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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 |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Emma Grede
The savvy east London fashion entrepreneur who is truly keeping up with the Kardashians.
4 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Prosecuted and traumatised for the mistake of taking abortion pill too late
Nicola Packer was still bleeding from major surgery when she was arrested, escorted by two police officers out of hospital and taken to Charing Cross police station, writes Phoebe Davis.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Dozens of betting companies were secretly placed in special measures
The gambling watchdog has put 38 failing betting firms into special measures in the past five years under a secretive regime that prevents the companies being identified.
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Venture capital: the great hope for UK growth
Britain is sitting upon the alchemist’s growth stone, but doesn’t realise it.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Virgin's takeover of Daisy could trigger merger wave
Virgin Media O2's proposed takeover of Daisy Group could unleash a splurge of telecoms mergers as the sector struggles with the commoditisation of core services, price competition and the need for continuous infrastructure investment.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Ailing Biden bombshell gives Maga a stick to beat mainstream media
Anger at press silence over mental decline of president who allegedly failed to recognise George Clooney
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Much Ado about a missing Shakespeare folio and the fetish of private ownership Kate Maltby
William Shakespeare knew the value of a good book.
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
US is facing a 'Liz Truss moment'
\"Is this America's Liz Truss moment?\" asks a new report from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a respected non-partisan think-tank in Washington.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
After Trump's warm words, Syria works to secure a real and lasting thaw
With the dropping of sanctions designed to target the Assads, there is hope for the fledgling state, writes
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Tested to destruction: how an obsession with exams is failing our children
Martha Gill
4 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Three Iranians charged with spying offences
Three men have been charged with espionage offences after allegedly plotting to commit “serious violence” against Iranian journalists in London.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
The boss helping firms tackle the 'insane' cost of skilled-worker visas
Karoli Hindriks has gone from teenage inventor to a global role helping businesses take on overseas employees, writes Barney Macintyre
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
The city has smartened up its act, but it can't cut politics and real life from the festival
A huge sign spells out “Cannes” next to the castle tower above the city.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Welfare shake-up is not to save cash, it's a moral mission, insists Kendall
Slashing disability benefits 'absolutely not cruel', says work and pensions chief as Labour MPs plot rebellion
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
How can shop car park ignore Highway Code?
I went to Watford by bus but suffered a medical emergency relating to my disability, so my partner came to pick me up in my car.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Millions pour into the beautiful game as celebrities back women's football teams
Pioneer investor Alexis Ohanian, who has pitched in with £20m for FA Cup hopefuls Chelsea, first got the ball rolling. Now fellow stars are following suit
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Humain, really? Saudi's new AI venture faces same old problems
The promise of an AI-powered future may be good marketing, but the business fundamentals are not straightforward.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
My top 12 ‘pinch-me-now’ Eurovision moments from best to Conchita Wurst
As the last sequins, feathers and flags float out of Basel, we say au revoir, do widzenia, arrivederci to the 69th “Eurovizh”. No tears.
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Ozempic drug giant sheds its boss the Danish way
The share price of Ozempic and Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk has been dropping faster than the body weight of its typical customer.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
How hippy arts and crafts went bling
Rachel Cooke
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Dear Keir*
Grown-up advice from everyone's favourite centrist
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Why nesting boxes and feeders may be killing UK's songbirds
In a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show this week is a songbirds' paradise, designed to show visitors how to provide a sanctuary for some of the UK's most endangered birds.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
UK defence industry targets EU cash
With US support for Nato waning, Britain's influential arms companies eagerly anticipate a shower of treasure from soaring European military budgets, writes
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
'Romania's Donald Trump' eyes presidential palace with electoral race too close to call
A 38-year-old former football hooligan is the preferred candidate of disillusioned voters as the country goes to the polls today.
4 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
We've got to do something about Trump.
I know I will, maybe after Fiji
3 min |