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The Observer
‘Are we doing a story? My God, I’m alive again!’
The first time I was approached by Nevine Mabro, then commissioning editor at Channel 4, to make a film about Jon Snow and his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, I didn’t want to do it.
4 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
I had to shut my beloved restaurant. VAT was taking too big a bite of the profits
I did everything right. The arithmetic still stopped working. After 13 years in food, I closed Sambal Shiok last week.
2 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
The forgotten war
The Ukraine conflict is at a tipping point. Europe must seize this moment to support Zelensky
3 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
Flat-headed cat
The wildest of all wild animals is the cat. Being a cat myself, I see that as a matter more of fact than of pride.
2 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
Starmer to host Zelensky talks as west seeks to seize moment
Europe’s leaders meet in London today to ratchet up pressure on a Russia weakened by four years of war.
2 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
Kyiv’s robot army starts to turn the tide against a faltering Russia
After four years of conflict, Ukraine is now a world leader in drone technology, giving it a strategic edge that could prove decisive, writes Jen Stout near the front line in Kharkiv
5 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
Nigel Farage and the grisly grapple for the title of Britain's nastiest party
As Reform and Restore feud, the plea of Henry Nowak’s grieving family is ignored by a competition in outrage and division
4 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
Hinge offers ‘purple hearts’ to men brave enough to share
Hinge, the dating app billed as the platform “designed to be deleted”, is “rewarding” users who spend the most time and energy engaging with lots of potential suitors.
2 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
West Ham co-owner exits club in wake of allegations
The billionaire businessman David Sullivan yesterday stood down as joint-chair and director of West Ham United over what he described as “entirely false” claims against him.
2 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
Musk's X provocations are a threat to democracy in Britain, says Streeting
Labour leadership hopeful criticises the world’s richest man for stoking anger over Henry Nowak’s death
3 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
All human frailty was there in Murrell’s spending
The items bought with embezzled SNP funds speak to our spend and reward psychology, writes Melanie Reid
2 min |
June 07, 2026
The Observer
A useful idiot
Donald Trump's adventure in Iran has been extraordinarily helpful to Vlaldimir Putin.
3 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Blair takes a second swing at his critics
Catherine Neilan Whitehall editor Tony Blair has hit back at his critics after his excoriating essay on the future of Labour, published last week, unleashed a wave of condemnation from current Labour politicians.
1 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Palace was sent dossier on Andrew's work as a trade envoy
Buckingham Palace was sent a dossier of 30,000 emails six years ago that may have contained evidence of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor passing confidential government information to a banker friend, court documents have revealed.
1 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Tech bros have not bought off my institute, but the implications of AI blow my mind
The debate is not about Labour's mission.
4 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Global domination is cold comfort as Arsenal lose Champions League final
Gunners fans around the world were left with a familiar taste of what might have been.
2 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
First came the businessmen. Then the blood. Now the victims of South Sudan’s ‘oil wars’ want justice
Executives of Swedish firm Lundin Oil are accused of complicity in war crimes. After a trial that could change legal history, grieving witnesses await a court’s verdict.
10+ min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Linda Masarira
Outspoken Zimbabwean activist who became a leading voice for women's rights and economic justice
3 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Make every vote count
Proportional representation offers a solution to the crisis of legitimacy in British democracy and can restore trust in the political system
3 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
New dawn for tech philanthropy?
Starting with SpaceX, a series of huge US IPOs in the coming months will mint dozens of billionaires, prompting talk of a new golden era of philanthropy.
1 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Some of the fiercest arguments are on economic policy, with politicians tearing lumps out of one another over growth, inequality, regulation, energy and much else besides. So who thinks what?
Tony Blair certainly knows how to put the cat among the Labour party pigeons. His 5,600-word essay on the future of Labour, published last Tuesday, sparked furious debate and a flurry of responses.
7 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
East African women risking their lives in the grip of ‘reverse Ozempic’ trend
Sales of drugs that promise a fuller figure are booming in Somalia and Kenya, but experts warn their use could be fatal. Layla Mahmood reports from Nairobi
4 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Disconnecting mobile and broadband from inflation has dialled up our bills even more
In April each year, mobile and broadband bills go up for millions of households.
3 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
I hoped an ice-hockey drama would cool me down. It had the opposite effect
It started with a whisper. “It’s so hot, I can't believe it”... “I'm overheating” ... “This is insane.”
2 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Playlists just got a whole lot more sexy with rise of ‘Spotify for porn’
Heated Rivalry and new show Off Campus have been spun off into audiobooks — and horny fans can’t get enough
3 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Brexit sent me into a pit of rage. I now know we can never return to the EU
Leaving was a mistake but rejoining would be difficult and divisive. Instead we must forge ties with Europe — and with each other
5 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Ashley climbs the Grainger property ladder to reach 4% stake
Mike Ashley, the Sports Direct founder, has been quietly building a stake in the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, in a departure from his usual focus on retail.
1 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Karadzic seeks to sue Britain for inhumane treatment
The Bosnian Serb war criminal Radovan Karadzic is seeking a judicial review to allow him to sue Britain for inhumane treatment and pave the way for a challenge to his conviction.
1 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Farming has a choice: bounce back to fragility or bounce forward into resilience
Fossil-fuel driven food shocks are now the norm. Our agriculture system needs to change
3 min |
May 31, 2026
The Observer
Saba Capital boss urges sale of Workspace’s London sites
Activist investor Boaz Weinstein wants the flexi office landlord to sack five board members and offload 4m sq ft of property, reports Barney Macintyre
3 min |