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The Observer
Stop portraying disability as just a costly burden
Disabled people will face even more hostility if the welfare debate rages on, says Melanie Reid
2 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Outcry as council seeks to make man who faced child abuse trial guardian of young family
Foster carer was cleared but campaigners say that scrutiny panel was never informed of gravity of charges
3 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Reform MP loses party whip after Covid loan questions
The Reform MP James McMurdock resigned the party whip yesterday following allegations about his business affairs.
1 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Palestine Action boost before ban
Nearly 600 volunteers signed up for protest workshops run by Palestine Action after the home secretary announced plans to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation.
1 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Nine children at summer camp among 27 dead as flash flooding devastates Texas
Disaster struck as river waters unexpectedly rose, sweeping through Christian venue where hundreds were sleeping
3 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Retreat of rainbow capitalism returns Pride to roots
As the clear-up from Saturday's London Pride begins, a question mark hovers over similar events around the world: where is the money going to come from?
2 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
The Wimbledon Effect?
Pah! New balls please
1 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Companies escape a global tax
\"Probably dead in the water\", is Joseph Stiglitz’s verdict on the planned global minimum tax on multinational company profits.
1 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Labour planning to fund 400 more one-stop family hubs
Parents will be given access to hundreds more children’s centres as part of what the government is describing as “Sure Start for a new generation”.
2 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Pressure builds on EU to make pioneering AI law weaker
The future of the EU’s pioneering artificial intelligence law hangs in the balance, as soon-to-be implemented key aspects of the legislation face fierce attacks from the Trump administration and a number of large European firms.
1 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
'The biggest risk is that the will to build a bomb has risen'
Donald Trump claimed that Iran's nuclear facilities “have been completely and totally obliterated” after last weekend's attack on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
Marty lost track of his brother Steve for 42 years. Then he was found
When relatives try to track down their loved ones, they may be faced with some hard truths.
10+ min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
The former prime minister is still trying to slay imagined dragons
Battling the 'deep state', Liz Truss is ignoring advice from concerned friends to take a break from politics, writes Philip Collins
7 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
Justin Sun, Trump's top crypto investor, edges closer to the seat of American power
The Chinese billionaire has been accused of buying access to the US president and using his influence to thwart the securities regulator, writes Patricia Clarke
6 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
The Alps are melting: even the Matterhorn is warming up for a shakedown
Last month, a Swiss village was buried when the mountain above 'exploded'. The impact of climate change is no longer anecdotal, writes Giles Whittell
3 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
The badger
Fodo ergo sum. We badgers are philosophers and we're big on logic. We're not beasts in a hurry, not often: we prefer to think a thing through and then get it done.
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
If Lauren Sánchez is too common for Venice, then I definitely am Barbara Ellen
'm feeling a keen sense of kinship with Lauren Sánchez - with her Louboutin heels and terracotta-hued tan, she’s clearly considered far too common to get wed in Venice.
1 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
Deborah Levy
The outsider author becomes mainstream as Hot Milk comes to the screen, writes Erica Wagner
4 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
Kneecap rail against Starmer in 'Corbyn moment' at Glasto
Irish rappers defiant despite criticism and a court charge
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
New York shows the Democrats how they can win again
Emmy Ruiz
3 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
Priest denies MP holy communion over his support for the assisted dying bill
Lib Dem condemns 'outrageous' behaviour of Catholic priestwho said a vote in favour would be 'obstinately persevering' in sin
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
Starmer's deep regret for 'island of strangers' speech
Even as he was reading out the words declaring that Britain was in danger of becoming an “island of strangers”, Keir Starmer felt uncomfortable. He almost cancelled the press conference that was due to be held after his speech.
3 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
Locking fewer people up results in less crime.
So why are we doing the opposite? Martha Gill
4 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
'Change is a means to an end. The question is: change to what?'
Former cabinet minister
1 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
Let's play marbles! Is it time for the Parthenon loot to return to Greece?
In discussing the issue of whether the Parthenon marbles should be returned to Greece - where the Acropolis Museum, designed by the Swiss-American architect Bernard Tschumi, has already been built to house them - Trevor Phillips and Michael Dobbs consider what the sculptures mean to Britain and Greece. They also look at the British Museum Act 1963, which prevents them from simply being handed back.
4 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
Death of co-founder highlights rise of B Corps across the globe
There have been many campaigns in recent years to improve how capitalism works.
1 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
We want a refund for ill-starred trip to India
My wife and I decided to attend the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, and built an 18-day trip around it, with three nights to be spent in Prayagraj. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest gathering of humanity in the world, and this one was the most important for 144 years because of planetary alignments, with more than 660 million visitors over 45 days.
3 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
We Saudis don't have to like our neighbours – just live with them
I remember the moment I felt it: “There is a tragedy looming on the horizon.” Two regional giants like Israel and Iran poised for confrontation is not good for the neighbouring countries. We've already had Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon and Libya. I wasn’t optimistic. Then came the warnings.
1 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
John Fingleton
Charity auctioneer and proud MCC member was a natural showman who loved the finer things in life
4 min |
June 29, 2025
The Observer
Bookseller gets hitched
What counts as rich, and how much should it bother the rest of us? The groom at the \"wedding of the year\" ranks third on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with a net worth of $244bn, which is about 4m times median US earnings and roughly 0.9% of US annual GDP.
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