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Len Deighton
Celebrated novelist, cookery writer and Observer columnist who helped turn Michael Caine into a sex symbol
3 min |
March 22, 2026
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Chinese pangolin
I live in the shadow of death.
2 min |
March 22, 2026
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White & Case UK law office caught up in global scandal
The UK office of White & Case is being investigated by the solicitors' regulator over its role in one of the world's biggest financial scandals.
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March 22, 2026
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Italian women vent their fury at Meloni allies' plan to water down new rape law
The rightwing League has cut the word 'consent' from new legislation that aimed to bring the country in line with much of Europe. Hannah Roberts reports from Rome
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March 22, 2026
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Starmer’s attorney general to hit back at Trump in defence of rules-based world order
In a major speech, Richard Hermer is expected to defend Britain’s right to make its own decisions
2 min |
March 22, 2026
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The three numbers that could help your own dad foil the 'bank manager' scammers: 159
My dad is not the sort of person you would expect to be caught up in a scam.
2 min |
March 22, 2026
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I was one of the lucky ones. But I still bear the scars
I was hours from death, though I don’t remember it.
3 min |
March 22, 2026
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Trading places: The Economist waves goodbye to its jet-setting disruptor
Lynn Forester de Rothschild's decision to sell her estimated £300m stake to a Canadian billionaire has come at the end of a rare period of boardroom turbulence. She wanted higher dividends and championed digital disruption. Now a bigger shadow looms over its future and the nature of free-market liberalism.
8 min |
March 22, 2026
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Leaders flip-flop over Iran war as party falls out of step with supporters
Three weeks after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran, the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is still struggling to formulate policy on a war which has caused confusion and division in senior party ranks.
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March 22, 2026
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War exposes reliance on China for rare earths used in weapons
The war on Iran has caused a run on missiles, radars and guidance systems that could take years to replace.
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March 22, 2026
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This is not our war: four reasons why Trump lost the west
Last week saw some extraordinary headlines on both sides of the Atlantic.
4 min |
March 22, 2026
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Sharon Nesmith
The army can now boast of a woman in every rank, and credit must go to its highest-flying dame, writes Fred Harter
4 min |
March 22, 2026
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‘People need a place to deposit money, not gamble with it
Whitby’s last bank is set to become an all-night adult gaming centre, despite local opposition
2 min |
March 22, 2026
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With a wiggle of the hips, Strictly could be our greatest weapon against Reform
There has been much gossip this week about the apparent dismissal of five of Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancers.
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March 22, 2026
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Cost of conflict: why oil and gas are Iran's most lethal weapons
The world economy is reeling as Tehran retaliates by targeting global energy. How bad can the situation get, asks Jeevan Vasagar
7 min |
March 22, 2026
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Lords vote to block plan for pensions to invest in UK
The decision is a blow to a proposal intended to encourage more investment in Britain
2 min |
March 22, 2026
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Ombudsman's U-turn meant fraud victims did not live to receive payout
Six victims of fraud have died while waiting for their banks to pay out compensation after an independent arbitration service went back on its initial ruling in favour of the investors.
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March 22, 2026
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St George cross doesn’t fly with most voters
More than a third of people in England would not wave or fly the flag of St George for fear of being seen as far-right supporters, polling has found.
1 min |
March 22, 2026
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£4.3bn a week
The chancellor says that Brexit has cost 8% of UK GDP and, at last, it’s time to realign with the EU
2 min |
March 22, 2026
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Social media 'cesspits' stoke anti-Muslim hostility, says ex-law chief
Britain's Muslims are being “othered” and treated like “ghouls” in an increasingly volatile political environment, the former attorney general who helped create the new definition of anti-Muslim hostility has said.
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March 22, 2026
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After 150 years, Mill’s wife gets credit for role in political opus
The name of England’s most influential 19th-century political writer, John Stuart Mill, has shifted along the spine of his seminal work, On Liberty, to make room for a coauthor.
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March 22, 2026
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Stuck in the middle with you – the only way out of this mess is a shift to the centre
Voting intentions are split five ways, so politicians must plan for a coalition. Can anyone make space between the left and right?
4 min |
March 22, 2026
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Farage’s No 10 dream is fading as Reform pulls itself apart
If Nigel Farage had scripted the past six months of British politics, they could not have been set up better for Reform UK.
4 min |
March 22, 2026
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Comic strip presents: how Deighton's designs brought fun to the kitchen
Len Deighton’s Cookstrips came as a breath of fresh air.
2 min |
March 22, 2026
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Reform accused of using third party to turn crypto into cash and hide donors
Reform UK has been converting crypto donations into cash before they reach the party's coffers, obscuring the original sources of the funding.
2 min |
March 22, 2026
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How do we transform society when we are more disconnected than ever?
The passing of the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas is also the passing of an age and of a way of thinking about politics and philosophy.
4 min |
March 22, 2026
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Art will imitate life behind bars in Ai Weiwei's recreation of his jail cell
The dissident artist is to spend 24 hours in a life-sized replica of the space where he was detained for 81 days by the Chinese regime, writes Vanessa Thorpe
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March 22, 2026
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Troubled Unilever is set to empty its larder
Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods conglomerate, has been embattled for the best part of a decade, subject to frequent - actual or rumoured - attempts to buy it or to break it up.
1 min |
March 22, 2026
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Gulf exodus boosts London's prime property market
After years of woe in London's luxury housing market, those selling the capital’s high-end homes hope they are seeing the start of a reprieve - in the form of a trickle of inquiries from buyers fleeing the war in the Gulf.
2 min |
March 22, 2026
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'I'm glad my parents didn't live to go through all these threats to Jews again'
Hedi Argent was four years old when she first understood the meaning of the word antisemitism.
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