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Politics
Up to the challenge
Detractors say our new prime minister dodges decisions and vacillates, but my former ‘apprentice’ has all he needs to succeed, David Blunkett writes
Economy
A shift in power
The relationship between No 10, the Treasury and the Bank of England is not set in stone. Louise Haigh, the new chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has said the time is ripe for change, Ben Zaranko writes
An hour with...
Corinna Brown
The Heartstopper actress talks to Rich Pelley about reformer Pilates, why she wishes she lived through the 1990s and the last time she cried
Editor’s picks
Investigation
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Environmental watchdog accused of ‘giving away’ billions of litres of pure water to bottling giants
Athletics
Ben Bloom
The months of meticulous planning that made Josh Kerr’s miracle mile
Interview
Megan Nolan
Colson Whitehead: ‘A lot of America is pretty scary’
Books
Annie Lord
What to read to understand dating
Bankrolling reform
Catherine Neilan
Reform donor lost thousands betting on Iran and Starmer
Ceri Thomas
Profiting in plain sight, Farage could earn a fortune by talking up bitcoin shares
Catherine Neilan
Crypto billionaires face ban on donations to Reform under planned cap
Ceri Thomas
After the donor cap and crypto ban, what if we all chipped in to fund our political parties?
World
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Syria
Ruth Michaelson
‘The money must be there’: The hunt for Bashar al-Assad’s hidden millions in London
Iran
Haroon Janjua
‘The war is now at our doorsteps – it’s entering our homes’: Iranians fear escalation of US strikes
Europe
Isabel Coles
Latvia calls for more troops on Nato’s exposed eastern front
Ideas
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Adele Zeynep Walton
This online curfew is a PR stunt. Internet users don’t need to be regulated – internet platforms do
Kate Maltby
Badenoch’s attacks on net zero and ECHR supporters won’t win back floating voters
John Naughton
When social media causes context to collapse, we all end up in the same room
The Observer view
Things can also get better
Culture
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Books
Lily Isaacs
The TikTok romantasy craze bringing readers back to bookshops
Interview
Vanessa Thorpe
Bryony Kimmings: ‘I’m a bit perimenopausal, I’m not gonna lie’
Film
Wendy Ide
Christopher Nolan’s big, fat Greek epic
Interview
Alice Vincent
Joan Barfoot: ‘My career was wrapped – now suddenly this magic is happening’
In Real Life
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Observations and scenes from beyond your phone screen
Lifestyle
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Fashion
Jo Jones
50 ways to look stylish in the sun
Do not disturb
Hayley Myers
Ione Gamble: ‘Film has always been the best form of escapism for me’
Into the wild
Charlotte Mendelson
A walk along the beach in Dublin fills me with feelings of loss…
What’s on my mind
Beatriz Serrano
Beatriz Serrano: ‘All writers envy other writers’
Sport
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World Cup 2026
Rory Smith
Messi, Knicks in New York and US-England affection – The Observer’s World Cup memories
TV
Patrick Kidd
No World Cup final send-off for Keir Starmer, but there’s always the golf
F1
Matt Majendie
Antonelli hoping for more relaxing weekend at Spa after qualifying on pole
Cricket
Cameron Ponsonby
This is the world we live in – the Test game is in thrall to franchise cricket
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Weekly investigations in audio
Tortoise Investigates
Deep Water
In the high-stakes sport of freediving, athletes descend as deep as they can on a single breath. They are used to putting their lives at risk. Through her diving instructor, Lydia Gard discovered a new threat that could tear their community apart: drug use
Sweet Bobby
Kirat is a successful radio presenter. On Facebook she meets Bobby, a handsome cardiologist. He’s a catch. Soon, they get tangled up in a love affair full of lies and manipulation. Then… Kirat discovers a deception of almost unimaginable proportions. Alexi Mostrous investigates a very modern love story
Lucky Boy
Gareth’s whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school. He spent most afternoons in her bedroom. But when she walked out of his life, everything started to unravel. Chloe Hadjimatheou asks: who gets to be a perpetrator, and who gets to be a victim?
