'magic mix'
Before it became synonymous with tax breaks for billionaires and banks, the Channel Island of Jersey was mostly known in the UK for its milk, tomatoes and potatoes.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Trump's folly has unleashed economic chaos worldwide
The damage so far is all too evident.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Tolls on Strait of Hormuz could mark end of 'petrodollar'
The Iranian government could start charging oil tankers for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
1 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Melvin Edwards
American sculptor who forged a searing visual language of racial violence and resistance from welded steel
3 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Beyond accountability
The court of appeal is meant to correct miscarriages of justice — instead, it has perpetuated them
3 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
‘I stop scrolling for a while. I feel better, but I always go back’
I'm harmfully addicted to my phone.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
The cold case detective determined to find who really killed Diane Sindall
Detective Superintendent Rachel Wilson, head of Merseyside police’s major incident team, believes DNA evidence offers the best chance of finding the man who killed Diane Sindall in Birkenhead in 1986.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Jennifer had warned Jess not to look for her birth father, but the urge to fill the void that had followed her since childhood propelled Jess on. She couldn't have known the scale of the fallout her search would cause...
When it came to her birth father, Jess had several leads.
5 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Trump ally could solve riddle of first lady's surprise statement on Epstein
A former modelling agent says he would testify he introduced Melania to her husband
3 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Oriental cockroach
I have many reasons to be grateful to humans, but they baffle me.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Disgraced financier Odey drops £79m libel claim over sex assault investigation
The businessman may face a seven-figure legal bill after withdrawing his case against the FT
2 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
'If you could be buried somewhere like this for eternity, that'd be lovely'
We cross Huntingdon Road and turn down a path towards the Ascension Parish Burial Ground.
5 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Melania, the Slovenian Sphinx, leaves us all puzzled
Her husband didn’t need it.
2 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Iranians have been the biggest losers in a war that exposed the limits of US power
Cynicism towards Iran’s citizens has defined a conflict that has been all about American and Israeli self-interest
4 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Setback for UK data centre shows flaws in AI strategy
OpenAl's decision to “pause” the development of a massive data centre in the Al Growth Zone in North Tyneside’s Cobalt Park is a blow to Britain's ambitions to be an artificial intelligence superpower.
1 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
'Where did they find a gun?' Panic and pain after shooting of 14-year-old
Children are swapping tales of gangs grooming teens in the London area where Eghosa Ogbebor was killed
3 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Poverty and poor infrastructure overshadow England's uplands
Dartmoor, Exmoor, the Pennines, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors are among England's highest and most beautiful places.
1 min |
April 12, 2026
The Observer
Iranians live in growing fear of regime’s hardline survivors
Azad was driving on the outskirts of Tehran when a car filled with plainclothes police officers motioned for him to pull over.
1 min |