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The Observer
Prisoners to be released after serving a third of sentence 'if they behave'
Prisoners will be released after a third of their sentence if they behave well in jail, under radical proposals to be published this week.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
'Chaotic' voting on end of life bill angers MPs
The handling of Friday's debate on assisted dying angered MPs who have yet to decide whether to back the bill, it has been claimed.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
'They don't understand the mindset of what we do. It is not a job or a hobby. It is a life'
Two deaths a fortnight ago have failed to dispel the turbocharged allure of the motorsport for riders, writes Rory Smith from Donington Park
7 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Gambling giants spared regulatory action after secret deals with watchdog
Controversial 'special measures' and profit divestment scheme under fire after failures were not made public
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
'Assisted dying is a treatment for suffering. Why make it different?'
I find it a little strange that there is so much angst and debate in this country about assisted dying (AD) when opinion polls consistently show an overwhelming majority of people in favour of it and there is little, if any, evidence of it leading to significant abuse or moral harm in the many countries where it is allowed, in some places for decades.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Trump's order on drug prices rattles industry nerves in UK
\"Pharmageddon!\" screamed the headlines before Donald Trump's executive order last week, demanding drug prices be cut by 30%-80%.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Police could search homes and seize phones after sudden pregnancy loss
New national guidance suggests officers look for menstrual tracking apps or abortion drugs
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Labour should look to Carney's Canada for a plan on immigration
When Canada went to the polls last month, the centre-left government felt immigration had grown at a “rapid and unsustainable pace, with our housing and social infrastructure failing to absorb all the people arriving”.
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
US private money pitches weapons built by startups into field of battle
Ukraine's battlefields are shifting. Three years into the war, tankers and trenches are being replaced by autonomous weapons, built by startups and battle-tested on the frontlines. And, increasingly, they’re backed by private money.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Richard Hawley
I played the Leadmill as a teenager. Its closure is a tragedy, for Sheffield and beyond
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Anne Dunham
Winner of six gold medals across five Games, the Paralympic dressage rider was a 'fearless warrior'
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
It's almost summer. But the removal of winter fuel payments for pensioners has a long tail
When Labour MPs clamour for a “course correction”, you do not need the skills of GCHQ to decode what they mean. They want the government to spend more money. If they could cajole Rachel Reeves to rummage down the back of the Treasury's sofa to find a bit extra for one particular cause, I know what it would be.
4 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
The quiet hero who exposed the grooming gangs
Camilla Cavendish
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Children 'lost' in ailing mental health system
More and more children in England are “lost” in the system, and the number waiting for mental health treatment has risen by 50,000 since last year, the children’s commissioner has warned.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Observer
Rogue trader Leeson rides to the aid of spread betters in over their heads
Trading platforms such as IG entice non-professionals to gamble more than they can afford. Now, writes Chloe Hadjimatheou, the man who broke Barings in the 90s is helping them get some of their money back
6 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
Trump's visit to Gulf gives Netanyahu the cold shoulder
Israelis tend to assume their nation is America’s key strategic Middle East asset.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
'I took my laptop, three lipsticks and a can of hairspray': how I fled Moscow
The Russian film critic Ekaterina Barabash tells Kim Willsher in Paris how she was forced to leave her homeland, family and friends or face years in prison after denouncing the invasion of Ukraine
5 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
Trump scrambles for peace in Africa – and a bonanza of mineral riches
The US president is using his daughter's father-in-law to help bring about a peace deal between Rwanda and Congo - and a possible windfall.
4 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
Intimate and humane: Pope Leo is a true son of Chicago
It's likely that the only white smoke young Robert Prevost ever saw coming out of chimneys was from the US steel mills at the South Works.
3 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
Reform has lost three councillors since election 10 days ago
Reform UK has lost three of its councillors within a week of the local elections, with one facing possible disciplinary action for having stood in the first place.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
His master's choice: loyal Rubio's superpower is to get Trump's stuff done
There is a reason why for the first time since Kissinger the US secretary of state is also national security adviser, says Ivo Daalder
3 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
Corruption Inc.
Trump flies the flag for a new global age of graft
3 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
Young men are suffering, so why look away? Here's how we start fixing them
Andrew Tate is right - about some things. When the misogynist influencer says: “There’s a lot of young men growing up today that feel very disaffected, who feel invisible”
2 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
Musicians make an awful noise to thwart AI menace
Musicians can now protect their work from being used to train AI models using new “adversarial noise” tools that affect the models’ ability to learn.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
What's on telly? A trip to the cinema for the season finale
Fans will queue up and spoilers will be banned. But the cinemagoers who arrive at their local screens at the end of the month will be there to watch the latest episode of Doctor Who, not the next Marvel film.
2 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
Pakistan and India agree truce – but violence in Kashmir goes on
Trump tries to take the credit, but India says the two countries reached ceasefire agreement themselves
3 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
A cynical play for working-class votes
Kenan Malik
4 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
Putin's power on parade
Last year's Victory Day parade was an embarrassing affair for Vladimir Putin.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
'There is not a crumb left': Gaza fears new military push as aid blockade bites
A dearth of food has led to intense civilian suffering, as a US-led scheme manoeuvres to replace United Nations aid efforts
3 min |
May 11, 2025
The Observer
M&S hackers vow to keep 'former Soviet Union' safe
Hackers who bragged about crippling Marks & Spencer’s systems and breaching Co-op Group databases appeared to have vowed to protect “the former Soviet Union” from the technology used in the attacks.
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