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The Observer
UK graduates lose out as Al 'fills' entry-level jobs
Graduating is - almost universally - a humbling experience.
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Courtroom drachma: mock trial tackles the mystery of stolen Greek treasure
In a fictitious case, academics imagine how justice over high-profile museum thefts might unfold.
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Startups enter race to upgrade UK's energy grid
In April, engineers dismantled Scotland's oldest pylon route.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Fact and fiction: Raynor Winn won't talk to us. But here's what she said about our story
After our exposé of the inaccuracies behind a couple's walk to salvation, their defence raises new questions
5 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
He fled Cambodia. Now reporter fears Trump will send him back to his death
In 2017 Vuthy Tha left Cambodia by crossing into Thailand on foot.
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Air India crash mystery deepens as report says fuel cut out for 10 seconds
As cockpit recording reveals one pilot denied turning switches off, safety expert hints at risk of software failure
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Telegram, 'trash fishing' and the Wagner plot to groom UK criminals for 'grey zone' attacks
How a Ukraine-backing millionaire's London restaurant was targeted by proxies of Putin's shadow army
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Yes, Al turns foreign words into English ones - but it won't replace us human literary translators
Last week’s news about the launch of GlobeScribe, a publishing service offering AI translations of novels for the bargain price of $100 (£74), confirms what we've long suspected that AI is being discussed not merely as a tool that can be useful for professionals, but as something to replace us entirely.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Stellar Nvidia leads gang of three
Chipmaker Nvidia last week became the first company ever to reach a $4tn stock market valuation - just 13 months after it reached $3tn, when it was behind only Microsoft and Apple, which had become the first $1tn company in August 2018.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Live in confinement, or leave for ever: Israel's grim offer to terrified Gazans
IDF plan to pack millions into 'humanitarian city' built on the ruins of Rafah is a war crime, say scholars as Palestinians pray for a ceasefire.
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Saudi takeover of gaming industry leaves little room for dissent
Saudi Arabia's takeover of the gaming industry was on display this week at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh.
2 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Old-school French trip was a bit too ooh la la
When the Macrons visited Britain last week, the talk was mostly of the Bayeux Tapestry and immigration.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Modern racism is loud and proud
Kenan Malik
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Sarina Wiegman
England women's football manager faces a journey into unknown territory, writes Jessy Parker Humphreys
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Roman Starovoit
Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his car after disappointing his masters in Moscow
3 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
Why weather forecasting is still crucial to prevent disasters
The Texas floods have shown the enduring importance of meteorology, at a time when climate change, Trump and AI are reshaping the science.
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
'Stopping breast screening at 70 is crazy. It's writing off older women'
Cancer surgery has convinced Labour peer Margaret Hodge that test rules must change, she tells Rachel Sylvester
4 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
I founded Teach First, I know it helps children
There were only two policies that the three national parties agreed on in their 2010 manifestos: that the House of Lords should be reformed and that Teach First had made a strong impact in helping to improve results in schools in challenging circumstances and should expand.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
As the AI jobs Armageddon approaches, it seems that only plumbers are safe...
What career advice to give your kids has become a hot topic at Silicon Valley dinner parties.
2 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
WPP's pick for CEO faces huge challenges to rescue ad firm
Investors were calmed, at least for now, by Cindy Rose’s appointment as chief executive of WPP on Thursday, the day after a brutal profit warning triggered an 18% plunge in the advertising giant's share price.
1 min |
July 13, 2025
The Observer
The Observer, 14 July 1985 Rock'n'roll to the rescue
Raised high on the shoulders of Paul McCartney, Bob Geldof, the organiser of the Live Aid concert, led some of the world's top rock stars in a stirring finale to last night's concert at Wembley.
1 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Pop doppelgangers: when the audience is the act
Bucket hats, teddy nighties, bald caps ... dressing like their idols gives fans an enhanced sense of tribal affinity. And the stars are showing their appreciation.
3 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
US funding for militarised Gaza aid distribution dodges scrutiny
Critics say shadowy $30m operation is 'turning food into a weapon of war', while contractors are accused of firing on a population on the brink of famine, reports Ruth Michaelson
7 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Paradise tree snake
Never underestimate a snake. I know we're long, and everything else that flies or glides is essentially wide, but us lot, us Chrysopelea, we've cracked it too. Flying squirrels, flying lizards, flying frogs - I'd back myself to out-glide any one of them.
2 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Britain's Potemkin defence – and why it's not fit for the modern battlefield
The UK military is woefully short of the weapons needed to make its ships, tanks and jets a lethal force
7 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
The real Salt Path
A couple's redemptive journey from penury and homelessness led to a bestselling book. But the truth behind it is very different, finds Chloe Hadjimatheou
10+ min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
'An ugly insult to the past': Serbians fight US plan to build Trump Tower
Proposal to erect a gleaming hotel complex on the ruins of Belgrade's defence ministry adds to fury over corruption, writes Francisco Garcia
5 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Today's heatwaves are an emergency but the UK just sticks its head in the sand
Sweltering temperatures harm the economy and cause thousands of deaths — the government needs a strategy to deal with this
4 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
The Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhism's spiritual leader faces a struggle over his successor, writes Stephen Armstrong
4 min |
July 06, 2025
The Observer
Sandy Gall
The newsreader and foreign correspondent was an old-style adventurer with a particular love of Afghanistan
3 min |