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The Observer
Doomsday report about AI moves the markets
The clearest winner from last week's panic over a possible future “global intelligence crisis” is Substack, the user-generated blogging platform that has now proved it can move markets, and Citrini Research, which posted the article of that title that sent share prices tumbling on Monday.
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March 01, 2026
The Observer
Gorton and Denton will force Labour to change strategy – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option
The best-laid schemes and all that.
4 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
After the Ayatollah
Tehran’s aggression at home and abroad has made ita target, but Trump is being dangerously reckless
2 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
The UK labour market isn’t working — and squeezing businesses won't either
With the spring forecast this week, the chancellor has an opportunity to pivot the narrative back to progress on growth and living standards.
2 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Olivia Dean: from north London to global stardom (via Croydon)
Olivia Dean knows how to lift the mood, as fans of the singer’s infectious warmth appreciate.
3 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
The chancellor should have a spring in her step as shoots of recovery push through Will Hutton
After 15 years of almost unending bad economic news, there are signs the pall of despond hanging over the British economy may be about to lift.
4 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
A bleak homecoming awaits the young Briton who left to fight alongside Putin's troops in Ukraine
Captivated by 'manly' Russia, a university dropout from Dunblane travelled east to take up arms on its behalf. Now disillusioned, he tells Francisco Garcia, he has two months left to serve before deciding on the course of his future
7 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
'They treated the women as if they were cattle' Fayed survivors look to France for justice
Victims of the former Harrods boss hope a French investigation into his Epstein-like operation will bring others to book, writes Megan Clement in Paris
10 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
I won't remain silent on this cynical war
Israelis overwhelmingly back the strikes on Iran, but the most patriotic thing to do is to ask ‘to what end?’
3 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Only complicity enables men such as Fayed
I recently met a group of women who say they were abused in connection with Harrods under the ownership of Mohamed Al Fayed.
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March 01, 2026
The Observer
Hope Rehab Thailand: journey to recovery
At Hope, the aim is to provide affordable and quality care to people struggling with addiction.
2 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Orchid mantis
You need to be beautiful yourself if you are to understand beauty.
2 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
‘Would Andy Burnham have won the byelection for Labour? Probably’
Lucy Powell has only had two hours sleep when we meet in Manchester the day after the Gorton and Denton byelection.
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March 01, 2026
The Observer
Call for Al to block child sexual abuse images on phones
All new smartphones and tablets will have to be installed with software preventing the filming, viewing and sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), under a proposal to be voted on in the House of Lords this week.
2 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
The high-flying Brit school graduates who hit the big time
What do the 2026 Brit award nominees Lola Young, Raye, FKA twigs, Loyle Carner, Rose Gray and Olivia Dean have in common? They all went to the Brit School.
1 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
FCA is on a crusade to put the brakes on rip-off car finance sales
Few things make my heart sink quite like the words “the next PPI scandal”.
1 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Epstein flew 180 unnamed girls and women worldwide
Flight records reveal how victim Virginia Guiffre and others were taken by private jet via airports in the UK
3 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
People power led the Greens to victory
Hannah Spencer's win in Gorton and Denton has transformed the face of British politics.
3 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Why everyone wants a piece of Raspberry Pi
The valuation of the FTSE 250-listed maker of mini computers briefly hit £1bn last month. CEO Eben Upton talks to Barney Macintyre about volatile markets, UK tech and the craze for hosting powerful Al claw ‘agents’ on local hardware
3 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
How writer's legal fight for mothers to be heard led to her book being pulped, not once but twice
When Lara Feigel tried to write about the harsh treatment of women under family law, the same system sought to shut her down, she tells Chloe Hadjimatheou
5 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
A slur was shouted at the Baftas, but what followed was more dispiriting
Kenan Malik
4 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Choose which green eggs to put in our basket
The government has set growth as its defining mission.
3 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Ayatollah reported dead after US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Israeli officials say Khamenei's body has been found after a day of sweeping raids and retaliatory strikes, reports Ruth Michaelson
4 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
It is vital to preserve the heartrending handprints on the walls of Grenfell’s staircase
The climb up to the 23rd floor of Grenfell last year was gruelling.
4 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Does CMA’s poacher fit the bill?
Labour's latest attempt to position itself as business-friendly involves hiring corporate executives as regulators.
1 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
MPs plan reforms to improve gender equality at top of UK firms
Banks, venture capitalists and private investors could be forced to track and report the genders of the founders whose businesses they finance under new proposals by a cross-party group of MPs.
2 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Israelis head from synagogues to bomb shelters
The uncertainty in Israel finally ended at 8:30am on Saturday, as alarms announcing the joint Israel-US attack on Iran pierced the air in Jerusalem.
1 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
The ceremony went north, but awards go back south
Hosted in Manchester to highlight the city's musical heritage, the contest's only real homegrown star was Noel Gallagher
2 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Behind the scenes there's big business playing out
With the victors announced, the crowds dispersed and the queue for the toilets no longer snaking around the venue, the post-Brit awards hangovers are diminishing in Manchester's finest hotels.
2 min |
March 01, 2026
The Observer
Meltdown in Gorton puts wind in the sails of Labour's immigration rebels
Feeling vindicated by the Greens' byelection win, MPs hope to force the home secretary to rethink her plans
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