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The Observer
British values aren't colour-coded
Kenan Malik
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
The solution to the problem of small boats? Return agreements and legal asylum
This political and moral puzzle has no easy answer.
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
The accused
The British barrister, the Netanyahu arrest warrant and the sexual assault case that could destroy the ICC. Chloe Hadjimatheou reports
10+ min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Battle to stop Africa's waters being ravaged by China's dark fishing fleets
As David Attenborough warns of the damage being wreaked on the oceans by seabed trawling, the role of an army of mystery boats is in the spotlight
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Thames Water's problems are too big to simply be flushed away
The US private equity giant KKR has pulled out of a £4bn rescue deal for the beleaguered utility, citing political risk. What now
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Overdue ban will benefit all of us
Bottom trawling is destroying the most vulnerable areas of our oceans. Huge chains dragging heavy nets smash through the seabed, devastating the delicate habitats that sea creatures rely on for their survival.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Entertainment or environment? Global leaders heed Attenborough's warning
As the BBC's most recognisable voice, David Attenborough has walked a fine line between informing viewers and advocating for the environment.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Joe Root
The modest Sheffield lad is on course to become England's best ever batsman, writes Philip Collins
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
'We live in a world where people are more seduced by real life stories than fables'
I think back to the drink I had with Salman Rushdie just a few days before he was attacked in Chautauqua in August 2022; I was introducing him to a New York friend because they belonged to the same downtown club. My pal asked Rushdie what his life was like now; “perfectly ordinary”, Rushdie said. The bad old days were over.
9 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Google searching for an answer to the rising threat from AI chatbots
AI is coming for Google’s search engine dominance. In April, Google searches on Apple’s Safari browser declined for the first time. “That has never happened in 22 years,” said Apple’s senior vice-president of services, Eddy Cue, at a recent antitrust trial involving Google. The share price of its parent, Alphabet, tumbled by more than 7% after his comments.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Cetti's warbler
My week
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Edmund White
The American novelist and memoirist known for his candid depictions of gay life, love and sex
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Ratify high seas treaty to halt 'wild west' exploitation
The ocean is Earth’s blue heart, It sustains all life on this planet, regulating climate, producing half the oxygen we breathe and feeding billions.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Pornhub cries liberté after France enforces age-limit regulations
French visitors to the pornography website Pornhub were greeted with an unusual sight on Wednesday: not a collection of X-rated videos but a mocked up image of Eugène Delacroix's 1830 painting Liberty Leading the People.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
US trade team to meet Chinese in London
Delegations from the US and China will meet in London tomorrow for trade negotiations aimed at resolving the superpowers’ feud over tariffs and global supplies of rare earth minerals.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Family of murdered Maltese journalist welcomes convictions
The family of an investigative journalist who was murdered on the island of Malta has said they are \"a step closer to justice\" after two men were convicted for supplying the car bomb that killed her.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Shaping the new warfare complex
The future of the defence industry is the now focus of fierce debate everywhere.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Trump vs Musk: behind the scenes at the big bad billionaire bro battle
When the world's most powerful man fell out with the world's richest man, it was always going to be loud and ugly. watched, with a large bowl of popcorn
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
NHS England pauses AI project fed health data of 57m patients
One of the biggest AI projects in the NHS has been paused after concerns were raised that it may have used the health records of 57 million people without the correct permissions.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Our rivers are dying – and women are bearing the burden
Elif Shafak
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Human capital investment is the missing ingredient in the chancellor's growth plan
Ever since last November's budget, it's been clear that this week's spending review and the parallel unveiling of the 10-year infrastructure strategy would be the real test of this government's growth mission.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Kyle to report on progress at AI summit
All eyes will be on Peter Kyle, right, at the artificial intelligence summit in London on Wednesday and Thursday, where the secretary of state for science, innovation and technology is expected to update 4,500 business insiders on the government's progress with its AI Opportunities Action Plan.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Our sights on 5% of GDP for defence spend, admits Healey
John Healey has indicated that the UK could agree a fresh target to spend 5% of GDP on defence, saying \"we are up for that discussion\".
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
We must let local wisdom and science be our guides
Not long ago, I stood with Inuit elders on the ice fields of Greenland, watching sheets of ancient ice crack and cascade into the sea.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Move over Doge – it's time for some creative bureaucracy
As bromance gave way to fratricide after Elon Musk’s exit from the US “department of government efficiency” (Doge), an alternative approach to reform was celebrated last week in Berlin at the Creative Bureaucracy festival.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Rachel Reeves: I did well at school but I'm here for the girls who didn't
Who does Rachel Reeves have in her “mind’s eye”, as the prime minister put it, ahead of her first spending review this week?
6 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
US doesn't care about Africa, say nations hit by Trump travel ban
Countries deny they are havens for terrorism, insisting that the White House has simply picked on targets too small to fight back.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Kylie Jenner's boob job and the dark side of oversharing
It's hard to know, in our era of oversharing, what kind of admission from a celebrity could truly shock the public.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
Surprise extra £4.5bn for schools as Reeves goes to wire on cabinet cash
More money for SEND reforms and teachers' pay while health and defence are big winners in spending review
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Observer
With a bit of luck and a following wind: Epsom's winners on and off the field
It was a breezy day at the races for punters, runners and riders, celebrities and corporate guests alike.
1 min |