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High court to decide if 23 million chickens are killing the River Wye
Poultry industry insists phosphate-rich manure not to blame as 3,000 people join legal case
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Nathan Fielder
Barbara Ellen hails the edgy, enigmatic Canadian comedian behind absurdist hit series The Rehearsal
5 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
The nightingale
Don't get me started on critics. A true creative artist has no time for them. OK, we've been misunderstood and misrepresented for centuries: but for me what matters is the music. Only and ever the music. What else should matter to a nightingale?
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Recognise Palestine
The UK should recommit to the two-state solution
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
We've pressed the reset button. Now let's reboot Britain
Speaking of last week’s much-publicised Brexit “reset”, Sir Keir Starmer proclaimed: “It gives us unprecedented access to the European Union market.” Sorry, prime minister, but, with the utmost possible respect, I have to say that it doesn’t.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
How a new monied 'PAC' tried to thwart Chagos deal
Backers of legal challenge to derail Starmer agreement on Diego Garcia threaten to cause more disruption
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Growing fears among British Jews over 'death blow' to Israeli civic groups
Civic organisations working in Israel opposing the ground offensive in Gaza and the forcible displacement of Palestinians face what has been described as a “death blow” from a proposed 80% tax on their foreign income.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Prospective parents are no longer queuing up to adopt children in care
Martha Gill
4 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Who's Doctor Who, and what's the name 007?
This weekend the fates of Doctor Who and James Bond are in doubt.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Rio Tinto's political chair seeks top miner to major in operations
A striking photograph hangs in Dominic Barton's office in the St James's Square HQ of Rio Tinto. It shows him entering the vast, imposing Great Hall of the People in Beijing to present his credentials as Canada's ambassador.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Israel, 'a pariah' at home and abroad, defies plea to end Gaza aid blockade
Despite fierce criticism from senior Israelis and western leaders, the Netanyahu government still restricts food into the stricken territory.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
SME? "How an insurance broker could save your business!"
Not all insurance policies are the same — there can be big differences
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Drop 'woke' terms or lose argument, reformers told
Many of the leaders of what Donald Trump has branded \"woke capitalism\" gathered in London last week to nurse their wounds at the Private Equity International impact summit.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
As Trump steps back, Ukraine looks to Europe for a way of defeating Putin
US funds might be dwindling, but with European support, Kyiv can exploit Russia's weakness. Nina Kuryata and Fred Harter report
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Labour move to foil Lords defeats
The government is on course to eliminate the threat of being defeated in the House of Lords by 2027, new analysis suggests.
1 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Why non-means-tested benefits make me queasy
Despite the posturing, we must stop paying a well-off minority, says recipient Melanie Reid
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Ideas to transform 21st-century work
Matthew Bishop talks to Hilary Cottam about her new book on ways we can work better
4 min |
May 25, 2025
The Observer
Scandi beige: two crisis-hit prisons to convert wings into calming Nordic units
In Little Scandinavia, dogs and cats wander past a fish tank surrounded by pot plants.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
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The liberation of Khartoum
The story of the war in Sudan has mostly been told from elsewhere – from the dusty refugee camps in neighbour-ing Chad or the formal, stilted diplomatic meetings in New York or London.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
The swift
I am seriously considering landing this year. I never thought I'd say this, but I'm beginning to feel that I've been up here too long.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
That's capital - Gordon Brown's baby bonds get MAGA makeover
Ted Cruz, a Texan senator, is navigating through Congress the creation of a personal investment account for every newborn baby in the US.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
King or country... our challenge to Tories over PM choice reaches court
Liz Truss's premiership was like a political Lost Weekend - wild, messy and followed by a long hangover.
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
This is why we're becoming strangers
Kenan Malik
4 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
'There is no other London – it can still be the financial capital of Europe
One of Brexit's least discussed casualties was the Capital Markets Union (CMU).
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Getting the band back together: defence pact at heart of Starmer's new European deal
Five years after Brexit, Britain and the European Union are poised to sign a security and defence pact that could lead to the broadest, deepest set of repairs to the EU-UK relationship since the 2016 referendum.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Shein to delay listing as tax-free loophole closed
Trump decision to end 'de minimis' exemption adds to challenges for fast fashion retailer amid tariff turmoil, report Barney Macintyre and Catherine Neilan
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Uncle Sam welcomes Afrikaners - but there's no sign here of 'white genocide'
South Africans arrived at Dulles airport last week to seek asylum at Donald Trump's behest. Fred Harter asks what they are fleeing from
4 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Smart on crime
Enough of this penal populism – it's time for Keir Starmer to reform sentencing
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Starmer backs radical reform as overcrowding crisis in jails deepens
Increasingly long sentences have left the service on its knees. Now a raft of solutions will be unveiled to ease pressure on the system
6 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Hotel contracts and small boats: the UK's broken asylum system
Keir Starmer's promise to cut migration won't reduce the cost of processing and housing asylum seekers, argues John Simpson, home affairs editor
4 min |