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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Photos of the fall

It started with a picture of a walk in Central Park. The chronology of Andrew’s demise under the influence of Jeffrey Epstein can be starkly told by four now infamous photographs – the story of a prince who willingly sold his soul

By Tim Adams

American imperialism

A Chagos headache

As a US war with Iran becomes an increasing possibility, all eyes are on Diego Garcia. Jasper Corbett reports that the island’s strategic position may force Starmer to walk back his deal with Mauritius

Tariffs

More dollars, less sense

Not one to be caught on the back foot, after being told his previous tariffs were illegal Trump has now announced a 15% tariff on all foreign imports. Fred Harter explains how we got here

Sarah Ferguson

‘My storm’

The former Duchess of York has written 53 books (and counting). Lily Isaacs gets stuck in and finds that, in Fergie’s literary world, nobody is really a victim – except her and Andrew

For today

The Epstein files

Xavier Greenwood

Explained: Peter Mandelson’s arrest

The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas

Awards season

Seun Matiluko

The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas

It’s time the royal family got on their bikes

The Epstein files

The Observer Leader

It’s time the royal family got on their bikes

Palmer Luckey has sights set on US defence big bucks

Killer robots

Fred Harter

Palmer Luckey has sights set on US defence big bucks

Rape culture

Unspeakable truths

In her memoir, Gisèle Pelicot examines the language of sex and violence, in the bedroom, the chatroom and the courtroom. She insists that the way men talk about women always matters

The Epstein files

Tanya Gold

With Andrew’s fall, the royal family’s spell over the public has been broken

Andrew Rawnsley

The Peter Mandelson scandal has turned ‘No drama Starmer’ into a lurid soap opera

David Olusoga

No one anticipated an easy reign for Charles III but this mess will go down in history

Ada Barumé

“My best pal”: Mandelson and Epstein

Ideas

This sordid royal scandal could bring down the monarchy. We should seize the opportunity

Andrew

Graham Smith

This sordid royal scandal could bring down the monarchy. We should seize the opportunity

Theatre

John Niven

Writing for the stage? I’m mad for it

The AI threat is far greater than job losses

Artificial intelligence

Kenan Malik

The AI threat is far greater than job losses

There’s no joy an idiot with a smartphone can’t kill

Distractions

Frank Skinner

There’s no joy an idiot with a smartphone can’t kill

Tom Fletcher

‘I’ve become tougher to protect the idealist inside. But I cry on the plane’

On a stroll through Paris, the UN humanitarian chief talks about finding humanity in the most unlikely places and his own methods for coping with trauma