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The Observer
New genes: the millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever
Firms offering untested 'longevity' jabs and therapies were once based in offshore free zones. Now a US state is relaxing the rules, writes Patricia Clarke
4 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
My home in Clacton is my partner's, says Farage
Nigel Farage said yesterday he \"misspoke\" when he claimed to have bought a new home in his Clacton constituency, as he faced questions over whether he had avoided tens of thousands of pounds in stamp duty.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Why the world's navies are queuing for sub-hunters built on the Clyde
Norway's £10bn order for Type 26 frigates marks a new era for British shipyards
3 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Flags of convenience
Nigel Farage is a showman who calls himself a patriot but betrays the good that Britain stands for
2 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
'Labour's poll tax moment': hundreds of arrests at Palestine Action protest
Through the cacophony of loudhailers and drums rose a now familiar sound, the squeak of a marker pen writing: \"I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.
2 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Firms must hit 1% giving goal
Most British businesses are disengaged from meaningful investment in their community.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Angela Rayner's departure threatens to bring simmering Labour anxieties to the boil
Andrew Rawnsley
4 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Sylvain Amic
The Musée d'Orsay director, who has died aged 58, 'wanted everyone to be able to access the marvels of art'
3 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Fears as datacentres 'fail to disclose water usage'
Datacentres intended to support AI are being allowed to draw hundreds of millions of litres of water from the ground in England, despite government advisers warning of a risk to the security of national supplies.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
PM enlists Whitehall fixer and top economist to bolster No 10 team
Keir Starmer is turning to the veteran Whitehall fixer Louise Casey to help drive through reform of the public services as he seeks to beef up his Downing Street operation.
1 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Rob Reiner
Is the star director about to turn up the dial again with Spinal Tap II, asks Andrew Anthony
4 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
If Farage starts deporting 'illegals' en masse, the 'legals' had better watch out
In a climate of fear, everyone is at risk of mistreatment - just look at the States
4 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
'It's un-American': governor defiant in face of Trump's threat to send troops to Chicago
Bullish billionaire JB Pritzker has rallied Democrats with his vow to oppose any move by the president in court
4 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Alarm over 'substitutes' sold on black market as Mounjaro price bloats
Online sellers have started promoting weight-loss treatments that are yet to receive clinical approval
3 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Chip titan Nvidia reports soaring profits but an AI crash could send it back to Earth
It's boom time for AI, says firm's founder Jensen Huang, but some fear a dotcom-type blowout is on the way.
3 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Poor CEO pipelines reveal British short-term outlook
UK business has a serious problem with succession.
1 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
From New Jersey to Germany: a rabbi's search for liberalism
Shaped by orthodox faith, one Jewish leader faces another form of extremism in Germany, reports Jessica Bateman in Dresden
4 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Sir Keir can refresh his Number 10 crew but they still need the captain to steer the ship
Absence does not always make the heart grow fonder. Sir Keir Starmer has returned from his disrupted summer break to be greeted by Labour's lowest rating of his premiership. At 20 points, the party is just three ahead of the wretched Tories and trails 15 behind Reform, which has dominated the news cycle during the summer recess and led every opinion poll since May. Sir Keir's personal favourability rating is just a little better than the score held by Rishi Sunak just before he led the Conservatives to a crushing defeat without precedent in that party's history.
4 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Trump's war on the Fed sparks inflation warning
Fed governor Lisa Cook is suing the president for trying to fire her. His move is one of the most serious threats to the Reserve in 74 years, writes Katie McQue
3 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
As cost of weight loss drug soars, fears that those who need it most will be left behind
The price of Mounjaro doubles tomorrow but appetite for the injections does not appear to be shrinking
2 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Labour's taking on Reform — and it's about time too
I am not privy to the innermost thoughts of Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Cabinet Office minister tasked with negotiating the “resetting” of our economic relationship with the European Union, but I can make a reasonable guess.
2 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Face down Reform
Starmer needs to remember what he stands for and find his inner JFK
2 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
World football can strike a blow against Israel – if it has the courage
Four days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Fifa and Uefa, the international and European football authorities, banned all Russian teams from playing in their competitions. “Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine,” they said.
3 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
No one will admit fault for missed flight fiasco
I, my husband and around 12 fellow passengers missed the 1.30pm Ryanair flight from Porto to Belfast on 2 August after being unavoidably delayed in the passport queue at the flight gate. We checked our bags at 11.30am and were in the queue for passport control as soon as the gate was announced (it is not possible to join the queue before this time).
3 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
US sisters, take note: don't diss our repressed British blokes. That's our job
What's not to love about Taylor Swift's engagement to Kansas City Chiefs footballer, Travis Kelce? The antique sparkler shaped like a throat lozenge; the Instagram announcement liked 33.3m times and counting ... Yet, a persistent niggle: is this a \"diss\" on the calibre of British men?
1 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Angela Mortimer
The 'frail' Wimbledon, French and Australian grand slam winner who made tactical brilliance her hallmark
3 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Queen Elizabeth II 'was a remainer'
Queen Elizabeth II was a remainer who told a senior minister \"we shouldn't leave the EU\", according to a new book.
1 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Putin problem looms over Royal Opera return of Russia's reigning prima donna
Anna Netrebko says she doesn't support the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, but her Tosca faces a chorus of critics
4 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Donors desert Starmer over Gaza, first-year failures and freebies fallout
Labour's wealthy backers are hanging on to their cash in a sign of their unhappiness at the party's performance after winning power
3 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Sorry, but I can't get too upset if the big chains become has-beans...
The first Starbucks in New York opened in 1994 - but I didn't go.
2 min |