News, culture and style

Injustice

The trials of an innocent man

Peter Sullivan was jailed for 38 years for a murder he did not commit. The court of appeal refused to hear his case, while Diane Sindall’s real killer remains at large. Read Ceri Thomas’s long read, and listen to the audio investigation wherever you get your podcasts

Hungary

Orbán out, Magyar in

The landslide victory of Péter Magyar brings an end to Viktor Orbán’s “illiberal democracy” experiment, writes Kim Willsher, but he will need to work hard to unpick 16 years of Orbánisation

Police brutality

The mothers left behind

Kenyan police are estimated to have killed more than 800 people in the past three years in Nairobi's oldest slum. Now bereaved mothers are growing trees in the hopes of inspiring change, Layla Mahmood and Mohammed Nyarigu write

Olivier Awards

And... scene!

London’s prestigious theatre awards celebrated its 50th year with a star-studded cast of nominees. Anna Leszkiewicz charts the celebrations and surprises from this year's ceremony

News in brief

Iran war

US counter-blockade sets off battle of wills with Iran

Crime

Southport attack ‘should have been prevented’, inquiry finds

Politics

Labour judges that closer alignment with the EU is worth the fight

Media

Internet Archive hosts growing treasure trove for music lovers

For today

Iran

Ruth Michaelson

Airstrikes are no longer the threat. Iranians now live under the shadow of the gibbet

Artificial intelligence

Fred Harter

OpenAI may be in too deep

How Tony Adams gave himself a sporting chance

Football

Paul Hayward

How Tony Adams gave himself a sporting chance

Food

Nigel Slater

Nigel Slater’s midweek treat: pasta, asparagus and peas

London Marathon 2026

How my marathon training became a form of therapy

It’s not about the race, it’s about having something that proves that you can keep going

Ideas

The court of appeal is failing the justice system

Leaders

The Observer Leader

The court of appeal is failing the justice system

Thanks to Trump, we’ve edged closer to Europe, but the entente isn’t always cordiale

Politics

Andrew Rawnsley

Thanks to Trump, we’ve edged closer to Europe, but the entente isn’t always cordiale

Iranians are the biggest losers in a war that exposed US power

Iran war

Kenan Malik

Iranians are the biggest losers in a war that exposed US power

Nothing cures billionaires of their benevolence like vast wealth

Money

Sarah Manavis

Nothing cures billionaires of their benevolence like vast wealth

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

The cellist of Auschwitz

Music saved her life when she was a prisoner at the death camp. Now 100 years old, the musician shares her story of survival and hearing Yehudi Menuhin play at Belsen