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The Observer
Children around the world will die because of anti-vaccine rhetoric
Lives are being put at risk by politicians like Robert Kennedy Jr, who are stoking immunisation fears, Andrew Pollard and Will Hutton write
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Court delays are not reason enough to limit trial by jury
Michael Mansfield
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Wobbly growth, troubled trade and rising debt: UK plc is in a fix
The chancellor is searching for a brighter narrative but the economy faces a string of difficulties, writes
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Orbán turned Hungary to the right – and the rest of the world followed
Budapest's strongman exerted an iron grip on national institutions as conservative radicals in the US and beyond took note, writes
5 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Who gunned down the ANC's woman in Paris – apartheid hitman or arms industry mercenaries?
In 1988, South African exile Dulcie September told friends she had uncovered illegal deals between France and South Africa. Days later she was dead, with five bullets in her head. Finally, the case has been reopened.
5 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
'I felt I was being gaslit' – the landlord who helped Raynor Winn and Moth
Moved by the plight of the Salt Path couple, Bill Cole rented his cider farm in Cornwall to them for a song. But they left him feeling confused and betrayed.
5 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Quest for nickel scars Indonesia
The world has plundered the riches of Halmahera for centuries.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Move to save 500-year-old ocean quahogs with seabed trawling ban
A species of mollusc that can live for more than 500 years will be protected by a proposed ban on bottom trawling off the English coast in vulnerable marine habitats.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Online expectations blight the course of true love
One strike and you're out? No wonder young people are suffering dating app burnout, says Sarah Manavis
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
The Salt Path raises questions of probity
The well-researched article by Chloe Hadjimatheou (“The real Salt Path”, News, last week) raises important questions for all of us.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Ministers join fight to save Teach First from Whitehall red tape 'madness'
Battle to stop charity that sends high-flyers into deprived schools from being swallowed up by bureaucrats
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Ryanair hits all-time high on its 40th anniversary
“People either see me as Jesus, Superman or an odious little shit,” Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary once observed, in a moment of self-analysis. “I think I'm Jesus. A prophet in his own time.”
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
In a technology race against crime, it's the scammers who are streaking ahead
The police lack time, resources and the support of a public more fearful of violent crime. One solution is to make the banks take more responsibility
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Under fire and lacking leadership, BBC staff's default is: 'Avoid Gaza'
The scale of complaints has created a newsroom that is overthinking its coverage
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Sky's VIP concert prize failed wheelchair user
I am a Sky customer who won two tickets to attend a Guns N' Roses concert at Wembley after entering a Sky VIP competition. I have multiple sclerosis and limited mobility, so immediately contacted Sky to let it know that I would need to swap the standard seats for accessible ones for myself and my partner.
2 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
As a former Penguin executive, I'm not shocked. Publishing is now about profit before truth
How shocking are the allegations that Raynor Winn may have twisted the truth in her bestselling memoir, presenting as fact what appears to be an extremely partial version of events?
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Musk's chatbot praises Hitler then says 'sorry, my bad, I fell for a hoax'
The deaths by drowning on 4 July of 27 attendees at an all-girls Christian summer camp in Texas gave rise to a mysterious spat on X.
2 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Pseudo-democratitis
By the people, but not for them
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Trump’s big tariffs on copper make it harder for US to compete
Tariffs have worked well for Donald Trump in one way, by making headlines that highlight something he considers a problem.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Cancer study discovers way to rewind chemo resistance
Researchers have found a way to reset chemotherapy resistance for ovarian cancer.
2 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Statistics crisis leaves Bank and chancellor flying blind
MPs identify failings and deep-seated problems in the UK's economic data machine that need urgent attention. Barney Macintyre and Simon Briscoe report
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Bad Bunny puts Puerto Rico on the map – and sends a signal to Trump
As his residency opens in San Juan, the world’s biggest rumbero is giving voice to millions of Latinos facing deportation in the US.
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
UK graduates lose out as Al 'fills' entry-level jobs
Graduating is - almost universally - a humbling experience.
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Courtroom drachma: mock trial tackles the mystery of stolen Greek treasure
In a fictitious case, academics imagine how justice over high-profile museum thefts might unfold.
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Startups enter race to upgrade UK's energy grid
In April, engineers dismantled Scotland's oldest pylon route.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Fact and fiction: Raynor Winn won't talk to us. But here's what she said about our story
After our exposé of the inaccuracies behind a couple's walk to salvation, their defence raises new questions
5 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
He fled Cambodia. Now reporter fears Trump will send him back to his death
In 2017 Vuthy Tha left Cambodia by crossing into Thailand on foot.
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Air India crash mystery deepens as report says fuel cut out for 10 seconds
As cockpit recording reveals one pilot denied turning switches off, safety expert hints at risk of software failure
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Telegram, 'trash fishing' and the Wagner plot to groom UK criminals for 'grey zone' attacks
How a Ukraine-backing millionaire's London restaurant was targeted by proxies of Putin's shadow army
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Yes, Al turns foreign words into English ones - but it won't replace us human literary translators
Last week’s news about the launch of GlobeScribe, a publishing service offering AI translations of novels for the bargain price of $100 (£74), confirms what we've long suspected that AI is being discussed not merely as a tool that can be useful for professionals, but as something to replace us entirely.
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