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The Observer
Punctured by privatisation, the fortunes of the bus may finally be turning around
Few public services sit closer to politicians’ hearts than the lowly bus.
4 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Netflix snaps up podcasts in TV turf war with YouTube
In a quieter but no less significant move than its $83bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery, the streamer last week moved into the spoken word as the first of three exclusive podcast deals came online. The battle for our ears has only just begun, writes Stephen Armstrong
4 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Gifting a family home? Don't forget the taxman and council
Over half of under-35s need help from parents to get on the housing ladder.
2 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Greenland's minerals lure billionaires but they'll have to dig deep to get them
Tycoons eyeing the island's wealth of metals, oil and diamonds will first have to tackle its vast ice sheet, which is 3km thick in parts, writes Robin Pagnamenta
3 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
A16z ventures into new territory
Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, is rewriting the rules of venture capital.
1 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Parliament may question water outage investors
Investors in South East Water, which left tens of thousands of households without water in Kent and Sussex last week, could be brought to parliament to answer questions on the crisis.
1 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Jacob Elordi
The Australian actor who plays the creature in the new Frankenstein, and Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, has a knack for picking roles that show off his talent, writes Barbara Ellen
4 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Life sciences district could create 20,000 jobs by 2035
London's life sciences district is blossoming.
1 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Iran confirms thousands of protest deaths but blames US
Jon Ungoed-Thomas & John Simpson
2 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
My first visit to India — and blow me down if they didn’t fly the flags
‘d flown to India for the Jaipur Literary Festival.
2 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Labour needs to rediscover that EU membership works
Tony Blair's famous justification for his policy decisions was that, above all, he believed in “what works”.
3 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Paracetamol not linked to autism, study shows
Robert F Kennedy Jr's department has rejected the findings of a “gold-standard” study showing there is no link between autism and taking paracetamol during pregnancy.
1 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Chaos at Oxfam as trustee quits over ‘cruel’ treatment of ex-CEO
An Oxfam trustee has announced he is resigning from the charity’s board after infighting among senior leadership and claims of poor governance.
1 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
'Damaged goods' Tory influx leads to grumbling in ranks of Reform
While Nigel Farage revels in the defections of Robert Jenrick and Nadhim Zahawi, some in his party are concerned that the slew of former Conservatives will bring only problems
2 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
The Tories should not mourn losing Jenrick. They should celebrate
Every crisis is also an opportunity.
2 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Dark, delicate art of choosing the Traitors
The twists of the latest show have astonished even the man who picks the mix of personalities who enter the castle.
3 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
White supremacist overtones to online ad campaign seeking new recruits
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted a video to its social media accounts on Tuesday overlaid with a verse from the Bible: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
2 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Childhoods on ICE: too scared to play — and terrified Dad won't come home
Children look on in horror as immigration agents snatch their parents and storm their schools. 'This is not safety,' residents tell Charlotte McDonald-Gibson in Minneapolis
4 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
A freezing childhood casts a long, cold shadow
Growing up in a home without heat is a blight that can last a lifetime, writes Melanie Reid
2 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
A hunch, a hint and six months of shoe-leather reporting
As anew seven-part podcast series begins, Chloe Hadjimatheou reveals the twists and turns in her long journey to uncover the true story of The Salt Path and its author, Raynor Winn
5 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
The prince and the paper: Harry takes on the Mail in high court battle royal
The Duke of Sussex continues his crusade against the British media this week, but will meet a dogged opponent in the former editor Paul Dacre.
5 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Short-seller 'validated' by housing fraud inquiry
The man who exposed the Home REIT scandal warns that investors in the listed property fund will lose in excess of £300m, writes
3 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Blair 'honoured' to sit on Gaza board
The appointment of Tony Blair to preside over the rehabilitation of Gaza on a \"board of peace\" has raised eyebrows, including among Palestinians struggling to rebuild their lives in the shattered enclave.
2 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
MrBeast grows assets but he's still hungry for cash
MrBeast is not your typical billionaire.
1 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
Winn’s bonanza book sales show there’s no such thing as bad publicity
Philip Jones, editor of the Bookseller, the publishing industry's trade organ, is blunt: “Raynor Winn has had a very good year”.
3 min |
January 18, 2026
The Observer
'If you spend a lot of time with another creature, you sense another world'
The H is for Hawk author takes Tim Adams to the frosty Cambridgeshire fields where Mabel the goshawk became a spiritual guide through bereavement and the inspiration for an award-winning memoir
7 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Time for Europe to find the courage to face new realities
“Europe will be forged in crises, and will be the sum of the solutions adopted for those crises.”
2 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
The democratic world has never cared about Taiwan. The sentiment is now mutual
Many in the west are shocked by the Trump administration's seizure of Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, and there is no shortage of commentators asserting that the US president has given China a green light to invade Taiwan.
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
We are in crisis – ban social media for under-16s
Safeguards for children are vital before more harm is done, write former home secretary Amber Rudd and chief constable Simon Bailey
2 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Now wrath is becoming the language of American justice
Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of war, on Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president: \"He fucked around and he found out.\"
4 min |