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The Observer
No food, no pay, no liberty: marooned sailors plead with shipowners to be rescued
The crew left to drift off Mozambique by firm registered in the UK are latest in a rising number to be abandoned at sea
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Nuclear power is the future Britain rejected. Now it's time for us to think again
Britain was once poised to be the world leader in clean energy.
3 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Maxwell release hopes rise as Republicans seek dirt on Democrats
Speculation Epstein's ex-girlfriend could be surprise beneficiary of partisan US politics
3 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Weary Israelis find slogans are not enough to end hell in Gaza
The latest failure to agree a hostage release and ceasefire deal amid mass demonstrations has only added to a pervading mood of helplessness among the people, writes Dahlia Scheindlin in Tel Aviv
1 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
'Carnival of resistance' to golfing president
Donald Trump played golf at his Ayrshire resort yesterday, as protesters gathered in Aberdeen and Edinburgh for the US president's first full day in Scotland.
1 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Playing a round with Donald John: Trump Inc rolls into Scotland
The US president has flown to the land of his forebears for a long weekend of R&R. explains why his visit is costly and few Scots will greet him
4 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Paltrow skit keeps kiss-cam pair in spotlight
Gwyneth Paltrow, founder of wellness brand Goop and ex-wife of Coldplay star Chris Martin, has appeared in a satirical video campaign for Astronomer, the tech company whose CEO and HR director were caught embracing on “kiss cam” during one of the group’s concerts sparking speculation they were having an affair.
1 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Thai Cambodia border military strikes kill 30
Fighting has erupted along a disputed border area between Thailand and Cambodia, resulting in at least 30 deaths and the displacement of more than 130,000 civilians.
1 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Wise founders in dual-class duel
Wise, the British fintech star, is looking unwise.
1 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
'Dark Age' for HIV treatment as vaccine sceptic wields the axe
With millions cut from research funds, scientists fear impact of US health secretary's 'anti-science ethos'
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Boniface Mwangi
Activism is a dangerous vocation in Kenya. Over the past two decades, Boniface Mwangi has been in and out of jail, charged with resisting arrest, unlawful assembly and contempt of court. His house has been burned down by armed men, he has been brutally assaulted and, at one point, his family fled abroad.
4 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
We were young, alienated Turks in need of a raw sound. Ozzy spoke volumes
Years after his breakup with Black Sabbath, when asked why he had to leave the legendary group, Ozzy Osbourne said: “I am not in the band any more because of musical differences. They were musical. Iwas different”
3 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Staff pay the price for record Microsoft success
“I love this company,” Steve Ballmer famously roared at a rally for Microsoft employees after he sweatily cavorted around the stage like a gorilla on ecstasy.
1 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Nigel Farage says he wants to be taken seriously, but can't stop playing dangerous games
Told that there's been a gas leak in the building, Nigel Farage is the guy who fires up a cigarette.
4 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Private equity is changing the sports financing game
The new money on Wall Street — private credit - wants to score big on European sports investments.
2 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
I think I've joined a south London cycling cult
Who needs the Tour de France when you've got Herne Hill velodrome, asks Marie Le Conte
2 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Who's hot for a buff Borat?
Well, not me Barbara Ellen
1 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Bob Daugherty
The photographer who was 'always in the right place', captured history from Nixon's fall to Carter's limo stunt
3 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Funding doctors' pay claim 'could cost £1.3bn'
Doctors' demands for a 26% pay rise would cost at least £1.3bn, new analysis shows.
1 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Private jet and match tickets: McCluskey in the spotlight after Unite's internal report
Union anger after claims its former boss took free trip to watch Liverpool in Madrid
4 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
A man-made famine
Britain must recognise a Palestinian state and bring to an end the Gaza humanitarian crisis
3 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Grasshopper relic for sale. But was it stolen from King Tut's tomb?
Some argue the artefact up for auction should be returned to Egypt
3 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
'Starvation hits mentally and physically. $2,000 a month won't even buy bread'
Those who can afford food in Gaza – even at dizzying prices - eat just one small meal a day. Others have to go without, reports Ruth Michaelson
3 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Biotech start-ups on quest for 'holy grail' anti-ageing drug
From anti-necrotic drugs to gene therapy, big tech has longevity in its sights, reports
3 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Delayed for an hour — then denied a refund
I booked two train tickets via the LNER website for travel on 16 June from London King’s Cross to Scarborough. To keep costs down (£57 total, including a senior railcard discount), the journey involved two changes and three operators: LNER, Northern and TransPennine Express.
2 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Americans can't get enough of Cotswolds chocolate-box villages
US visitors aren't just enjoying holidays in the area, they're buying up homes and moving in
2 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
The 'one voice against 20 extremists' format is designed to monetise hate
Sarah Manavis
3 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Agyemang burnishes her credentials as the ‘saviour of a nation’
After England booked their place in the Euro 2025 final with their dramatic victory over Italy, a recently adopted refrain rang out from fans of the Lionesses. Chants of “Sweet Agyemang”, to the tune of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline, echoed around Stade de Genève.
2 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
What would Fanon say about Gaza? Kenan Malik
“Every brother on the rooftop can quote Fanon,” the Black Panthers’ Eldridge Cleaver once claimed.
4 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Unfair trade: banker who took the rap for Libor walks free
The case of Tom Hayes, who had his Libor conviction overturned last week, raises serious questions about the justice system.
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