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The Observer
Furore over Farage’s £5m stings MPs into action over pre-election gifts
Backbenchers want to change the law so that any sums received by MPs before July 2024 will have to be declared
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
Severn Trent’s sparkling results buck the water company trend
Ahead of its annual results next week, Severn Trent looks like a rarity: a UK water company that has kept its debts modest compared to its market value and secured the highest rating from regulators for its environmental performance, while revenue is growing and its market valuation has risen by a fifth over the past year.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
Kidnap, torture, near starvation: Rohingyas caught in a cruel limbo
Almost a decade after fleeing genocide in Myanmar, a million people are trapped in Bangladesh, tightly packed into the world’s largest refugee settlement while marauding gangs commit rape and murder with impunity.
7 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
OnlyFans, the bank that likes to say yes, yes, yes…!
Having helped its creators monetise their wares, the porn-friendly media company may one day offer them bank accounts, loans, even mortgages. What could go wrong, asks Barney Macintyre
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
Children’s AI chatbot toys could talk youngsters out of learning about life
Experts say AI-enabled ‘friends’ pose a risk to developing social skills
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
How should Labour boost Britain and fix the economy?
Labour's crisis is being forged by the same working-class communities that gave birth to the party.
4 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
A familiar fear and violence is stalking German streets again
The signs, if you want to acknowledge them, are everywhere in Germany. It’s the far-right graffiti that appears faster than authorities can scrub it off.
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
Want healthier, wealthier cities? Hire an architect
Cities could save billions of pounds and improve the health of residents by hiring architects with local knowledge to improve their designs, a new report has suggested.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
Shabana Mahmood set to be Labour 'kingmaker' in leadership battle
Shabana Mahmood has emerged as a key figure in the Labour leadership race.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
Patients feel pain as PE drills into dental revenues
Private equity firms are snapping up surgeries and dumping NHS contracts, critics say, driving up costs and creating ‘dental deserts’. Emma Haslett reports
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
My sister died after using a suicide site. We need answers
Last week, a pro-suicide website was fined £950,000 by Ofcom.
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
Streeting vows to undo ‘catastrophic mistake’ of Brexit if he becomes PM
‘Britain’s future lies with Europe’ says the former health secretary and leadership hopeful in a scathing attack on Starmer’s leadership
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
SpaceX to float despite debris risk
As Elon Musk’s SpaceX prepares for its IPO, forecast to raise perhaps $30bn at an expected value of up to $2tn, is there a message for investors in the recent headlines predicting that a discarded part of one of the company’s rockets will crash into the moon in August?
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
Low-hanging fruit on FTSE fuels spree of takeover deals
That loud sucking noise? That’s the sound of companies being pulled off London's stock exchange.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
Southampton face playoff expulsion over ‘spygate’
The photograph of a Southampton FC intern, seemingly half hidden behind a tree recording a Middlesbrough training session on his mobile phone, tells you one thing: this does not appear to be high-level espionage.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The Observer
Foureye butterflyfish
I'm beautiful, but who isn’t?
2 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
Praful Nargund Let's forge a path to a new deal
It's just been a disaster. These are not my words, but the words of a Reform voter in Bolton.
1 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
Andy Haldane A half-baked loaf of fiscal devolution isn't enough
The government came to power promising a “devolution revolution”.
1 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
Richard Dawkins' Claude delusion belies what it means to be human
If these machines are not conscious, what more could it possibly take to convince you that they are?” So asked Richard Dawkins in an essay in UnHerd describing his engagement with the chatbot Claude.
4 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
Prime minister faces fight for survival after Labour’s local election ‘disaster’
Reeling from a poll that was like ‘a steam train coming down the track’ Keir Starmer prepares to face a ‘circular firing squad’. But who will be first to pull the trigger — a backbencher or a cabinet rival?
5 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
Britain must not squander its new industrial revolution
A wave of tech startups is poised to transform the economy. To keep the pipeline flowing and firms in the UK, funding is crucial, says Will Hutton
3 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
After a gloomy winter, it’s springtime for crypto
“Crypto spring” has begun, claimed Bitmine chairman Thomas Lee on Monday.
1 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
Starmer should stay
The PM’s bland vision and poor management are failing to see off Reform, but a leadership contest now would only signal national instability
3 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
Moley’s the crown jewel in Attenborough video
Camilla's rescue dog stole the show in a tribute recorded for the naturalist's 100th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall
2 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
Southampton FC charged in 'spying' row with Middlesbrough
Southampton Football Club was accused of breaking league rules yesterday over alleged spying on a Middlesbrough training session.
1 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
'Recovery isn't as simple as saying I stopped drinking. Life is good'
The award-winning comedian and broadcaster John Robins was three when he downed the dregs from a can of Harp Lager.
8 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
I will fight to lead my party into the general election and beyond
Keir Starmer wants a decade in Downing Street and will fight anyone challenging him for the Labour leadership.
3 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
'He is kind of my last hope': let down by Trump, Maga faithful find a new young hero
James Fishback's bid to become governor of Florida is getting a boost from erstwhile fans of the president who are furious at the growing cost of his war.
6 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
John Manzoni Updating the grid will aid the vital switch to electricity
If the UK is serious about growth, lower energy costs for business and households have to be a component.
1 min |
May 10, 2026
The Observer
Populism: many faces, few solutions
Reform and the Greens scored well with voters but left hard questions, such as social care funding, unanswered
4 min |