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Between Emin's bed and Greggs' pop-up pilates, I knew I'd met my matcha
I found myself pressed up against a scrum of young people this week, photographing Tracey Emin's My Bed at Tate Modern in London as if it were a celebrity.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Bears, bands and fairies: the Oliviers turn a spotlight on our cultural mood
The theatre, said Laurence Olivier, was a “glamoriser of thought” - an outward expression of an “inward and probable culture”. The Observer is proud to be the official media partner of the Olivier Awards with Cunard.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
“The new tax regime has clear winners – but they're not taxpayers
The brave, but possibly expensive, new world of digital record-keeping is only a month away.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
'Many of us owe a lot to Dubai and would never think of leaving, whatever Iran does'
The UAE hotspot has had a testing week. But in the land of private zoos and personal lagoons, the Kool-Aid is a heady brew.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
A £20bn borrowing gap divides predictions of the joblessness crisis
Is the recent rise in UK unemployment cyclical or structural?
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Iran’s resilience has been forged by adversity
The Cyrus cylinder, inscribed with the earliest form of writing, Babylonian cuneiform, demonstrates that Iran's national story goes back more than two and a half millennia to Cyrus the Great.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
"Energy security rests not with the US but in the North Sea
Events in the Middle East this week saw European gas prices double, before subsiding a little.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
IHT-exempt bonds can fill the defence investment gap
Estimates of UK defence underinvestment up to 2030 fall in the range of £25bn-£30bn.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
John Lewis drops ambition to build an empire in the property sector
Despite initial success in the rental arena, the retail giant has stepped down after its plans to move into construction of homes hit obstacles.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Maga golden boy Kid Rock to sing government's tune in court
Rapper turned country music star Kid Rock is beloved by the Make America Great Again movement.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Private credit markets bump has hallmarks of a contagion
\"When you see one cockroach, there are probably more,\" warned JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon last October, after the shock bankruptcy of car-parts supplier First Brands.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Principled not pathetic
Keir Starmer has stood up to Donald Trump, stood up for the rule of law and stood alongside Europe
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Apprenticeships fail those who need them most
Labour's latest attempt to upgrade the beleaguered scheme smacks of dumbing down, writes Martha Gill
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
More girls needed to study tech in face of Al-driven misogyny
Men are so dominant in the development of artificial intelligence that there is a danger of a world controlled by \"misogynistic robots\", one of Britain's most senior female scientists has said.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Fayed survivors seek ‘conversation’ with PM as Met widens inquiry
Survivors who say they were abused by Mohamed Al Fayed are calling for a “meaningful conversation” with Keir Starmer after the Metropolitan police revealed that they had questioned three women in relation to allegations of human trafficking and facilitating rape.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
This isn’t the Battle of Britain, nor was Churchill always heroic – and Trump certainly isn’t
Keir Starmer's careful stance reflects wisdom, not weakness, in circumstances far removed from old glories
4 min |
March 08, 2026
The Observer
Offer scientists stability or the UK will lose out in economic growth and health
Every time a brilliant researcher decides the UK is too expensive or too unsettling - to call home, we don't just lose a colleague.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Bringing Iran to 'Goldilocks' point underpins the rationale behind this war
It is a commonplace idea that the US and Israel have gone to war against Iran without a clear plan.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Screening for the 'best' baby? Genetic testing startups lure parents to US
Fertility experts say strict UK laws are no bar to accessing a booming industry that has led to concerns about eugenics, report Emma Haslett, Matt Russell and Madeleine Parr
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
War in Iran or finding aliens, all bets are on as prediction markets boom
Placing money on the likelihood of real-world events is increasingly popular. But is the industry truly 'democratising investing' or embracing the darker side of gambling? Matthew Bishop reports
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Carney to visit No 10 in fresh push for 'world bank for defence'
Mark Carney is stepping up efforts to persuade Keir Starmer to join a world bank for defence, as the two leaders face pressure to show how they will hit spending targets.
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
A passport, a history and the country that took my family in
James Harding on why he took back the citizenship stolen from his grandmother by the Nazis — and how it made him appreciate the UK even more
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March 08, 2026
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Audrey Emerton
Formidable senior nurse who became a crossbench peer and a persistent advocate for health and social care
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Crisis in the Gulf spells dire straits for gas-reliant UK
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for a fifth of global liquefied natural gas, is set to drive up prices and inflation, writes Robin Pagnamenta
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Princess Eugenie steps down as patron of UK anti-slavery charity
Anti-Slavery International has removed the profile of Andrew Mountbatten- Windsor's daughter from its website as their seven-year link comes to an end
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Overcoming Putin and cancer, Odesa owner is now top dog
Of all the reasons for not getting your paperwork submitted in time, a lack of electricity after a Russian missile strike is more excusable than \"the dog ate it\".
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
Revolutionary Guards use web blackouts and threats to children to stay in control
Amid the rubble and chaos of US and Israeli srikes, the regime's desperate footsoldiers are stoking fear in order to keep protesters off the streets, writes
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
New generation of playwrights to don Stoppard's mantle
In December the lights of the West End were dimmed to mark the passing of Tom Stoppard.
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March 08, 2026
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Conan O'Brien
The Oscars’ host has a love of the absurd — especially when it comes to his work, says Andrew Anthony
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March 08, 2026
The Observer
'There will be few tears'. But Huntley's death highlights grim state of prisons
The names Holly and Jessica still evoke a single image.
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