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The Observer
Miracle-Gro for the mind at the library Rachel Cooke
During the fine weather last week, it felt perverse to duck into the relative gloom of the British Library.
3 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Trump's crypto gets nod for $2bn Abu Dhabi deal
At a glitzy cryptocurrency conference in Dubai on Thursday, Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff — the sons of the US president and Steve Witkoff, his special envoy to the Middle East — took to the stage to announce a landmark deal.
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Turkey's strongman is looking weaker... even in his own backyard
Everyone has shaken Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s hand in his ancestral hometown. But protests suggest his presidency is now not so popular.
4 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Streets ahead: China is winning the technology war against America
The US has fallen asleep at the wheel, as innovative Chinese companies lead the field in the development of electric vehicles, artificial intelligence and semiconductors, writes James Kynge
5 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Taiwan bars tech exports to US in blow to chips plan
A new law will ensure American processors stay behind the island nation's, but the real barrier may be Donald Trump, writes Patricia Clarke
3 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
HSBC could learn from wonder boss Warren Buffet
Shareholders in HSBC scored a quick win at Friday’s annual general meeting, when the bank’s chairman, Sir Mark Tucker, quashed rumours that they would not be allowed to attend the next one in person.
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Lucky Boy podcast teacher charged with sexual assault
The teacher featured in The Observer's Tortoise Investigates podcast Lucky Boy has been charged with two counts of sexual assault on two boys under the age of 16 after two men accused her of sexually abusing them when they were pupils at the north London school where she taught.
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Woman of 98 who intercepted enemy signals meets King to mark VE Day
Joy Trew will get a chance tomorrow to tell the King about her secret work intercepting German signals - and how she knew before most people that VE Day was coming.
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
No 10 and Home Office expected to ramp up curbs on foreign university students
Reform's local election success is forcing tensions to spill out across Whitehall as pressure builds on the government to bring immigration numbers down.
2 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Boateng's star turn at the Met Gala challenges Trump reign in style
When Ozwald Boateng takes his place of honour at tomorrow night's Met Gala in New York, it will be as Britain's most famous living tailor - and as a uniquely stylish challenge to the Maga movement's take on what makes America great.
2 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
End first past the post or risk opening No 10's door for Reform
If you think it can't happen here, you haven't been paying attention.
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
M&S caught in cyber spider web
The cyber-attack that has rattled Marks & Spencer for a fortnight is a blow for its chief executive, Stuart Machin, just as he was enjoying well-earned plaudits for reviving the retailer's performance.
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Albanese re-elected in anti-Trump bump
Australia's Anthony Albanese clinched a historic second term as prime minister yesterday, with his centre-left Labor party boosted by anti-Trump sentiment.
2 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
The US and Britain still share the stage - art and culture build bridges that no president can destroy
Erica Wagner
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
My Aviva motor policy claim had a breakdown
I bought a car insurance policy with Aviva through Crosby Insurance Brokers for £616, which started on 22 August 2024. In early November, about 10 weeks after taking out the policy, my car was hit when stationary and was written off.
2 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Undeclared support for airstrikes on Yemen drags UK deeper into US war
As 70 people are killed in an attack on a migrant centre in Sa'ada, an Observer analysis shows that British involvement in Trump's military action is deeper than ministers have admitted, reports Iona Craig
4 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Signed off sick: The parts of Britain that are not working
The party of work must focus on the communities where long-term sickness and economic inactivity have taken hold - before more fall to Nigel Farage,
4 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Europe's leaders must learn from Mark Carney's Canadian election victory how to outplay Donald
Canadians woke up the morning after our election to discover that the country was global news.
3 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Big oil suffers blowout as prices sink
Oil and gas companies that collectively donated more than $75m to Donald Trump's re-election campaign are midway through a grisly earnings season.
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Cost of assisted dying has been underestimated – report
The true cost of an assisted dying regime in England and Wales may be far higher than “lowball” estimates included in the government's impact assessment, it has been claimed. The assessment of the private member’s bill, sponsored by the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, was published as local election results were being digested.
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Saving the City is still possible – here's a seven-day guide to get started
There is a stubborn irony at the heart of Britain's economic malaise. The UK still excels in discovery and creativity. Its universities, arts, media, science and entrepreneurial scene are global leaders. London remains one of the world's premier financial centres. And the UK has wealth parked in well-funded pension and insurance schemes. On paper, this should be an enviable combination.
3 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Before Sara Sharif was even born, the tragedy of her brief life was unfolding
Social workers pressed for Sara's siblings to be taken into care while her mother was still pregnant. Their call went unheard
2 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Kneecap have crossed a line – but what about the establishment?
Northern Irish rap group Kneecap exist to shock. They take their name from a brutal vigilante punishment associated with Republican para-militaries, in which the \"offender\" is shot through the knee.
2 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Could Friedrich Merz be the European leader we've been waiting for?
On Tuesday at a low-key session of the Bundestag, the new leader of Europe will be sworn in.
3 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Prosecutions of water firms fall 50% since 2016
Prosecutions of water companies have halved over the past decade even though pollution incidents have increased.
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Bereaved daughter joins call to ban production of outlawed toxic weedkiller
As a child, Julie Plumley remembers seeing her father spraying weedkiller at his farm in Dorset, with his arms bare and no mask on his face.
2 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Vampire bat
My week
2 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Wizz Jones
Folk musician, beatnik and guitar teacher to Keith Richards
4 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Flushing out refund for broken loo seat
On 1 April, I ordered a replacement toilet seat from Wise Bathrooms online.
1 min |
May 04, 2025
The Observer
Police Federation under fire for backing 'unsackable' rogue cops
Met chief enraged as staff association fights efforts to kick out officers accused of serious sexual assaults
4 min |