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Undeclared support for airstrikes on Yemen drags UK deeper into US war
As 70 people are killed in an attack on a migrant centre in Sa'ada, an Observer analysis shows that British involvement in Trump's military action is deeper than ministers have admitted, reports Iona Craig
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May 04, 2025
The Observer
Signed off sick: The parts of Britain that are not working
The party of work must focus on the communities where long-term sickness and economic inactivity have taken hold - before more fall to Nigel Farage,
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May 04, 2025
The Observer
Europe's leaders must learn from Mark Carney's Canadian election victory how to outplay Donald
Canadians woke up the morning after our election to discover that the country was global news.
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May 04, 2025
The Observer
Big oil suffers blowout as prices sink
Oil and gas companies that collectively donated more than $75m to Donald Trump's re-election campaign are midway through a grisly earnings season.
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May 04, 2025
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Cost of assisted dying has been underestimated – report
The true cost of an assisted dying regime in England and Wales may be far higher than “lowball” estimates included in the government's impact assessment, it has been claimed. The assessment of the private member’s bill, sponsored by the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, was published as local election results were being digested.
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May 04, 2025
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Saving the City is still possible – here's a seven-day guide to get started
There is a stubborn irony at the heart of Britain's economic malaise. The UK still excels in discovery and creativity. Its universities, arts, media, science and entrepreneurial scene are global leaders. London remains one of the world's premier financial centres. And the UK has wealth parked in well-funded pension and insurance schemes. On paper, this should be an enviable combination.
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May 04, 2025
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Before Sara Sharif was even born, the tragedy of her brief life was unfolding
Social workers pressed for Sara's siblings to be taken into care while her mother was still pregnant. Their call went unheard
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May 04, 2025
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Kneecap have crossed a line – but what about the establishment?
Northern Irish rap group Kneecap exist to shock. They take their name from a brutal vigilante punishment associated with Republican para-militaries, in which the \"offender\" is shot through the knee.
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May 04, 2025
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Could Friedrich Merz be the European leader we've been waiting for?
On Tuesday at a low-key session of the Bundestag, the new leader of Europe will be sworn in.
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May 04, 2025
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Prosecutions of water firms fall 50% since 2016
Prosecutions of water companies have halved over the past decade even though pollution incidents have increased.
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May 04, 2025
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Bereaved daughter joins call to ban production of outlawed toxic weedkiller
As a child, Julie Plumley remembers seeing her father spraying weedkiller at his farm in Dorset, with his arms bare and no mask on his face.
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May 04, 2025
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Vampire bat
My week
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May 04, 2025
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Wizz Jones
Folk musician, beatnik and guitar teacher to Keith Richards
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May 04, 2025
The Observer
Flushing out refund for broken loo seat
On 1 April, I ordered a replacement toilet seat from Wise Bathrooms online.
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May 04, 2025
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Police Federation under fire for backing 'unsackable' rogue cops
Met chief enraged as staff association fights efforts to kick out officers accused of serious sexual assaults
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May 04, 2025
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Let's end this sorry tale of state neglect and make childhood magical again
Will Hutton
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May 04, 2025
The Observer
More cash added for girls' advanced maths
Girls are being held back by impostor syndrome from studying maths and science subjects that would help them get lucrative tech careers, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has warned.
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May 04, 2025
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Irreconcilable? A father and son who might never meet again
A weary monarch and an angry prince may have boxed themselves into a position that will prove impossible to change, reports
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May 04, 2025
The Observer
How Canada rediscovered patriotism, thanks to Trump Margaret MacMillan
Donald Trump is taking credit for the Liberal victory in Canada. Mark Carney, he purrs, is “a nice gentleman” who called and, in words that sound suspiciously like the president’s own, said: “Let’s make a deal.”
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May 04, 2025
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Labour plots immigration blitz after Reform success at polls
No 10 and Home Office expected to ramp up curbs on foreign university students
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May 04, 2025
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Labour and Tories could be swept away by a turquoise wave
A turquoise tidal wave broke across England this week.
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May 04, 2025
The Observer
A hospice? I'd rather chase my dreams and sail solo around the British Isles
This 26-year-old has months to live. And she will face that challenge, she tells Alastair Hignell, by climbing into a boat named Fear, sailing into the English Channel - then 'turning right'
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May 04, 2025
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The Ambassador – the ultimate reality show for top Trumps
It's the sort of series finale that Mark Burnett would have tried to script for The Apprentice: two heavyweight candidates with very different styles, vying for a role as Donald Trump's top man in London.
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May 04, 2025
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Anna Wintour
The most influential figure in fashion has no plans to give up her front-row spot.
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May 04, 2025
The Observer
Russia sabotage squads ramp up attacks to spook the west
Experts say government needs to prepare for possible attacks on infrastructure after a string of operations in Europe linked to Russia
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May 04, 2025
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The fight for the right to have rights
What happened? Why did it happen? How could it have happened?” asked Hannah Arendt in a preface to The Origins of Totalitarianism. These were “questions with which my generation had been forced to live for the better part of its adult life”.
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May 04, 2025
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Adiós to the siesta as new Latino wave transforms life in the Spanish capital
Fleeing turmoil or lured by the economy, more than a million South Americans call the city home,
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May 04, 2025
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State-funded care found to be putting poor patients at risk
The first time Martina Hanouskova heard about her mother Anna's pressure sore was when she dropped by to see her in Dane View nursing home in Leicester. She had visited her in the previous two days, but staff at the private home had not mentioned the ulcer, which had become so severe that Anna couldn't leave her bed.
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May 04, 2025
The Observer
Wounded Harry's appeal to his family deserves a magnanimous response
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May 04, 2025
The Observer
America's 'Grinch' tariffs threaten Christmas
\"Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls,\" was Donald Trump's grim prediction for how the tariff war he has started may hit American kids. But it's not just Barbies and Kens. Toys of every kind, and even the orgy of consumption that is the traditional American Christmas, are at risk.
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