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Ceri Thomas
The Prince Harry case is only the first salvo in the free press war

Sun 12 Jul 2026

The Prince Harry case is only the first salvo in the free press war
Ciaran Tracey
Justice denied: Manchester 10 man refused compensation for three years spent behind bars

Sun 12 Jul 2026

Justice denied: Manchester 10 man refused compensation for three years spent behind bars
The Observer view
First lady of evil

Sun 12 Jul 2026

First lady of evil
Erica Wagner
Tributes pour in for ‘formidable’ former minister from the worlds of politics and television

Sat 11 Jul 2026

Tributes pour in for ‘formidable’ former minister from the worlds of politics and television
The Observatory
The Observatory: War and Peace

Sun 5 Jul 2026

The Observatory: War and Peace
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Slipping through the net: just two welfare checks on farmed fish in five years

Sun 5 Jul 2026

Slipping through the net: just two welfare checks on farmed fish in five years
Patricia Clarke
The growing fear among big tech whistleblowers

Wed 1 Jul 2026

The growing fear among big tech whistleblowers
Melanie Reid
In the hands of abusers, holiness is another tool of control

Tue 30 Jun 2026

In the hands of abusers, holiness is another tool of control
Rachel Sylvester
Age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 14, says Bar Council

Sun 28 Jun 2026

Age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 14, says Bar Council
Rachel Sylvester
Doctor found guilty of sexual misconduct with teenage patient cleared to return to practise

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Doctor found guilty of sexual misconduct with teenage patient cleared to return to practise
Kate Maltby
A new fight to end marital rape is following on from the Pelicot case

Mon 22 Jun 2026

A new fight to end marital rape is following on from the Pelicot case
Rachel Sylvester
Met chief Mark Rowley on the ‘Al Capone’ strategy to tackle the 100 worst abusers

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Met chief Mark Rowley on the ‘Al Capone’ strategy to tackle the 100 worst abusers
Kenan Malik
Sentencing the Palestine activists for terrorism places civil liberties in grave peril

Sat 13 Jun 2026

Sentencing the Palestine activists for terrorism places civil liberties in grave peril
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
Kate Maltby
It’s not the British Museum’s job to police the culture wars

Sun 7 Jun 2026

It’s not the British Museum’s job to police the culture wars
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
Charlotte Reck
Man convicted of murdering partner in brutal knife attack

Wed 3 Jun 2026

Man convicted of murdering partner in brutal knife attack
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?
Kenan Malik
A tale of two tower block fires: in Milan, nine convicted – at Grenfell, we’re still waiting

Sun 24 May 2026

A tale of two tower block fires: in Milan, nine convicted – at Grenfell, we’re still waiting
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
Susie Boniface
Nuclear test veterans hope for justice as secret files are released

Sun 24 May 2026

Nuclear test veterans hope for justice as secret files are released
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
Kenan Malik
The right of juries to follow their conscience is a vital bulwark of our democracy

Sun 17 May 2026

The right of juries to follow their conscience is a vital bulwark of our democracy
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
Claudia Williams
Man found not guilty of driving wife to suicide

Wed 22 Apr 2026

Man found not guilty of driving wife to suicide
Letters to the editor
‘Unsafe’ convictions are not a lost cause

Sun 19 Apr 2026

‘Unsafe’ convictions are not a lost cause
Rachel Sylvester
Tears and tantrums as power vacuum develops at the top of the judiciary

Wed 15 Apr 2026

Tears and tantrums as power vacuum develops at the top of the judiciary
The Observer Leader
The court of appeal is failing the justice system

Sun 12 Apr 2026

The court of appeal is failing the justice system
Richard Palmer
Prison guards and inmates sue Ministry of Justice over cancer-inducing radon gas

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Prison guards and inmates sue Ministry of Justice over cancer-inducing radon gas
Rachel Sylvester
NHS announces sweeping changes to prevent sexual abuse in surgery

Wed 25 Mar 2026

NHS announces sweeping changes to prevent sexual abuse in surgery
Megan Clement
‘It’s as if the women were cattle’: Fayed survivors look to France for justice

Fri 27 Feb 2026

‘It’s as if the women were cattle’: Fayed survivors look to France for justice
Patricia Clarke
Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system

Tue 24 Feb 2026

Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system
Fred Harter
Labour may be digging itself into a hole

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Labour may be digging itself into a hole
Jess Swinburne
China’s new wave of attacks on pro-democracy activists

Mon 16 Feb 2026

China’s new wave of attacks on pro-democracy activists
Xavier Greenwood
Jimmy Lai needs the west to come to his rescue

Wed 17 Dec 2025

Jimmy Lai needs the west to come to his rescue
Fred Harter
Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work
The government has scrapped juries for some trials

8 mins • S1, E1247

The government has scrapped juries for some trials
John Simpson
David Lammy’s plan to slash jury trials criticised by his own expert adviser

Sun 30 Nov 2025

David Lammy’s plan to slash jury trials criticised by his own expert adviser
Rachel Sylvester
Thousands to lose the right to trial by jury in drive to fix court logjam

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Thousands to lose the right to trial by jury in drive to fix court logjam

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