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The Observer
Anyone for padel? No, I hadn't heard of it either
It's loved worldwide and I knew zip about it. Time to get swinging
2 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
The brain-training firm struggling to remember who it has worked with
Lovebrain claimed a dazzling array of global brands as clients. It wasn't all true - and the booming brain fitness industry is built on rather shaky science
3 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Allwyn hopes its lottery deal is a winning ticket
Despite promising revenue from EuroMillions, the UK lotto operator is mired in a court battle over the way it got its licence and beset by complaints about its new gaming terminals
3 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
ChatGPT spending stalls as AI 'bubble' gets bigger
European spending on ChatGPT has stalled since May, according to an analysis of transaction data by Deutsche Bank.
2 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
'They can exile us, but can't silence us': the young YouTubers taking on Orbán
Hungary's ruling party and its allies have seized control of the mainstream media, but the video platform is giving journalists a voice.
4 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Palestine Action leader wins legal bid to challenge Home Office ban
One of the founders of Palestine Action has been allowed to press ahead with a legal challenge against its ban as a terrorist organisation.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
A sale of two cities: London and Paris battle to catch the eye of art investors
The UK’s Frieze and, across the Channel, Art Basel, are going head to head for the attention of wealthy global collectors
3 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
My student loan was paid to someone else
I am a student at Birkbeck and my September maintenance loan was paid into the wrong account — one at Yorkshire Building Society instead of my Starling account.
3 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
'They lost their bottle': why China spy case never reached courts
Senior legal sources claim that DPP dropped charges against Berry and Cash over fears trial would damage reputation of the Crown Prosecution Service
3 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Egypt plays reluctant host to freed Palestinians as it walks diplomatic tightrope
Exiled on release from Israeli jails, detainees are being housed in a hotel resort with restricted access to the outside world, writes Giles Whittell in Cairo
4 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Property price premium
The owners of Buckingham Palace, which is valued at around £1bn and sits in council tax band H, paid £1,828 in 2023-24 to the City of Westminster council.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Speedy bonuses may help Labour make City buddies
IBGYBG (“I'll be gone, you'll be gone”) was a popular acronym in finance in the years before the 2008 crisis.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
£30bn and counting: how Labour strategy is zeroing in on property and wealth taxes
A risk-averse government could focus on property and wealth reforms next month as it struggles to establish control of the economy
6 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
As his uncle is banished, the heir prepares for a downsized monarchy
Prince William has made clear he does not seek the historic trappings or grandeur of alife lived in the royal spotlight
6 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
'As long as Britain's government pursues pro-Ukraine policies, we will attack them'
In messages exchanged with The Observer, a pro-Russian hacking group pledges to disrupt UK businesses and infrastructure.
4 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Trump's ear is the reward for Qatar's long push for soft power
Benjamin Netanyahu had to grovel and Donald Trump's aides had, helpfully, written him a script.
3 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Tech billionaire Thiel claims regulators are the 'antichrist'
This autumn, inside the auditorium of San Francisco's Commonwealth Club, Peter Thiel spent four weeks delivering lectures on the antichrist.
2 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Titanic director James Cameron is sub tragedy's 'mystery interviewee'
The cause of the lethal implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible passenger vessel in 2023 is no longer a mystery since the damning US Coast Guard report in August that blamed its carbon fibre construction.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
The Macrons, the Maga influencer and the 'trans' Brigitte conspiracy: US judge to hear lawsuit
The French first couple will face rightwing commentator Candace Owens in a Delaware court after her bizarre CIA claims
5 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
'War footing' and a tight defence budget don't go hand in hand
Watching people trying to pour a quart of beer into a pint pot is an amusing way to spend an afternoon at a village fete in high summer.
2 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
New foundation aims to increase power of humans over Al giants
The boom in artificial intelligence seems certain to have big consequences for humanity, positive and negative.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
EasyJet shares jump as Italian shipping firm circles airline business
As markets opened on Tuesday, shares in the low-cost airline easyJet spiked, rising 12% as rumours swirled of takeover talks with the Italian shipping giant MSC.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Trump's Argentine bailout stokes growing dissent among Maga faithful
Anger over domestic issues makes Senate Republicans anxious as midterms draw closer
4 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Psychiatrists giving facelifts? Cosmetic surgery in the UK needs some work doing
A nation's looks reflect its genetics, diet, fashion, cultural history - and, these days, the state of its plastic surgery business.
4 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Emily Maitlis: Andrew lied to me
\"I think we know now that [Prince Andrew] lied to me about his contact with Epstein,\" the broadcaster Emily Maitlis said this weekend, after the revelation Prince Andrew emailed sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2011.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Driverless car firms battle to rule the roads in London
The race to bring self-driving cars to the UK is on. On Wednesday, Waymo said it plans to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in London in 2026 the first European city to host the technology.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Bolivian voters poised to swing right, back into the White House's favour
US embassy shut its doors after Evo Morales evicted its ambassador, but today's election could ease relations. Thomas Graham reports from La Paz
4 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
It's not far enough. But removing the dukedom from him is a good start
So Andrew will remain a prince but give up his dukedom, his Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and his role as Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
The police have made a mistake. Keir Starmer is right to get off the sidelines and wade in Philip Collins
The ban on fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv has become a political football, with the West Midlands force and the PM on opposing teams
4 min |
October 19, 2025
The Observer
Hargreaves Lansdown goes slow on crypto
Crypto is booming. Should the British public be encouraged to invest in innovative financial products that have generated handsome financial returns for many, including President Trump and boxer Mike Tyson? Or should they be discouraged from jumping on a bubbly craze that could prove worthless? For the past four years, the Financial Conduct Authority has stopped British retail investors from accessing crypto products traded on regulated exchanges.
1 min |