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The Observer
A nutty idea to sell equities
Will Savvy Squirrel get British savers investing again?
1 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Arms race to exploit personal data exposed by Biobank breach
UK Biobank's data breach is part of a global arms race between research bodies and criminals seeking to exploit personal data.
3 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Tucker Carlson turns his ire on Trump as Maga split rattles the White House
In the woodlands of rural Maine, a rebellion against Donald Trump's administration is gathering strength, splitting the Maga movement and triggering unease in Washington.
4 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Unity isn't meant to be easy – it's difficulty that brings a country together
Ten years ago this week, Barack Obama stood in London beside David Cameron and said something Britain has not quite forgotten.
3 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Rental reform driving out private landlords and letting companies in
The UK’s rental market faces its biggest shakeup in decades when the Renters’ Rights Act takes effect next week.
2 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
'Everyone is so scared': the housing free-for-all threatening Cotswold town
Labour has relaxed planning rules to achieve its aim of 1.5m new-builds in five years. For one community it means lost fields, and properties flooded with sewage, writes Rowan Moore
5 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Fossil fuel non-proliferation will be a tougher sell than nuclear
With the election of Donald Trump, the pendulum swung far away from international efforts to tackle climate change.
1 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
President roots for tree that could cure
Gabon is being asked to grant the US access to a hallucinogen that can banish addiction - and may heal the Maga rift.
5 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Fix it
Starmer — or his successor — must find the courage to commit to rejoining the EU
2 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
King was 'bouncing up and down' in fury at Trump's slur against British troops
The king was “absolutely furious” when Donald Trump suggested in January that British troops had stayed away from the frontline in Afghanistan.
4 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Grief: we can't go over it, we can't go under it
After the death of her husband, Melanie Reid finds there is only one path through loss
2 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
'I wanted to write about somewhere that was a horrible place to work'
Mick Herron is standing outside an unremarkable row of commercial properties ~ a parcel shop, a newsagent, a narrow cafe ~ on Aldersgate Street opposite the Barbican estate on the boundary line of the City of London.
8 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Grandmother's footsteps is the wrong game to play with Europe
Bitter experience suggests that governments aren't as good at accelerating economic growth as they might say.
2 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
We know Brexit failed.We also know how to fix it
After 10 years, Brexit has inflicted serious, lasting harm on the UK.
2 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Rejoin EU to boost economy and revive your premiership, prime minister is told
Senior Labour figures and business leaders call for a bolder move than the current ‘reset’ of European relations to see off Green threat
4 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
'I worked 24/7 on Tarryn's case. I gave up my life. I thought this is it. I need to get to the truth'
Christopher Trybus was cleared of driving his wife Tarryn Baird to kill herself. Where does the woman who spent 10 years searching for answers go from here, asks Claudia Williams
10+ min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Campaign to embrace new view of British enterprise
A few dozen of Britain's top entrepreneurs, finance chiefs and a smattering of policymakers gathered in a shared workspace in central London last Wednesday for the official launch of Enterprise Britain.
1 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Search for a star... the lost showbusiness bible that could be lurking in your attic
A roadshow celebrating 100 years of Spotlight won't be complete unless the first 1927 editions can be found
4 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
A quest for a new generation of liquid fuels is where AI could really prove its worth
Demand for electricity from data centres is growing fast - globally, it will more than double in the next five years.
2 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
New play gives audiences the chance to vent fury over Epstein
Theatregoers will be invited to 'hurl abuse' in immersive performance that puts women's voices centre stage
3 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Silicon Valhalla: the lessons of Sweden's tech powerhouse
Scandinavia's big dog is rivalling Britain thanks to its unique 'flywheel' effect and government support, and nowhere is innovation thriving more than in the city of Gothenburg, writes Barney Macintyre
7 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Andrew Tate ‘boosted Substack profile with fake subscribers’
The misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate appears to have orchestrated a campaign to boost his profile on the newsletter-hosting platform Substack by creating fake subscribers.
2 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
A handful of peers have forced terminally ill patients to suffer
Seven members of the House of Lords table more than 100 amendments.
1 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
The mortgage day of reckoning is here
One of the central tenets of Britain’s political right is that individual agency is morally and economically superior to any form of collective action, regulation or public institution; in its eyes, the latter are all innately inefficient and degenerate.
4 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Proud, stubborn Starmer thinks he's the right man, but if this is government, I'm a Pot Noodle
Hailed as an antidote to the Tories' lurid psychodrama, the prime minister now faces despair over his own leadership
4 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Turmeric+ Gold 'A great product that really works' says Martin.
Yacht master instructor and former footballer, Martin Musgrove, 62, tells how Turmeric+
2 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
It's not me, it's you. Wales to break up with Labour after 100-year love affair
In the party's former heartlands, voters tell Ceri Thomas why urban decay and anger at Keir Starmer will add up to a bloodbath in May's Senedd elections
5 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
'It is weaker, but will be nastier': Iranian exiles even more fearful of vengeful regime
Tehran is hardening its threats to those in the diaspora who have criticised it from abroad, vowing to severely punish dissent.
3 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Palantir swaps surveilling for tailoring with launch of tech bro chore jacket
The chore jacket, a totem of egalitarianism and the humble workhorse of the proletariat, is an interesting choice for a technology business criticised for its facilitation of mass surveillance.
2 min |
April 26, 2026
The Observer
Pension fund turns up heat on BP over fossil fuel investment
Nest, the UK’s biggest workplace pension scheme, is pushing BP to provide more “clarity and confidence” over its pivot back to oil and gas after an investor revolt at the energy giant’s annual meeting last week.
1 min |