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Zack Polanski
Last week, Zack Polanski, a 42-year-old gay Jewish vegan, became leader of the Green party with a promise to turn it into a leftwing version of Reform UK.
6 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
In a show of power, China's strange bedfellows signal a new world order
After two striking images in China, Rana Mitter asks whether we've just witnessed the start of the Asian century
5 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
CEOs face same censure as stars over crimes and misdemeanours
Not so long ago, America’s puritanical attitude to CEO naughtiness was regarded on this side of the Atlantic as an oddity.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Keironomics marks start of Whitehall reshaping of state
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was the still point of the turning world in cabinet but, around her, economic and social policy is shifting.
2 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
British identity is complex – it can't be neatly tied in red, white and blue
The current debate over what it means to fly the national flag is not as important as the common values we want to ascribe to it
6 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Revolution 2.0: France's political future could be won or lost by bots and memes
The country's PM is set to lose power tomorrow, but what happens next is being shaped online, say analysts
3 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Putin's fear of death is his weak spot Kate Maltby
What do you give the dictator who has everything? Throughout history, autocrats have hankered after the elixir of eternal life but, if you're on a diplomatic visit to China, promising it might play havoc with protocol.
4 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Covid jab may have caused royal cancers, says Reform speaker
A vaccine sceptic was given a platform at Reform's party conference yesterday to claim that Covid vaccines may have caused the cancers of the king and Princess of Wales.
2 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Suntory chief exits after cannabis supplement probe shocks Japan Inc
One of Japan's top business leaders, Takeshi Niinami, resigned last week as chief executive of drinks company Suntory Holdings after allegations he bought possibly illegal cannabis-based supplements and police raided his Tokyo home.
2 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Foreign Sec has become a demotion
David Lammy was supposed to fly to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this weekend for a series of meetings about securing a peace deal in Gaza. Instead, he is back at home, getting up to speed on prison reform.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Kane's speciality: not winning for England. So why is he captain?
A funny thing happens about 76 seconds into a Harry Kane goals compilation viewed on YouTube by way of research for this article. He turns; swivels on his left foot, shoots with his right. Otherwise he's always facing the same way, doing the same thing. Tapping it in and running to the corner flag pumping his arms like pistons, palms by his sides, face like thunder.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Tech turmoil threatens investment drive in UK
Three sudden exits from the top of science and investment have raised fresh questions about Britain's abilities to attract talent and capital
4 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Big Tech woos Trumps to fend off the big stick
Attempts to crawl higher up the White House’s infamous “corporate loyalty list” continue.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Brontë meets Bridgerton meets Barbie: purists slate Wuthering Heights trailer
A first glance at Emerald Fennell's raunchy take on the classic novel sends the internet into a frenzy
2 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
The twins helping scientists break new ground
Genetically identical siblings can shed a unique light on the understanding of mitochondria and aid research into treatment
3 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
New genes: the millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever
Firms offering untested 'longevity' jabs and therapies were once based in offshore free zones. Now a US state is relaxing the rules, writes Patricia Clarke
4 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
My home in Clacton is my partner's, says Farage
Nigel Farage said yesterday he \"misspoke\" when he claimed to have bought a new home in his Clacton constituency, as he faced questions over whether he had avoided tens of thousands of pounds in stamp duty.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Why the world's navies are queuing for sub-hunters built on the Clyde
Norway's £10bn order for Type 26 frigates marks a new era for British shipyards
3 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Flags of convenience
Nigel Farage is a showman who calls himself a patriot but betrays the good that Britain stands for
2 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
'Labour's poll tax moment': hundreds of arrests at Palestine Action protest
Through the cacophony of loudhailers and drums rose a now familiar sound, the squeak of a marker pen writing: \"I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.
2 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Firms must hit 1% giving goal
Most British businesses are disengaged from meaningful investment in their community.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Angela Rayner's departure threatens to bring simmering Labour anxieties to the boil
Andrew Rawnsley
4 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Sylvain Amic
The Musée d'Orsay director, who has died aged 58, 'wanted everyone to be able to access the marvels of art'
3 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
Fears as datacentres 'fail to disclose water usage'
Datacentres intended to support AI are being allowed to draw hundreds of millions of litres of water from the ground in England, despite government advisers warning of a risk to the security of national supplies.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
The Observer
PM enlists Whitehall fixer and top economist to bolster No 10 team
Keir Starmer is turning to the veteran Whitehall fixer Louise Casey to help drive through reform of the public services as he seeks to beef up his Downing Street operation.
1 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Rob Reiner
Is the star director about to turn up the dial again with Spinal Tap II, asks Andrew Anthony
4 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
If Farage starts deporting 'illegals' en masse, the 'legals' had better watch out
In a climate of fear, everyone is at risk of mistreatment - just look at the States
4 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
'It's un-American': governor defiant in face of Trump's threat to send troops to Chicago
Bullish billionaire JB Pritzker has rallied Democrats with his vow to oppose any move by the president in court
4 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Alarm over 'substitutes' sold on black market as Mounjaro price bloats
Online sellers have started promoting weight-loss treatments that are yet to receive clinical approval
3 min |
August 31, 2025
The Observer
Chip titan Nvidia reports soaring profits but an AI crash could send it back to Earth
It's boom time for AI, says firm's founder Jensen Huang, but some fear a dotcom-type blowout is on the way.
3 min |