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Ban on £2.2bn 'sneaky' fees and fake reviews for online products
New law aims to give consumers 'more power and control over cash'
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April 06, 2025
The Observer
'It's a perfect storm': Solihull braces for US tax hit to car industry
Public opinion in the home of the Land Rover varies over Trump's tariffs. Morgan Ofori reports from the West Midlands
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April 06, 2025
The Observer
Can't see the wood for the trees? A space probe will
Mission aims to map the forest floor and measure carbon storage levels to help predict the changing climate
3 min |
April 06, 2025
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Paramedics have to watch patients die inside ambulances, finds survey
Crews report that the lengthy delays outside A&E departments are increasingly leading to car park care’ and even fatalities.
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April 06, 2025
The Observer
Reeves must break her fiscal rules. Better now than later
Critics of Rachel Reeves are enjoying another a \"told you so\" moment.
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April 06, 2025
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Cutting gluten and caffeine may ease endometriosis agony, says report
Edinburgh University study also suggests that those living with the disease try avoiding dairy and alcohol
3 min |
April 06, 2025
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Mental ill-health is losing its stigma, yet it's still used to blame victims of abuse
In the latest case of its type, the Met police failed a woman targeted by a predatory officer.
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April 06, 2025
The Observer
Could Trump really serve three terms? Don't bet against it ...
It is noon on 20 January 2029. In the biting cold of Washington, thousands of people are gathered on the National Mall to witness the swearing in of a new US president. Or, more accurately, an old US president: Donald Trump, aged 82, starting his third term in office.
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April 06, 2025
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Trouble brewing amid fears global matcha boom will lead to shortages
Record levels of the green tea's production in Japan are failing to keep up with social media-driven demand.
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April 06, 2025
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Senegal mourns youth lost to dream of a better life abroad
As falling catches anda lack of jobs lay waste to fishing communities, growing numbers risk the deadly migrant trail to Spain. Tracy McVeigh meets those families left behind in Bargny
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April 06, 2025
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Missionary group accused of spiritual abuse
The world's biggest youth Christian missionary organisation is facing allegations of spiritual abuse and controlling behaviour from young people who say they were left \"traumatised\".
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April 06, 2025
The Observer
Recession? Inflation? Wide-ranging fallout from 'liberation day'
The US president wants to revive the manufacturing sector with a mix of protectionist policies, tax cuts and deregulation. Higher tariffs on foreign imports are supposed to encourage investment by US companies and overseas businesses that want to avoid the tariffs.
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April 06, 2025
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China, America and pay inject drama into AstraZeneca's AGM
The boss's bonus is an annual debating point at Britain's biggest company. But that's not the only issue this year, writes Julia Kollewe
3 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
Lib Dems target Trump to boost hopes in council elections fight
The Liberal Democrats are stepping up their anti-Donald Trump messaging this weekend in the hope of using dislike of the US president among Tory and Labour voters to make big gains in England's council and mayoral elections on 1 May.
3 min |
April 06, 2025
The Observer
A benign, perfectly sculpted picture of vitality... or the palatable face of toxic masculinity?
The viral response to US influencer Ashton Hall's morning routine shows that the manosphere is now mainstream
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April 06, 2025
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Charities and even unions have begun wielding NDAs to cow and silence
Unions exist first and foremost to protect employee rights, and there are many examples of where they’ve done that well. But it turns out unions don’t always make for the best, or even adequate, employers themselves.
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April 06, 2025
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My disabled mum was left alone in Hamburg airport
My disabled 84-year-old mother was due to return to the UK on a Ryanair flight after visiting me in Germany. I had booked special assistance to help her on to the plane.
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March 30, 2025
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The storm-battered chancellor needs her nextdoor neighbour to be a steadfast friend
After her jaunt to the O2, Rachel Reeves may be aware that the musical oeuvre of Sabrina Carpenter includes I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Bad for Business, Couldn't Make It Any Harder, Feels Like Loneliness and Rescue Me.
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March 30, 2025
The Observer
MoJ accused of 'spinning' video evidence study as rape convictions fall
The victims' minister has been accused of using \"factual inaccuracies\" about the effectiveness of video evidence in criminal trials by one of the UK's leading justice experts.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Observer
Phones, high heels, zombie knives: what scammers buy with the money they steal
A haul of items seized by police reveals the scale and threat of payment fraud - a crime that can have significant emotional impact on victims.
4 min |
March 30, 2025
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A bitter blow? Pubs and restaurants brace for rise in national insurance
An increase in NICs, and a rising living wage, is leading to predictions of a hiring freeze across the hospitality sector. But not every economist agrees
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March 30, 2025
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MPs asked to vote on disability cuts before knowing full impact
MPs are set to vote on Labour's disability benefit cuts without any idea of how many of those affected will be able to find work, after it emerged that Britain's economic watchdog may not publish its forecast of the employment impact of the plans until the end of October.
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March 30, 2025
The Observer
Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms
Keir Starmer should fight back strongly against Donald Trump if he imposes punitive tariffs on British exports, senior UK and EU diplomats said last night, amid heightened fears that the US president could trigger a global trade war with devastating effects on the UK economy.
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March 30, 2025
The Observer
Squaring up to death after my cancer diagnosis gave me a deeper appreciation of life
I'm with Lauren Laverne: surviving the disease can lead to a newfound resilience and love of simply being alive
4 min |
March 30, 2025
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A hundred gilded years of art deco ... and Brussels lays claim to starting it all
Belgian celebrations challenge view that Paris was birthplace of movement that conquered the world
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March 30, 2025
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Seth Rogen How Hollywood's goofy stoner went from wisecracks to serious satire
It's a volte-face from dope-smoking slacker to movie exec in new series The Studio. He's still smoking joints, though.
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March 30, 2025
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Is it safe? Is it spying? Disquiet over NHS 'magic eye' camera in mental health units
Campaign calls for investigation into the use of Oxevison amid concerns over care and its effect on patients.
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March 30, 2025
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For Turks, he is the 'hope of millions'. Now he's in a cell
Popular young student demonstrator snatched off the street by police
4 min |
March 30, 2025
The Observer
Are tattoo designs the answer for Berlin's struggling fine artists?
A new initiative is selling contemporary art you can etch into your skin.
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Observer
Democrats' call for resistance rocks party whose leaders seem far less angry than their voters
Democrats are furious. And they want their leaders to get mad, too.
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