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The Observer
Freemasons' PR drive is a sign of panic
After centuries of secret handshakes, the society is seeking to rebrand itself in a bid to halt falling membership in the UK
4 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
The BBC should stand up to Trump's bullying
Instead of behaving like a bunch of headless chickens (“So just who led the BBC into its darkest hour”, News, last week) I suggest that the board should counter sue Donald Trump over his press secretary's assertion that the BBC is “100% fake news”.
1 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
I screamed, I clapped, I found my perfect game
In her bid to find a sport to fall in love with, Marie Le Conte is won over by ice hockey
2 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
Goldman seeks funds for expansion of Gail’s
The year 2019 was an annus horribilis for Luke Johnson.
2 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
Unmasked
Thousands of deaths were avoidable. Remember that
3 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
Nvidia eases fears but Al bubble-watchers are still not convinced
Never before has so much money hung on a single quarterly earnings report. Investors have been fretting for weeks about whether chip-making giant Nvidia would meet the market's exalted expectations or fall short and potentially pop what many fear is a massive stock market bubble based on excessive optimism about the economic benefits of AI.
2 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
After Starmer & Co gave up the EU ghost, their reset was doomed to become an upset
It need not have been like this. Had prime minister Starmer and chancellor Reeves had the courage of their previous convictions they would not have been forced to adapt their earlier plan for a two-term government into a desperate struggle, fighting for their own political survival.
2 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
Alice and Ellen Kessler
Identical twin song-and-dance duo chose assisted dying and requested their remains be kept in the same urn
3 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
Johnson and Cummings attack the Covid judge
Ex-prime minister tries to discredit inquiry but is accused of attempt to 'rewrite history'
2 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
The real crisis Britain faces isn't immigration but a profound breakdown in trust
Kenan Malik
4 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
Latin America fears US 'sabre-rattling' is about regime change not drugs
This week, the USS Gerald R Ford — the world’s largest aircraft carrier — arrived in the Caribbean.
3 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
Tearful stars and fan videos strap a rocket to Wicked 2's broomstick
The plodding sequel is going stratospheric thanks to a slew of memes rather than its official campaign
2 min |
November 23, 2025
The Observer
Meloni and the Libyan warlord: how Italy freed an alleged mass murderer in order to secure its borders
In January 2025, a man stepped off an Italian government jet in Tripoli and disappeared back into the shadows of one of the world's most brutal migration control systems.
7 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
'Among her gifts was a talent for seeing through bullshit'
Rachel was one of the great journalists of our time.
1 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
Chinese firm owns publisher that axed Sarah Ferguson book
The publisher of Sarah Ferguson's recently cancelled children's book is owned by a Chinese state company.
1 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
'What a sadder, stupider world it is already without her'
I first became a fan of Rachel's writing, all those 25-plus years ago, because of how clever but warm, engaged but questioning all of her articles were, whether she was writing about food, interviewing scientists or explaining her love of cricket.
1 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
We can't restore the old order, but we can try to stop the new world disorder
David Miliband
6 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
Rain eases but flood warnings persist in Storm Claudia's wake
Parts of England and Wales are at risk of further flooding in the wake of Storm Claudia, the Environment Agency warned yesterday.
1 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
The academics who stuck by disgraced Epstein to the end – and those who didn't
According to newly released emails, a group of thinkers kept ties with the tycoon long after most cut them. One even recommended a book 'similar' to Lolita. Alexi Mostrous, head of investigations, reports
5 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
'She never missed a trick and was always incredibly kind'
Rachel had a beguiling combination of supreme intellect and an appreciation for the absurd.
1 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
Record courts backlog threatens right to jury trial for thousands
Minister says overloaded system in England and Wales needs to change as case delays lengthen. Rachel Sylvester reports
3 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
How a cunning plan to bolster the prime minister backfired spectacularly
Far from steadying the ship, Downing Street's antics have amplified the turmoil and emboldened those eyeing the leadership
4 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
'Goddess of wealth' spent 20 hours a day in bed at helm of £5bn crypto scam
Zhimin Qian, jailed for 12 years, was asleep when found by police
4 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
In the race to embrace renewables, China is the unlikely global leader
Beijing has emerged as the new energy superpower at Cop30, but will this spur Europe to invest more and compete in the 'global south'?
2 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
Gilt yields up as budget U-turn rattles markets
Until last week, the price the UK government pays for investors to hold its debt had been gliding gradually downwards, falling to an 11-month low on Tuesday. Then came the news that Rachel Reeves would ditch a planned income tax rise.
1 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
Gilson Lavis
Squeeze drummer and reformed wild man of new wave, who rebuilt his life to become an artist and mentor
4 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
Mail hovers after RedBird pulls out of Telegraph deal
The future of the Daily Telegraph is going to auction after US private equity firm RedBird Capital pulled its consortium out of a deal to buy the newspaper on Friday. Speculation has grown that the Daily Mail group will bid for it.
2 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
So just who led the BBC into its darkest hour? Take a look at the prime suspects
In a wood-panelled room in the prow of the old Broadcasting House, the director generals met for dinner. They were nearly all there - stretching back decades, up to Tim Davie, then the current DG, who had invited them all to join him.
10+ min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
After the week No 10 lost control, further chaos could be fatal for Starmer
An income tax 'wobble', the briefing against Streeting ... ministers now veer between despair and anger, write Catherine Neilan and Rachel Sylvester
4 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
Fast fashion squeezes UK middle-market brands
Fast-fashion brand Shein held a concession at BHV Marais in Paris earlier this month that attracted long queues and 50,000 visitors in its first five days, each forking out an average of €45.
2 min |