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John Simpson
Nowak backlash risks worsening relationships between police and ethnic minority communities

Mon 8 Jun 2026

Nowak backlash risks worsening relationships between police and ethnic minority communities
Rachel Sylvester
‘Safe’ in their rooms, children are being caught in a global grooming pandemic

Sun 7 Jun 2026

‘Safe’ in their rooms, children are being caught in a global grooming pandemic
The Observer view
Two-tier truth

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Two-tier truth
Poppy Bullard
Everest guide discovered close to death after ‘bonkers’ climb leaves him alone on mountain

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Everest guide discovered close to death after ‘bonkers’ climb leaves him alone on mountain
Hugh Tomlinson
Right-wing US media and politicians attack ‘woke policing’ in the UK after death of Henry Nowak

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Right-wing US media and politicians attack ‘woke policing’ in the UK after death of Henry Nowak
Lily Isaacs
Reform’s attempt to exploit Henry Nowak’s death is rank opportunism

Thu 4 Jun 2026

Reform’s attempt to exploit Henry Nowak’s death is rank opportunism
Charlotte Reck
Man convicted of murdering partner in brutal knife attack

Wed 3 Jun 2026

Man convicted of murdering partner in brutal knife attack
Aref Alkrez and Leon Spring
Narco-state: the battle to dismantle the Assad drug empire

Sun 31 May 2026

Narco-state: the battle to dismantle the Assad drug empire
Rachel Sylvester
The crisis in Britain’s youth justice system: how is the government going to fix it?

Sun 31 May 2026

The crisis in Britain’s youth justice system: how is the government going to fix it?
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Palace given emails six years ago that may show Andrew passed confidential information

Sat 30 May 2026

Palace given emails six years ago that may show Andrew passed confidential information
Seun Matiluko
The death of Yves Sakila is a reminder of problems close to home

Wed 27 May 2026

The death of Yves Sakila is a reminder of problems close to home
Rachel Sylvester
‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban
Philippe Sands
Rogue states won’t always get away with murder. In the end justice will prevail

Sun 24 May 2026

Rogue states won’t always get away with murder. In the end justice will prevail
Adele Zeynep Walton
Ofcom fining a pro-suicide website is no substitute for a public inquiry into government failures

Sun 17 May 2026

Ofcom fining a pro-suicide website is no substitute for a public inquiry into government failures
Lorcan Lovett
‘Every day I worry about kidnapping’: The new reign of terror in the world’s largest refugee camp

Sun 17 May 2026

‘Every day I worry about kidnapping’: The new reign of terror in the world’s largest refugee camp
Charlotte Reck
Old Bailey judge gives evidence in murder trial of daughter’s partner

Sun 17 May 2026

Old Bailey judge gives evidence in murder trial of daughter’s partner
Jaya Narain
Police dismiss conspiracy theories over deaths of three women in Brighton

Sun 17 May 2026

Police dismiss conspiracy theories over deaths of three women in Brighton
Basia Cummings
Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘Fakery is now the coin of the realm. Underlying it is a sense that we’re all hustlers’

Sat 16 May 2026

Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘Fakery is now the coin of the realm. Underlying it is a sense that we’re all hustlers’
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Car crime gangs targeted by ban on vehicle hacking devices

Sun 3 May 2026

Car crime gangs targeted by ban on vehicle hacking devices
Eva Wiseman
‘Is this still my home?’ – the painful question confronting every British Jew

Sun 3 May 2026

‘Is this still my home?’ – the painful question confronting every British Jew
Phil Rosenberg
After Golders Green, Britain must confront the brutal reality of antisemitism

Fri 1 May 2026

After Golders Green, Britain must confront the brutal reality of antisemitism
John Simpson
North London terror attack: Jewish first responders describe tackling knifeman

Wed 29 Apr 2026

North London terror attack: Jewish first responders describe tackling knifeman
Letters to the editor
The Southport murderer’s family needed intervention

Sun 26 Apr 2026

The Southport murderer’s family needed intervention
Claudia Williams
After a landmark trial, a mother still seeks answers about her daughter’s death

Sun 26 Apr 2026

After a landmark trial, a mother still seeks answers about her daughter’s death
Claudia Williams
Man found not guilty of driving wife to suicide

Wed 22 Apr 2026

Man found not guilty of driving wife to suicide
Kenan Malik
Southport, Grenfell, Windrush – all scandals defined by institutional indifference

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Southport, Grenfell, Windrush – all scandals defined by institutional indifference
John Simpson
Arson attacks on Jewish targets may be linked to group recruiting teens on Snapchat

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Arson attacks on Jewish targets may be linked to group recruiting teens on Snapchat
John Simpson
Boxing ‘crime boss’ to be extradited to Ireland after arrest in Dubai

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Boxing ‘crime boss’ to be extradited to Ireland after arrest in Dubai
Ceri Thomas
Jailed for 38 years, octogenarian prisoner is next to have his day in appeal court

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Jailed for 38 years, octogenarian prisoner is next to have his day in appeal court
Who really revealed Banksy’s identity?

7 mins • S1, E1341

Who really revealed Banksy’s identity?
Ceri Thomas
Who really killed Diane Sindall?

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Who really killed Diane Sindall?
John Simpson
Shot in broad daylight: 14-year-old killed in London

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Shot in broad daylight: 14-year-old killed in London
Ceri Thomas
No apology, no justice: how the court of appeal failed Peter Sullivan

Sun 12 Apr 2026

No apology, no justice: how the court of appeal failed Peter Sullivan
Katie McQue
Serial killer nation: how do so many American murderers evade justice for so long?

Thu 9 Apr 2026

Serial killer nation: how do so many American murderers evade justice for so long?
Katie McQue
Living with the legacy of the Long Island serial killer

Thu 9 Apr 2026

Living with the legacy of the Long Island serial killer
Patricia Clarke
AI chatbots are the ‘wild west’ for violence against women and girls

Tue 24 Mar 2026

AI chatbots are the ‘wild west’ for violence against women and girls
Claudia Williams
Man told wife he would snap her neck, landmark coercion case told

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Man told wife he would snap her neck, landmark coercion case told
Catherine Neilan
Labour minister resigns over secret investigation into reporters

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Labour minister resigns over secret investigation into reporters
Thomas Graham
After ‘El Mencho’, Mexico braces for cartel succession battle

Sat 28 Feb 2026

After ‘El Mencho’, Mexico braces for cartel succession battle
Jonathan Lewis
Nitazene, a drug 500 times stronger than heroin, is flooding the UK

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Nitazene, a drug 500 times stronger than heroin, is flooding the UK
Alexi Mostrous
Cash rules everything in the age of money laundering

Thu 12 Feb 2026

Cash rules everything in the age of money laundering
The UK’s million pound illegal waste problem

8 mins • S1, E1297

The UK’s million pound illegal waste problem
Alex O’Connell
I didn’t think I had much in common with Kemi, but therein lies a tail

Sun 8 Feb 2026

I didn’t think I had much in common with Kemi, but therein lies a tail
Phoebe Davis
Letby documentary footage never shared with her legal team

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Letby documentary footage never shared with her legal team
Iona Bain
One in six women are abused financially. Two simple banking changes could help

Thu 22 Jan 2026

One in six women are abused financially. Two simple banking changes could help
Nga Pham
Chinese-born billionaire of accused profiting from $70bn global scam industry

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Chinese-born billionaire of accused profiting from $70bn global scam industry
How applicants that failed vetting became Met police officers

8 mins • S1, E1278

How applicants that failed vetting became Met police officers
James Tapper
The likely impact of Maduro’s seizure on the global cocaine trade: none

Tue 13 Jan 2026

The likely impact of Maduro’s seizure on the global cocaine trade: none
What’s really happening on the ground in Iran

33 mins • S1, E303

What’s really happening on the ground in Iran
Martha Gill
Criminals are restyling Britain’s barbers as hairdressers are forced to cut back

Wed 7 Jan 2026

Criminals are restyling Britain’s barbers as hairdressers are forced to cut back
John Simpson
Ex-husband among six on drugging and rape charges

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Ex-husband among six on drugging and rape charges
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
The Bradford jeweller who turned dirty money into a trail of gold

Fri 26 Dec 2025

The Bradford jeweller who turned dirty money into a trail of gold
Fred Harter
Jewish people, once again, are grieving on a sacred holiday

Tue 16 Dec 2025

Jewish people, once again, are grieving on a sacred holiday
Kenan Malik
Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded
Catherine Neilan
More MEPs investigated over Russian bribes

Sun 23 Nov 2025

More MEPs investigated over Russian bribes
Jeevan Vasagar
Mystery rubbish: who dumped the 150-metre pile in Oxfordshire?

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Mystery rubbish: who dumped the 150-metre pile in Oxfordshire?
Phoebe Davis
West Midlands attacks have left Sikh women fearing for their safety

Tue 18 Nov 2025

West Midlands attacks have left Sikh women fearing for their safety
Helen Garner
The crime writers addicted to the mushroom murders

Sat 15 Nov 2025

The crime writers addicted to the mushroom murders
Adam Weymouth
Letters from prison: the protesters locked up for trying to change the world

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Letters from prison: the protesters locked up for trying to change the world

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