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The Observer
Dear Mr Trump, you'll regret the loss of international students like us
Heavy rain swept through Cambridge, Massachusetts, last Thursday, washing the pavements clear of last week's graduation confetti. Inside Harvard's quiet dorms and still-lit libraries, a different cleansing began.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Triple jeopardy: the betrayal of Afghanistan's finest
Thousands of elite Afghan forces were blocked from settling in the UK. Some may have witnessed British war crimes. Ministers ask if the two are connected.
8 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Teens being misled by TikTok exam paper predictions
Teachers are warning that teenagers are being seduced by TikTok influencers predicting what will be on their GCSE or A-level exam papers — and often getting it wrong.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Israel hunts a monster it helped create
Kenan Malik
4 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
The great mystery of how Liz Truss was elected still remains
We lost. You know those defiant statements on the courtroom steps when the underdog emerges and announces that their victory is a win for the public too? This isn't one of them.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Delta wanted case maker to pay for luggage abuse
My suitcase was damaged during a Delta Air Lines flight and the airline is refusing to pay for the damage.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap as Treasury told to find money
Policy change will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty after pressure from cabinet and MPs
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Brokers save you more than time and money says BIBA boss
MANY small businesses don't think about getting insurance advice.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
People don't claim sexual harassment lightly. Most think it's just not worth it
Recent workplace scandals, including at McDonald's, suggest the problem is rife, writes Philip Collins, but too much bad behaviour is still going unreported
4 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Scrap ringfence rules to lift growth, banks beg Reeves
Some leading banks are calling on Rachel Reeves to ditch so-called ring-fencing rules which force them to separate high street banking from riskier investment banking arms.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Does Yurtel's downfall at Glastonbury spell the end of glamping? I sincerely hope so
Yurtel, the yurt equivalent of Raffles, Singapore, at the Glastonbury festival has gone into administration.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
The train on platform 1 is now Great and British. But you'll be lucky if it's on time
Rail nationalisation starts today. What will change for passengers?
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
'No 10 is dysfunctional': Labour heads for a summer of discontent
Ministers warn of tax rises ahead of next month's spending review, while senior figures bemoan a lack of vision. By political editor Rachel Sylvester
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
America is dragging us down. Let's grab that EU lifeline before it's too late
Reactions to Keir Starmer’s modest “reset” of UK-EU relations last week in the rightwing press took hyperbole into new realms of the absurd. It was a “surrender” in which we could “kiss goodbye to Brexit”.
4 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Rover's return: now dog owners can conquer grief with a £37,000 clone
A Shropshire laboratory is taking skin samples so that beloved pets can be cloned and given a new lease of life
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
High court to decide if 23 million chickens are killing the River Wye
Poultry industry insists phosphate-rich manure not to blame as 3,000 people join legal case
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Nathan Fielder
Barbara Ellen hails the edgy, enigmatic Canadian comedian behind absurdist hit series The Rehearsal
5 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
The nightingale
Don't get me started on critics. A true creative artist has no time for them. OK, we've been misunderstood and misrepresented for centuries: but for me what matters is the music. Only and ever the music. What else should matter to a nightingale?
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Recognise Palestine
The UK should recommit to the two-state solution
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
We've pressed the reset button. Now let's reboot Britain
Speaking of last week’s much-publicised Brexit “reset”, Sir Keir Starmer proclaimed: “It gives us unprecedented access to the European Union market.” Sorry, prime minister, but, with the utmost possible respect, I have to say that it doesn’t.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
How a new monied 'PAC' tried to thwart Chagos deal
Backers of legal challenge to derail Starmer agreement on Diego Garcia threaten to cause more disruption
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Growing fears among British Jews over 'death blow' to Israeli civic groups
Civic organisations working in Israel opposing the ground offensive in Gaza and the forcible displacement of Palestinians face what has been described as a “death blow” from a proposed 80% tax on their foreign income.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Prospective parents are no longer queuing up to adopt children in care
Martha Gill
4 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Who's Doctor Who, and what's the name 007?
This weekend the fates of Doctor Who and James Bond are in doubt.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Rio Tinto's political chair seeks top miner to major in operations
A striking photograph hangs in Dominic Barton's office in the St James's Square HQ of Rio Tinto. It shows him entering the vast, imposing Great Hall of the People in Beijing to present his credentials as Canada's ambassador.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Israel, 'a pariah' at home and abroad, defies plea to end Gaza aid blockade
Despite fierce criticism from senior Israelis and western leaders, the Netanyahu government still restricts food into the stricken territory.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
SME? "How an insurance broker could save your business!"
Not all insurance policies are the same — there can be big differences
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Drop 'woke' terms or lose argument, reformers told
Many of the leaders of what Donald Trump has branded \"woke capitalism\" gathered in London last week to nurse their wounds at the Private Equity International impact summit.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
As Trump steps back, Ukraine looks to Europe for a way of defeating Putin
US funds might be dwindling, but with European support, Kyiv can exploit Russia's weakness. Nina Kuryata and Fred Harter report
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Labour move to foil Lords defeats
The government is on course to eliminate the threat of being defeated in the House of Lords by 2027, new analysis suggests.
1 min |