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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 29, 2026
The Observer
Never mind the petits pois — food scientists celebrate creation of tasteless peas
A deliberately bland version of Louis XIV’s favoured legume is being rolled out as an alternative to soya
2 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
An energy revolution is in the wind
Last Wednesday was quite a moment.
4 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
After the donor cap and crypto ban, what if we all chipped in to fund our political parties?
Labour's measures won't stop Reform 'throwing the kitchen sink' at May's elections. Perhaps it's time to use another way to stop influence-peddling
3 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Is £3m up your street? The hunt is on for first UK ‘town of culture’
The prize is £3m in cash along with an invaluable boost of self-esteem.
1 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Scottish poet's dying wish to be denied after clerical error
Blossom will by now be hanging over the low gable of the home of the late poet and philosopher Kenneth White in Brittany.
2 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Number of 'severely absent' school pupils triples in a decade
Almost 400,000 more young people are at risk of being \"not in education, employment or training\" (Neet) because of rising levels of school absence, according to new research.
2 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
It's not just the oil, it's fertiliser: strait closure's deep global impact on food
If the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened within weeks, the disruption could hit harvests beyond this year and leave hundreds of millions at risk of acute food insecurity.
3 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Starmer pledges to ban 'addictive algorithms' that keep children online
PM says the government would not be forgiven for failing to sufficiently protect young people from the effects of constant doomscrolling.
3 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Trump must be stopped before this war exacts a price the world can’t pay
Donald Trump is losing a war he didn’t need to start.
3 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Argentina's mineral-rich glaciers on the menu as Milei bids to melt protection
Mining giants are watching hungrily as the president targets a world-leading law that is keeping a tenth of the planet's ice masses safe
4 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Iraq oil threat is a fresh headache for first female boss of BP
As Meg O'Neill takes on the role of chief executive BP this week, she will face one of the biggest disruptions to the market since Deepwater Horizon.
1 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Employers lose patience with soaring cost of workforce's poor mental health
The £50bn annual bill for Britons taking time off with anxiety and stress since the pandemic has led to calls for a shake-up in the fit note system.
4 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Private credit has public wobble
“Private credit is having a very public breakdown,” the Financial Times noted last week.
1 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
‘Inexperienced’ Kushner firm sank $170m into struggling UK company
Affinity Partners, run by Donald Trump's son-in-law and backed by Middle East money, chose a bad time to invest in Unybrands.
3 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Girlguiding facing mass exodus after setting deadline for trans girls to quit
The organisation is battling a backlash over new rules that will exclude youngsters from its Rainbows group
2 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
We all have a vested interest in seeing NS&I rediscover its mojo
For decades, NS&I was a national treasure.
2 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
So what if the new BBC boss isn't a newsroom veteran? The job requires a politician
The broadcaster's latest director general has inherited one of the nation's most political jobs, whether he knows it or not
4 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Smarkets to take a punt on American prediction markets
With 1m active accounts and annual revenues of about $32m, Smarkets, an event-based contract exchange, is arguably a close second to Betfair in the UK prediction marketplace.
2 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Hong Kong dissidents fear China’s hand in campaign of intimidation and attacks in Uk
British-based activists reveal a rise in violence and harassment — and say police are ignoring their concerns.
8 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Labour moves to water down immigration reforms after MP backlash
Keir Starmer has signalled that the government is preparing to water down its immigration reforms following a backlash from Labour MPs including Angela Rayner, the former deputy leader.
1 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
I park my wheelchair next to Dave’s armchair, lean on it, say hello darling... I can’t believe he’s gone
After my husband developed dementia our caring roles reversed. I thought I would be prepared for his death, but nothing prepares you for this
4 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Enlightened capitalism is what we need in these dark times
A chorus of eminent voices have been sounding alarm about the global economy this week.
2 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Gulf states urge Trump to ‘finish the job’ as US considers targets for ground troops
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have privately urged the US to “finish the job” in Iran and topple the regime.
2 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Zuckerberg's 'fig leaf' slips as oversight board proves toothless
Meta’s bad week in the US courts should not have happened.
2 min |
March 29, 2026
The Observer
Len Deighton
Celebrated novelist, cookery writer and Observer columnist who helped turn Michael Caine into a sex symbol
3 min |
March 22, 2026
The Observer
Chinese pangolin
I live in the shadow of death.
2 min |
March 22, 2026
The Observer
White & Case UK law office caught up in global scandal
The UK office of White & Case is being investigated by the solicitors' regulator over its role in one of the world's biggest financial scandals.
1 min |
March 22, 2026
The Observer
Italian women vent their fury at Meloni allies' plan to water down new rape law
The rightwing League has cut the word 'consent' from new legislation that aimed to bring the country in line with much of Europe. Hannah Roberts reports from Rome
3 min |
March 22, 2026
The Observer
Starmer’s attorney general to hit back at Trump in defence of rules-based world order
In a major speech, Richard Hermer is expected to defend Britain’s right to make its own decisions
2 min |