James Tapper

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James Tapper has worked for The Observer since 2015 and was highly commended at the British Journalism Awards in 2021 for his reporting on the Covid pandemic. He has been a journalist and troublemaker since 1999, writing for other London newspapers including the Mail on Sunday, and working as a foreign correspondent in India for the Global Post.

Mounjaro price hikes will make obesity even more unfair

Mounjaro price hikes will make obesity even more unfair

Fear as cost of weight loss drug soars

Fear as cost of weight loss drug soars

Global rise in sea levels may be inevitable, experts warn as sci-fi becomes reality

Global rise in sea levels may be inevitable, experts warn as sci-fi becomes reality

Cancer research ‘set back years’ as visa fees drive scientists away from UK

Cancer research ‘set back years’ as visa fees drive scientists away from UK

Children denied life-saving medical care by UK visa delays

Children denied life-saving medical care by UK visa delays

World divided as plastics push elephants closer to extinction

World divided as plastics push elephants closer to extinction

The Pacific voyage guided by just a spiritual GPS

The Pacific voyage guided by just a spiritual GPS

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