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Pietrangelo Buttafuoco
Venice Biennale’s eccentric president lives for art, not politics, reports Hannah Roberts
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May 10, 2026
The Observer
Happiness at work adds more to happiness than a choice of jobs
Happy at work, happier in life.
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May 10, 2026
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Doris Fisher
Gap co-founder and ‘original arbiter of cool’ who created the brand that would epitomise 1990s fashion
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May 10, 2026
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Enough U-turns: let's open the UK for business
At the height of budget speculation last year, Barney Hussey-Yeo took to X to vent his frustration about rumours the government was going to implement an “exit tax” on wealthy individuals leaving the UK.
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May 10, 2026
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Richard Lambert It's time for a commitment on rejoining the EU
Last week's elections have redrawn the political map of the UK and brought a new sense of urgency to the government's policy choices.
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May 10, 2026
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“ Gnomes closer to home than Zurich should worry the PM
The run-up to last week’s elections was dominated by angst in the financial markets about any perceived move to the left on the part of Labour.
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May 10, 2026
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Familiar trolling tactics may have played role in Hollywood stars' war
After settling her case against a colleague, Blake Lively is intent on exposing a 'weaponised smear campaign'
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May 10, 2026
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‘It’s the equivalent of Gulf oil’: investors bet on UK science
The tech sector has huge potential to drive economic growth in the UK, say business leaders, but only if investors take greater risks.
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May 10, 2026
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After two decades of stagnation, it's time to make Britain flourish again
Britain is almost 20 years into a period of economic stagnation and decline.
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May 10, 2026
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Putin's victory pledge rings hollow at parade in Red Square
Vladimir Putin presided over a muted Victory Day parade in Moscow yesterday as a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine took hold.
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May 10, 2026
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Atomic wartime play has a worrying crackle of radioactive relevance
W headed off to London's Swiss Cottage to see the last night of Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen at the Hampstead theatre.
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May 10, 2026
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No one in Venice talks about art, sulks Russian general's daughter
Armed police and protests are much in evidence at a divided and angry Biennale, writes Evan Moffitt
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May 10, 2026
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Sharon White Britain's regulatory rulebook is in need of a rewrite
The UK used to be the envy of the world for regulation.
1 min |
May 10, 2026
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Kim Ju-ae
Is the adolescent being lined up to be North Korea's next leader – or is she just a prop for daddy?
4 min |
May 03, 2026
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Investor panic poses risk to Heathrow's third runway
Government support for a third Heathrow runway has existed in one form or another since 2009, but schemes have been cancelled, redesigned and cancelled again.
1 min |
May 03, 2026
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Ellisons seek approval for Gulf backers' 50% buy-in of Paramount-Warners
Paramount Skydance has made a request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow foreign investors to own almost 50% of the company that will exist if its acquisition of Warner Bros is successful.
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May 03, 2026
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Ellisons seek approval for Gulf backers' 50% buy-in of Paramount-Warners
Paramount Skydance has made a request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow foreign investors to own almost 50% of the company that will exist if its acquisition of Warner Bros is successful.
2 min |
May 03, 2026
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Nedra Talley Ross
The Ronettes singer helped define the sound of an era, but found faith and fulfilment beyond the spotlight
4 min |
May 03, 2026
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End of the tween dream after Claire's loses sparkle with generation Alpha
On Monday, Emma Cottingham, 21, closed the doors of the Northampton branch of Claire's for the last time.
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May 03, 2026
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There is arguably no leader Trump admires more than Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping is a dictator who has crushed all dissent, purged most of his senior military officers and been accused of committing genocide.
3 min |
May 03, 2026
The Observer
Google hyperscales into first place in the AI race
In a world economy that is changing at the exponential pace of artificial intelligence, a year is a very long time.
1 min |
May 03, 2026
The Observer
Investor panic poses risk to Heathrow's third runway
Government support for a third Heathrow runway has existed in one form or another since 2009, but schemes have been cancelled, redesigned and cancelled again.
1 min |
May 03, 2026
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Dimon warns of bond crisis
Jamie Dimon is no prophet of doom.
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May 03, 2026
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‘The dread that I feel here today is an old dread – papery and flammable’
As Golders Green reels from yet another antisemitic attack, Eva Wiseman returns to the streets of her London childhood to find a community used to living under constant threat
7 min |
May 03, 2026
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Conflict takes its toll on Dubai's global art shows
Dubai's Madinat Jumeirah resort complex is a fantasy land: guests at the luxury hotel can cruise along canals to a shopping mall designed to resemble an ancient souk.
2 min |
May 03, 2026
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A lack of major hack attacks must not allow any cyber complacency
So far this year there have been no major examples of British companies being hacked - a relief after the cybersecurity disasters of 2025.
1 min |
May 03, 2026
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HMRC could lose £1.5bn in Glencore tax bill dispute
The taxman stands to lose the lot if a panel of foreign arbitrators rules behind closed doors in favour of the commodities giant
3 min |
May 03, 2026
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Brutal poll predictions have Labour braced for what fatalists are calling 'Starmerggedon'
Cabinet ministers warn that there'll be an eruption of anger within their party when Thursday's election results start coming in
4 min |
May 03, 2026
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A centenary salute to Attenborough, the teacher who showed us the world
The naturalist's Zoo Quest to Madagascar kindled a lifelong love of nature in Simon Barnes. Here he celebrates the man who is still highlighting its wonders - and its plight
6 min |
May 03, 2026
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We have a choice: sink into division or rise together, stronger
There are moments in history that shape our future for generations and where we must answer the question anew of who we want to be as a country.
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