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When Trump met Epstein: "They were best friends ... He was his bro'
Images of the partying pair with young women were largely neglected by the established media - until now
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Never mind the economy, immigration is now a bigger concern for voters
As fears grow of a backlash against asylum seekers and a summer of disorder, polling shows a significant change in people's priorities
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
TikTok generation buys into savvy Lionesses as Euros glory beckons
Football team's appeal to fans has made them valuable to sponsors and a launchpad for wider women's football
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Publishing app Substack joins $1bn club
The newsletter platform has shifted its focus from content creation to user retention, writes James Ball
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
A war on science: Kennedy's slash- and-burn approach to public health
The US and the world look likely to pay a high price for the policies of Trump's ruthless health secretary
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
False cleanerfish
I suppose it’s inevitable that a fish like me should be interested in moral philosophy. Metaethics, bioethics, categorical imperatives: all these things add richness and depth to my daily routine. I mean: what is cheating? I owe it to my future offspring to cheat. And surely dupes are actively contributing to the cheating process. Certainly I couldn't do it without them.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Free speech is our touchstone of academic excellence
The free exchange of ideas is at the core of what universities are about. These are the places where knowledge is explored, discoveries made and issues debated. That process of debate is crucial: ideas and facts have to be tested and discussed if progress is ever to be made.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
The playbook the guilty use to cover up famine
Gaza's famine is man-made. And those who are making it happen are doing their best to conceal their crime. The Israeli government is reading from the same playbook as many architects of calamity from the past 100 years.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
New BP chair will cement move out of green energy
A rare British victory may be getting closer for Elliott Management, the US activist investor. Last week, BP appointed a new chairman, Albert Manifold, who is likely to be sympathetic to the changes demanded by Elliott when it acquired over 5% of the oil company some time before April, making it the firm’s second biggest shareholder.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Treasury staff issues: Reeves is missing the key people to find the missing billions
The exit of her economic advisers has put the chancellor under extra pressure to shape policy
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Non-profits join forces to defend against Trump's ESG assault
In a small deal that could have big consequences, the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI) last week announced a merger with the Capitals Coalition.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Britain's chance to reclaim and exert its moral authority
Stella Creasy
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
The diplomatic scales are tilting towards recognition
Mark Malloch Brown describes himself as a “middle of the roader”; he’s a moderate who uses language carefully, a diplomat with an aversion to hyperbole.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
No food, no pay, no liberty: marooned sailors plead with shipowners to be rescued
The crew left to drift off Mozambique by firm registered in the UK are latest in a rising number to be abandoned at sea
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Nuclear power is the future Britain rejected. Now it's time for us to think again
Britain was once poised to be the world leader in clean energy.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Maxwell release hopes rise as Republicans seek dirt on Democrats
Speculation Epstein's ex-girlfriend could be surprise beneficiary of partisan US politics
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Weary Israelis find slogans are not enough to end hell in Gaza
The latest failure to agree a hostage release and ceasefire deal amid mass demonstrations has only added to a pervading mood of helplessness among the people, writes Dahlia Scheindlin in Tel Aviv
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
'Carnival of resistance' to golfing president
Donald Trump played golf at his Ayrshire resort yesterday, as protesters gathered in Aberdeen and Edinburgh for the US president's first full day in Scotland.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Playing a round with Donald John: Trump Inc rolls into Scotland
The US president has flown to the land of his forebears for a long weekend of R&R. explains why his visit is costly and few Scots will greet him
4 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Paltrow skit keeps kiss-cam pair in spotlight
Gwyneth Paltrow, founder of wellness brand Goop and ex-wife of Coldplay star Chris Martin, has appeared in a satirical video campaign for Astronomer, the tech company whose CEO and HR director were caught embracing on “kiss cam” during one of the group’s concerts sparking speculation they were having an affair.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Thai Cambodia border military strikes kill 30
Fighting has erupted along a disputed border area between Thailand and Cambodia, resulting in at least 30 deaths and the displacement of more than 130,000 civilians.
1 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Wise founders in dual-class duel
Wise, the British fintech star, is looking unwise.
1 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
'Dark Age' for HIV treatment as vaccine sceptic wields the axe
With millions cut from research funds, scientists fear impact of US health secretary's 'anti-science ethos'
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Boniface Mwangi
Activism is a dangerous vocation in Kenya. Over the past two decades, Boniface Mwangi has been in and out of jail, charged with resisting arrest, unlawful assembly and contempt of court. His house has been burned down by armed men, he has been brutally assaulted and, at one point, his family fled abroad.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
We were young, alienated Turks in need of a raw sound. Ozzy spoke volumes
Years after his breakup with Black Sabbath, when asked why he had to leave the legendary group, Ozzy Osbourne said: “I am not in the band any more because of musical differences. They were musical. Iwas different”
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Staff pay the price for record Microsoft success
“I love this company,” Steve Ballmer famously roared at a rally for Microsoft employees after he sweatily cavorted around the stage like a gorilla on ecstasy.
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July 27, 2025
The Observer
Nigel Farage says he wants to be taken seriously, but can't stop playing dangerous games
Told that there's been a gas leak in the building, Nigel Farage is the guy who fires up a cigarette.
4 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Private equity is changing the sports financing game
The new money on Wall Street — private credit - wants to score big on European sports investments.
2 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
I think I've joined a south London cycling cult
Who needs the Tour de France when you've got Herne Hill velodrome, asks Marie Le Conte
2 min |
July 27, 2025
The Observer
Who's hot for a buff Borat?
Well, not me Barbara Ellen
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