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The Observer
Doubt over diet drug 'weight regain' study
It was a study that seemed to puncture the hype around weight-loss drugs.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Behind the blackout, Iran fears state violence and death
Meisam has taken to the streets with every round of protest in Iran over the last 16 years but this time he hopes things will be different.
4 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Copper boom powers talks on Glencore-Rio Tinto deal
As the price of the metal soars, conditions look good for a mining tie-up. But will this 'bigger is better' strategy deliver value, asks Barney Macintyre
2 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Oxfam board knew CEO could make legal claim if ousted
Oxfam announced an independent review of its board processes on Friday, following an investigation by The Observer into the departure of its chief executive.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Profiles linked to councillors found on white supremacist dating site
A Conservative councillor has been suspended from the party after appearing on a leaked user list of a white supremacist dating site.
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
'Keeping hope alive': pop star politician risks a second shot at leading Uganda
Bobi Wine knows he has little hope of winning Uganda's presidential election on Thursday.
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
From Trump adversary to Donald's man, 'Little Marco' is not so little any more
The shape-shifting US secretary of state is rebuilding his department along America First lines
4 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
London's housing woes are even worse than we all thought
It’s no secret that the capital’s housing system is broken.
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Starmer says many of us will feel richer. But most won't
Keir Starmer's new year message to the British people couldn't have been clearer: \"This year more of you will start to feel richer.\"
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Divorce isn't a stigma for women in Mauritania - it's a reason to party
The night before her divorce party, Hajah Mohammed sits cross-legged on a straw mat in her courtyard.
5 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Gaming the game: how clued-up Traitors players stormed the castle
Secrets and surprises have ignited the fourth series as savvy contestants lead the fight against format fatigue, writes TV critic Barbara Ellen
2 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Beckhams sent legal warning from Brooklyn
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son of David and Victoria, is reported to have served his parents with a legal letter, requesting them not to contact him directly.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Life is for grabbing by the Bazballs
England may have lost the Ashes but we could all do with more of their on-the-front-foot, fearless self-belief
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Eva Schloss
Anne Frank’s shy childhood friend who survived Auschwitz and later ‘spoke for millions of victims of hate’
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Market crashes follow the same warning signals but AI brings new unpredictability
Investors are on the hunt for new ways to protect their portfolios if the Al bubble pops.
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
'They milk them to the max': Fuse Energy accused of mistreating staff
A Silicon Valley-style culture at the company means young employees work long hours and face public shaming for mistakes.
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
As Goretti defeats the gritters, Britain counts the cost and braces for more
Even the gritters struggled to cope in the wake of Storm Goretti.
2 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
UK considers ban on X as anger over sexualised AI images grows
Ofcom could act 'in days' to implement sanctions against Musk’s platform and the Grok chatbot
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
In Latin America, shock and defiance at US threats
In the hours after Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured by US forces, Venezuelan state TV reran soap operas and variety shows - an attempt, perhaps, to suggest nothing had changed.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Farmers split on whether AI will benefit or harm food production
Farm work is not usually seen as a victim of the possibly imminent AI jobs Armageddon.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Iran’s uprising may succeed, but there will be no uplands of democracy for a long time
Jack Straw
4 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
The UN must step up as a multilateral force, or bow to Trump’s world order
Last week was when Maga came after multilateralism.
3 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Danes fear nothing will satisfy Trump's desire for Greenland
Riding high on his Venezuela 'success', the president appears set on control of the territory and its mineral wealth. Ahead of a crunch US meeting this week with Denmark, is there any way to prevent him simply taking it?
4 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Jerkins are back in literary style thanks to new Hamnet film
\"The fashion wears out more apparel than the man,\" declared Conrad in Much Ado About Nothing, noting that dress trends are flightier than the natures of the people who wear them.
2 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Health check for US investors
A good guide to investor expectations for innovation in the year ahead comes from two huge industry events held each January in the western US.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Lawless, disorder
Over the course of the past seven days, it felt as if things - and certainly the idea of the west - were falling apart.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Banning all political crypto donations will thwart hostile states, PM told
Keir Starmer must impose a full ban on cryptocurrency being used for political donations or risk losing control of a key new piece of legislation, senior Labour backbenchers warn.
1 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
‘We had whistles. They had guns.’ Protesters rally in the aftermath of Minnesota killing
Citizens gather to warn communities of the arrival of heavily armed and masked immigration agents
4 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Donald Trump has laid bare the myth of the west's rules-based order
The president's crude 'might is right' language has broken the code of hypocrisy that allowed old habits of empire to continue
4 min |
January 11, 2026
The Observer
Neo impressionism: big pictures, little dots – and all so utterly pointless
It took me months to get to Radical Harmony, the National Gallery's exhibition on neo-impressionists, for one simple reason: I hate neo-impressionists.
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