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The Observer
Friend or foe? Starmer now walks a tightrope between Europe and US
No sooner had the PM charmed the president in the Oval Office than consensus over Ukraine - and the future of Nato - was starting to fall apart
6 min |
March 02, 2025
The Observer
'We cleared the rubble with our bare hands': Mosul rises from the ruins
Iraqis rejoice as city shattered by IS reopens 850-year-old mosque in time for Ramadan
4 min |
March 02, 2025
The Observer
Trump may have called it 'great TV', but even some allies were turned off
The president's public row with Volodymyr Zelenskyy has split the US commentariat, with many regretting the cameras were running at all.
3 min |
March 02, 2025
The Observer
A stain on the Riviera: the brutal world of Nice's cocaine cartels
Residents of an estate on the city's outskirts tell Richard Assheton of gunfights, arson and murder as gangs vie for control of a lucrative drugs market
5 min |
March 02, 2025
The Observer
Kyiv still backing Zelenskyy - just after ambush in the Oval Office
There was widespread support for Ukraine's president at home and dismay at his car-crash encounter in the Oval Office on Friday. There was also praise for Volodymyr Zelenskyy's insistence that a peace deal without security guarantees was meaningless, and that Russia could not be trusted.
3 min |
March 02, 2025
The Observer
Victims' tsar hits out at chancellor's funding cuts
The government has cut millions of pounds in funding for victims' services, prompting warnings that \"criminals will go unpunished\" unless it urgently changes its position.
4 min |
March 02, 2025
The Observer
In this dangerous age, Britain needs to exert soft power as well as the hard stuff
Shortly before he flew to Washington, Sir Keir Starmer turned up in the Commons, put on his sombre voice and declared: \"Everything has changed.\"
6 min |
March 02, 2025
The Observer
"My partner's crazy spending ruined me' Exposing the ugly truth of coerced debt
With lives in tatters, victims of this type of economic abuse feel they have no recourse. But help is out there
4 min |
March 02, 2025
The Observer
Royal welcome for Zelenskyy after White House meltdown
Starmer offers 'unwavering' support | EU leaders hold crisis talks in London
4 min |
March 02, 2025
The Observer
Germany faces a world of change as the far right waits in the wings
Friedrich Merz of the CDU is set to win today but Donald Trump’s presidency means he faces historic challenges, writes Deborah Cole in Berlin
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Don't gift our work to AI billionaires, artists and authors demand
Original British art and creative skill is in peril thanks to the rise of AI and the government's plans to loosen copyright rules, some of the UK's leading cultural figures have said.
2 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Rape victims are waiting too long for court cases, say top lawyers
Campaigners urge overhaul of system for prioritising hearings as less serious crimes move ahead in queue
3 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
iPhone's Ive still asks: 'I wonder what Jobs would do?'
Sir Jony Ive, the innovative designer of Apple's iMac, iPhone and Apple Watch, and a close friend and collaborator of the late Steve Jobs, says he still often asks himself: “I wonder what Steve would do?”
1 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
The property developer Trump trusts enough to be his troubleshooter
His friendship with the president dates back to a late-night encounter in a deli in the 1980s. Now Steve Witkoff is a loyal envoy brokering the Gaza ceasefire and peace talks on Ukraine.
5 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
'Exploitation' of migrant farm workers paid for picks, not hours
Call for investigation into pay for labourers on seasonal UK visas
3 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
She used art to fight apartheid. Now it's Trump and Musk in artist's sights
Ahead of a career retrospective, activist Sue Williamson, 84, tells Rachel Savage how the US president and his ally are trying to gaslight South Africa
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Spending big on defence is a win for Rachel Reeves, Britain and the world
A tax overhaul would enable Labour to raise cash to boost security. But it must act swiftly
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Soil study could cut farm use of fertilisers
A biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes has been discovered by scientists in the UK. The breakthrough - by researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, Norfolk - opens the door to the creation of crops requiring reduced amounts of nitrate and phosphate fertilisers, they say.
1 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Shelters turn young rough sleepers away as homeless crisis worsens
Soaring numbers living on the streets means that 'things are going backwards', warns charity chief.
3 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Anti-migrant hate is flourishing in Germany's 'time of the cowards'
Today’s vote will show how far xenophobia has been driving even some traditionally progressive parties
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
PM lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks
kyiv must be at the heart of negotiations’ Lammy announces new Russian sanctions
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Breakfast clubs 'are excuse to keep two-child benefit cap'
The government today trumpets its policy of introducing free breakfast clubs into all primary schools in England as key to its efforts to cut child poverty, as ministers appear to have ruled out meeting the estimated cost of £3bn a year to end the two-child cap on benefits.
2 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Home Office contractor collected UK citizens' private data
The Home Office has been accused of collecting data on \"hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting British citizens\" while conducting financial checks on migrants.
2 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Mind the gap: why filling the holes in your NI record can pay dividends
Paying 800 to 900 to plug a missing year could boost a state pension by thousands
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Farmers plough on with fresh protests in London ahead of union's conference
Food producers will raise inheritance tax grievances again on Tuesday before the NFU’s get-together, writes Joanna Partridge
3 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Jason Wouhra CEO, Lioncroft Wholesale
The head of one of the UK’s biggest food and drink wholesalers is passionate about helping small business thrive in the face of tough competition.
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
What have three years of Putin's war done to the economies of both sides?
As the conflict enters a fourth year, analysts are examining the health of Ukraine and Russia - and who will be the better bet for investors once hostilities stop. The answers might be surprising, writes
5 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Redrawing of energy markets map set to heap benefits on US
The prospects of peace and return of Russian gas looks likely to serve the interests of Trump
3 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Creative industries held to account after misconduct rows
Standards of behaviour will be monitored by independent body, reports Rachael Healy
3 min |
February 23, 2025
The Observer
Waltz occurring? Rivals make pitch for Strauss legacy
As Vienna celebrates the 200th anniversary of the dance king's birth, venues compete for the punters
3 min |