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Under pressure
Farage could face byelection over donation
The Reform leader faces investigations over the undeclared £5m gift from Christopher Harborne. A Commons suspension could lead to a recall petition – and cost him his Clacton seat, reports Catherine Neilan
Technology
The tech bro factory
Venture capitalists circle Stanford University, home of the How to Rule the World club, like carrion birds searching for the next big thing. But what does it mean to be on the conveyor belt of digital gold, asks Miles Ellingham
Saturday Night Live
Look who’s laughing now
The great American comedy institution has launched a British version. Employing 300 people and costing over £2m an episode, it’s a huge gamble. Has it worked, asks Simon Parkin
Local elections
Andrew Rawnsley
Smashed and pulverised: Labour faces an existential crisis after election wipeout
Rob Ford
Reform’s march heralds political fragmentation as two-party system pushed to brink
Peter Hain
Welsh Labour has paid the price for ignoring its withered roots
John Simpson
‘Extremist’ Reform candidates elected to councils across country
For today
Celebrity
Stephen Armstrong
Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni: they think it’s all over… it isn’t yet
Art
Laura Cumming
The Venice Biennale is drowning in politics
Astronomy
Andrew Anthony
In the Pluto planetary debate, scientists are still worlds apart
Politics
David Aaronovitch
From crypto-millions to TikTok charm: the new face of British populism
Time well spent
Something for the weekend
From Banksy’s statue to a Soho clown show
As the country goes to the polls, our critic picks the best campaign music
Further watching
From Legends to Berlusconi
The best new shows airing and streaming
Further reading
From Paul Auster to Douglas Stuart
Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk
Ideas
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Artificial intelligence
Kenan Malik
The Claude delusion: why Richard Dawkins is wrong about AI consciousness
Notebook
Erica Wagner
Michael Frayn’s wonderful Copenhagen still crackles with radioactive relevance
Homophobia
Matt Cain
Bigots hounded me out of Bolton as a young man. I won’t let it happen again
National
The Observer Leader
Why Britain must focus on economic revival
National
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Health
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Passengers from deadly hantavirus cruise ship to be flown home to UK
Arts
Vanessa Thorpe
Dame Felicity Lott reveals terminal cancer diagnosis ahead of dress auction for hospice
Business
Barney Macintyre
‘It’s the equivalent of Gulf oil’: investors bet on UK science
Consumers
Jon Ungoed-Thomas