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The Observer
Told to wait up to eight hours for RAC – and then left with £100 bill
When my car broke down on 26 April, I phoned the RAC at 12.58pm. I was told to go online. I did this and received a message advising that I would have to wait for between four hours 40 minutes and seven hours 40 minutes before a vehicle was likely to be with me.
3 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
Mark Rutte
The Dutch called their former PM Mr Teflon. The world now knows him as Nato's Trump whisperer, writes Andrew Anthony
4 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
Italian luxury brand Loro Piana linked to exploitation of workers
The exquisite touch of its logo-free products, especially its signature cashmere, has made Loro Piana arguably the world’s leading “stealth wealth” fashion brand.
1 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
It's a privilege to choose my own bedtime
Vulnerable people often can't afford to pay for basic independence, writes Melanie Reid
2 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
End of the road for Hanoi's 7m motorbikes drives riders to fury
As the mid-afternoon heat subsides, the streets of Hanoi come alive with dizzying traffic and the deafening roar of thousands of motorbikes.
2 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
The left can't count on 16-year-olds' votes – but here's how they might be won
Shuab Gamote
3 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
I sobbed along to Oasis. Why? It's complicated...
Xavier Greenwood
1 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
Last orders for Diageo boss after failure to lift spirits
\"Pure Genius\", the slogan long used to sell Guinness, is now desperately needed by the black stuff's parent. Diageo last week parted company with its chief executive, Debra Crew, by mutual agreement after just two years in the job.
1 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
A national treasure lost ... and still no one knows why
The Sycamore Gap tree-fellers have now been sentenced, but the big question remains.
3 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
'It was horrifying beyond words': Syria mourns, and prays the ceasefire will hold
It took days for Alia al-Qantar to venture outside her home in the city of Sweida in southern Syria, after almost a week of fierce fighting led to hundreds of deaths. When she emerged, the scene was one of horror.
3 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
Under the gun: data leak puts spotlight on dark deeds of special forces
MP warns that unit could have its wings clipped after murder allegations
3 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance scrapped as part of global aid budget cuts
Move to close Fleming Fund also threatens standing as a reliable global partner
1 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
Lionesses are pride of the nation with Euros final just a match away
Players take time out to relive the drama of thrilling penalty shootout victory, but Italy await on Tuesday
2 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
Chevron seals Hess deal as oil focus shifts to Guyana
Chevron has completed the takeover of US oil company Hess after winning a legal clash with rival ExxonMobil that had held the deal up for nearly two years.
1 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
Young hit hard by trade wars and rise of Al
Employers cite national insurance changes and new living wage for hiring fewer people for lower paying jobs
1 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
In Darwin's slipstream
In 1831, when he was just 22, the naturalist Charles Darwin set sail from Plymouth on the HMS Beagle. Over the next five years, he explored distant lands, collected rare specimens and documented his observations in dozens of notebooks.
1 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
More arrests over Palestine Action group
At least 80 people were arrested in protests across the country yesterday for supporting the group Palestine Action, which has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation.
1 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
Trump's threats to fire the Fed chair and raise tariffs will decimate the dollar
Understanding what motivates normal politicians to follow bad economic advice is difficult enough.
2 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
As traveller numbers ramp up, destinations fight overtourism
Popular spots have introduced measures to curb visitors, but many economies rely on tourism, writes Fred Harter
4 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
Reeves's taxing problems can be fixed by a customs union return
After that triumphant Test match at Lord's, I treated myself to a taxi home. Being an old-fashioned journalist, I asked the driver how business was. “Not good,” he said. “Most of my clients are rich and a lot are leaving London.”
2 min |
July 20, 2025
The Observer
Taking a 45-year view of bond markets can insure us against tomorrow's shocks
What will the UK look like in 2070? The population will rise by 7 million, hitting 76 million, the UN predicts.
2 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
'BBC bosses pulled our film on Israel attacking Gaza's medics. Here's why'
The inside story of how the corporation repeatedly delayed and ultimately shelved a damning documentary is revealed by producer Ben de Pear and its narrator Ramita Navai
7 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
As Britain gets mired in small-party politics, Starmer must think big to move Labour forward
The patron saint of small-party politics has been in town.
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Emperor dragonfly
There's a story humans tell about a man who wakes up and finds that he's been turned into an insect.
2 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
China's energy efforts offer hope for planet and concerns for competitors
The greatest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world has ambitious plans for clean power, writes James Kynge in Berlin
3 min |
July 13, 2025
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 |