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The Observer
Blair's peace mission in Gaza aims to make the impossible possible
The former UK leader is the first name on Trump's new 'Board of Peace'. And some say he is the most crucial
6 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
It's not enough to be up for the fight, Keir Starmer must show he has a strategy to win
Aharder challenge lies ahead for the prime minister persuading voters and some within his party that he can deliver
4 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Britain's high borrowing costs and low fertility rate could trap us in a debt doom loop
There is a foreboding sense that this winter could be a dark one when it comes to UK debt.
3 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
How Ukraine's wounded soldiers are relearning the art of intimacy
Thousands of young men return home with life-changing injuries
3 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Two years, two writers: a Palestinian and an Israeli perspective on the human cost of a terrible conflict
In October 2023, I told a grieving child the nightmare would pass. But war has become routine and the end feels impossibly out of reach
7 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Novice examiners making GCSE English 'unfair', say teachers
GCSE exam marking is becoming unpredictable and often unfair, English teachers are warning, with some pupils going up as much as two or three grades after a remark.
2 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
'Damn, boy, I think you got one': inside Gaza's deadly aid distribution centres
US whistleblower's videos raise questions about the hundreds of Palestinians killed at 'humanitarian' sites
4 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Network states or fantasy land?
A big idea to emerge with the digital economy is the “network state”.
1 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Staff dismay at CBS over anti-left views of new editor
The recently merged media giant Paramount Skydance is poised to appoint Bari Weiss as the editor-in-chief of CBS News as part of a $150m (£110m) deal to buy her controversial news outlet the Free Press.
1 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Press's crimes ruined lives, but not those of the papers' bosses
Those who oversaw the tabloid culture continue life unscathed, writes Martin Moore
3 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Why this could be the last waltz for rightwingers
People are tired of their favourite TV shows being used for reputation repair, says Sarah Manavis
3 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Altruism is holding Britain together
Volunteers keep vital services afloat and offer an antidote to our ever more isolated society
4 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Kushner shepherds $55bn mega deal for games giant
How big can buyouts of public companies get? Last week’s $55bn deal to take the gaming giant Electronic Arts private set a new record.
1 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Questions remain over Farage's earnings
Nigel Farage has not updated his register of interests in months, potentially failing to declare hundreds of thousands of pounds in earnings, speaking engagements, donations and gifts.
1 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Cyber-hack on Legal Aid Agency leaves abuse victims in danger
A cyber-attack on the government's Legal Aid Agency in April has left lawyers unable to bill for their work and victims of domestic abuse struggling to get representation.
2 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Investors eye top private schools and SEN provision
VC, the private equity group, has bought a 20% stake in an international group of private schools at a €7bn valuation, more than triple the group’s worth in 2021 and a sign of increasing buyout interest in the sector.
1 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
'They are treated with the most appalling hostility': the children seeking safety on Britain's shores
The number of unaccompanied children claiming asylum in the UK has soared, but after risking their lives to get here, many are being put at further risk, writes Martha Gill
4 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Heseltine: 'We don't need Trump's mouthpiece anywhere near No 10'
One of the Conservative party's longest-serving grandees has unleashed a blistering attack on Reform UK, comparing the party to \"the fascists of the 30s\" as he urges Kemi Badenoch to resist moving further right.
1 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
I was at the Manchester arena bombing. Did fate bring me to the synagogue?
When Tom Ludley and his firefighter team responded to the terror attack at Heaton Park, they were determined to avoid the mistakes of 2017, writes John Simpson
2 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Leaked contract shows Unite 'ghost worker' offered £50k
One of the country's biggest unions and a leading donor to the Labour party is being investigated by its regulator as it faces claims it might have offered a £50,000-a-year \"ghost job\" to an airport baggage handler to rig an election.
1 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Liberalism has betrayed the working class, but illiberalism will do much worse
If we fail to uphold liberty, equality and democracy, where will our society be?
4 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
A shared awakening is the only way the sun can rise to end that terrible day
There is little meaning in marking two years since the events of 7 October 2023. That day has not ended. It remains one long and terrible day, in which the sun refuses to rise.
3 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Surf's up for the 'cool dictator' ... but what price democracy?
El Salvador's president hopes sport tourism will boost the economy — and his popularity. But enticing the world's top surfers will not end fears over civil rights
4 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Grade deflation, overcrowding and 'chaos' as colleges scramble for fees
Russell group hoovers up international students to stave off budget deficit fears
2 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
British firms hungry to join anti-obesity market
In September, Pfizer announced plans to buy Metsera, a little-known US biotech startup, for $4.9bn (£3.6bn).
2 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Jane Goodall
The primatologist who over the course of 60 years uncovered the uncannily human world of chimpanzees
4 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Back to the fuchsia: pink suites and carpet bring a warm 70s vibe to modern bathrooms
High heating costs and a yearning for comfort spur a new lease on life for once derided designs
2 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Protests erupt over Gaza after plea to respect grief
Hundreds of protesters across the country defied ministers' appeals yesterday to refrain from taking to the streets to protest over Gaza after the Manchester synagogue attack.
1 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
Dieselgate law firm accused of misleading claimants in Brazil
A UK law firm representing more than 1.2 million claimants in the “Dieselgate” class action lawsuit against car makers for allegedly falsifying emission tests has been accused of spreading misleading information in a separate lawsuit.
2 min |
October 05, 2025
The Observer
An unsafe haven
Hate ends up hurting everyone
2 min |