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The Observer
If the shoes he chooses fit (or even if they don't) Trump's aides wear them
Deep in conversation with his vice-president and his secretary of state, Donald Trump suddenly broke off and peered over the Resolute Desk.
2 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Shayne Coplan
The Polymarket founder built a $9bn empire on bets on politics and war
4 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
History of energy crises has much to teach this government
The best laid schemes o' mice an’ men/Gang aft agley” (often go awry).
2 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
The seaside is now a place of last resort
Hit by a dearth of tourists as well as political neglect, our once-loved tourist towns are locked in a doom spiral
3 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
We can escape the state we're in
There is nothing inevitable about the ills that continue to disfigure our economy and society
5 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Red kangaroo
There's a bit of a bludger in all of us.
2 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
War is not a game of Call of Duty, Mr Trump
This is the real world where markets panic, and civilians die, says David Aaronovitch
3 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
The new leader is nowhere to be found, as rivals jostle for power in Tehran
In Mojtaba Khamenei's absence, the regime's top brass are out in force.
7 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Three practical ways the UK can strengthen global health – one year after the aid cuts
One year ago, the UK government announced it would reduce its aid commitment from 0.5% to 0.3% of national income
3 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Women still facing arrest after vote to decriminalise abortion
At least three women have been investigated for illegally ending their pregnancies since MPs voted to decriminalise the procedure last June.
2 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Move over Steptoe. The modern rag and bone merchants cleaning up online
House clearance is no longer the domain of men in rusty vans — or horse and carts. A new generation is turning trinkets into treasure, finds Patrick Kidd
4 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Dear Keir
Grown-up advice from everyone's favourite centrist
3 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Anger as Russia returns to the Venice Biennale in 'politics camouflaged as art'
With Ukraine exhibiting a deer sculpture rescued from attacks in Donetsk, a new frontline has now opened in the battle over Russia's cultural rehabilitation, reports Evan Moffitt
4 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
UK to deploy mine-hunting systems in Gulf
The UK hopes to appease Donald Trump's demand for support in the Hormuz Strait by deploying mine-hunting systems, but is not planning to send the warships the US president has requested.
1 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Fools rush in
In the absence of a clear goal and a realistic plan, Donald Trump cannot expect to enlist allies
2 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Bahrain and Saudi F1 grands prix cancelled as war continues
The Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Formula 1 grands prix are set to be cancelled in April as a result of war in the Middle East.
1 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Companies House glitch puts millions at risk of identity theft
Companies House has exposed 5 million business owners to identity theft through a glitch that enabled members of the public to view and change directors’ personal details.
1 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
New photo puts Epstein's buddies in the frame
The first unearthed image of the convicted paedophile with an uneasy looking Mandelson and Mountbatten-Windsor will intensify scrutiny on them
2 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
'Our mission is to drive for clean, homegrown energy we can control'
As oil and gas prices soar, the UK must act to nurture green power and protect the nation from the war’s impact on household bills
2 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Take a few holiday-let snaps to avoid damaging your good time
You might be planning an Easter minibreak right now.
2 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Protests as modern slavery unit is closed
Efforts to tackle modern slavery will be undermined and victims left to suffer if government plans to remove funding for a dedicated team are not reversed, experts have warned.
1 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
‘My values drive my optimism. I was taught them by my mother’
Ed Davey has a reputation as a political stuntman.
7 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Microsoft backs Anthropic on defence in rare display of unity
Microsoft has become the first major technology company to formally back Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon, urging a federal judge to block the Trump administration's designation of the AI company as a national security risk.
2 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Man told wife he would snap her neck, landmark coercion case told
Christopher Trybus is accused of rape and manslaughter after Tarryn Baird took her own life
4 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Deadly violence overshadows Lyon’s poll clash of sports boss and mayor
Jean-Michel Aulas hopes to oust the city’s green incumbent in French elections today. But as they argue over traffic jams, the spectre of extremism is growing, reports Megan Clement in Lyon
5 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Country star pays record $12m for Jack Kerouac’s On the Road scroll
The writer spent 20 drug-fuelled days on the novel that defined the Beat Generation. Superfan Zach Bryan proves it still has gas in the tank, 70 years on
3 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Kingly reception for green power as oil prices surge
Soaring oil prices brought on by the war in the Middle East may have nasty short-term economic consequences but from a longer-term perspective, they provided the perfect backdrop to last week's summit meeting of the Sustainable Markets Initiative at Hampton Court.
1 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Starmer must cling on to Jonathan Powell, who warned him about appointing Machiavellian Mandelson
The prime minister failed to heed the advice of his national security adviser, and now he is paying the price for his rash decision
4 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
Dire strait: Tehran warns UAE to evacuate major ports as Hormuz shipping crisis deepens
After the White House says it has obliterated 90 sites on Iran's oil hub, Kharg island, the regime retaliates by issuing threats against a neighbour's non-US assets for the first time
4 min |
March 15, 2026
The Observer
'A new level of fear': the Brit with a chance of casting's first Oscar
Hollywood's most powerful are about to have their moment in the spotlight - not the nominees in the leading actor categories but, for the first time, the casting directors who landed them the roles.
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