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Becky Pinnington
UK ‘flying blind’ in key policy areas thanks to unreliable official data

Sun 7 Dec 2025

UK ‘flying blind’ in key policy areas thanks to unreliable official data
Xavier Greenwood
Spotify rapped: results don’t reflect the music we like

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Spotify rapped: results don’t reflect the music we like
John Simpson
‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists

Sun 7 Dec 2025

‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists
Vanessa Thorpe
‘Stoppard’s work thrilled him’: critic who spotted brilliance from the start

Sun 7 Dec 2025

‘Stoppard’s work thrilled him’: critic who spotted brilliance from the start
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’
Isabel Coles
Starmer to host Zelensky and EU leaders for Ukraine talks

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Starmer to host Zelensky and EU leaders for Ukraine talks
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
FA pressed to close loophole on club owners’ football betting

Sat 6 Dec 2025

FA pressed to close loophole on club owners’ football betting
Vanessa Thorpe
‘It’s like finding myself again’: Julian Lloyd Webber picks up his cello after 10 years

Sat 6 Dec 2025

‘It’s like finding myself again’: Julian Lloyd Webber picks up his cello after 10 years
Catherine Neilan
‘Even Dickens would be lost for words’: inside the supported housing scandal

Sat 6 Dec 2025

‘Even Dickens would be lost for words’: inside the supported housing scandal
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
New ‘romantasy’ novels sell fantasies of sexual violence

Fri 5 Dec 2025

New ‘romantasy’ novels sell fantasies of sexual violence
Deborah Haynes
British fighting power is ‘a mirage’, say former defence secretaries

Thu 4 Dec 2025

British fighting power is ‘a mirage’, say former defence secretaries
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
The tenants forced to pay for their richer neighbours’ gyms

Wed 3 Dec 2025

The tenants forced to pay for their richer neighbours’ gyms
Ceri Thomas
SAS leaders suppressed war crimes claims, Afghanistan inquiry hears

Wed 3 Dec 2025

SAS leaders suppressed war crimes claims, Afghanistan inquiry hears
James Tapper
Concern from former PMs, Olympians and actors as prostate screening rejected

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Concern from former PMs, Olympians and actors as prostate screening rejected
Catherine Neilan
Pro-Kremlin posts attacked BBC after Panorama scandal

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Pro-Kremlin posts attacked BBC after Panorama scandal
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
James Tapper
Immigration judges targeted by far right after Tory MP’s campaign

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Immigration judges targeted by far right after Tory MP’s campaign
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Windermere hit by 50bn-litre deluge from sewage plants

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Windermere hit by 50bn-litre deluge from sewage plants
Ceri Thomas
History is just one more battleground in culture war being fought over the BBC

Sun 30 Nov 2025

History is just one more battleground in culture war being fought over the BBC
Xavier Greenwood
Councils turn to bailiffs amid cost of living crisis

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Councils turn to bailiffs amid cost of living crisis
James Tapper
Redwoods take root in UK plan to meet climate crisis targets

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Redwoods take root in UK plan to meet climate crisis targets
Vanessa Thorpe
‘He will be remembered for his wit, irreverence and generosity of spirit’

Sat 29 Nov 2025

‘He will be remembered for his wit, irreverence and generosity of spirit’
Malika Browne
All fired up about antique Delft – and a surprise brush with AI

Sat 29 Nov 2025

All fired up about antique Delft – and a surprise brush with AI
Tom Baldwin
The rise and fall of the superadviser, and the future of Morgan McSweeney

Sat 29 Nov 2025

The rise and fall of the superadviser, and the future of Morgan McSweeney
Rachel Sylvester
Richard Branson: ‘I fell in love with a gorgeous girl who worked in a little bric-a-brac shopʼ

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Richard Branson: ‘I fell in love with a gorgeous girl who worked in a little bric-a-brac shopʼ
The Observer leader
Better than forecast

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Better than forecast
Philip Collins
The chancellor’s speech, decoded

Wed 26 Nov 2025

The chancellor’s speech, decoded
Giles Whittell
Rachel Reeves is in a double bind

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Rachel Reeves is in a double bind
Donna Ferguson
Nell Gwyn’s naughty pop-up book pops up at auction

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Nell Gwyn’s naughty pop-up book pops up at auction
Madeleine Parr
In a matter of months Your Party seems to have failed. What needs to be done to make it a viable political force?

Tue 25 Nov 2025

In a matter of months Your Party seems to have failed. What needs to be done to make it a viable political force?
Tomé Morrissy-Swan
Irish stouts do battle for a space at the bar

Mon 24 Nov 2025

Irish stouts do battle for a space at the bar
Rachel Sylvester
Eyes in the sky: gamers called up as army bets on march of the drones

Mon 24 Nov 2025

Eyes in the sky: gamers called up as army bets on march of the drones
Will Hutton
Help with cost of living will make tax smorgasboard easier to swallow

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Help with cost of living will make tax smorgasboard easier to swallow
Will Gompertz
Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer is a total knockout

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer is a total knockout
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Johnson and Cummings attack the Covid judge

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Johnson and Cummings attack the Covid judge
Giles Whittell
The trail of bad decisions and delays that led to 23,000 avoidable deaths

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The trail of bad decisions and delays that led to 23,000 avoidable deaths
Ceri Thomas
MPs prepare to quiz BBC board over competence and conflict of interest

Sun 23 Nov 2025

MPs prepare to quiz BBC board over competence and conflict of interest
Rachel Clarke
Herd impunity: how Covid-19 exposed the ineptitude of our government

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Herd impunity: how Covid-19 exposed the ineptitude of our government
Catherine Neilan
Faulty and inaccessible defibrillators linked to dozens of deaths

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Faulty and inaccessible defibrillators linked to dozens of deaths
Rachel Sylvester
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’
Rachel Sylvester
Poor families of babies brain-damaged at birth given lower payouts than richer parents

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Poor families of babies brain-damaged at birth given lower payouts than richer parents
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
Stephen Armstrong
Mail hovers after RedBird pulls out of Telegraph deal

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Mail hovers after RedBird pulls out of Telegraph deal
Writers, directors, foodies and friends pay tribute to Rachel Cooke

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Writers, directors, foodies and friends pay tribute to Rachel Cooke
Lin Jenkins
Rain eases but flood warnings persist in Storm Claudia’s wake

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Rain eases but flood warnings persist in Storm Claudia’s wake
Evan Moffitt
Please release me: pop’s brightest stars learn to take fans by surprise

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Please release me: pop’s brightest stars learn to take fans by surprise
Catherine Neilan
‘Saviour of Papa Johns’ accused of taking unlawful slice of foreign workers’ pay

Sun 16 Nov 2025

‘Saviour of Papa Johns’ accused of taking unlawful slice of foreign workers’ pay
Rachel Sylvester
Mahmood announces new ‘safe and legal routes’ for refugees – but hardline reforms are the focus

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Mahmood announces new ‘safe and legal routes’ for refugees – but hardline reforms are the focus
Rachel Cooke – in her words: a few highlights from 25 years of writing

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Rachel Cooke – in her words: a few highlights from 25 years of writing
Will Hutton
It’s time for the Treasury to take back control

Sun 16 Nov 2025

It’s time for the Treasury to take back control
Xavier Greenwood
Green lairds, Lego millions and the battle to buy back Scotland’s land

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Green lairds, Lego millions and the battle to buy back Scotland’s land
Ceri Thomas
Boardroom dramas, backstabbing and the BBC‘s darkest hour

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Boardroom dramas, backstabbing and the BBC‘s darkest hour
Richard Palmer
Chinese firm owns publisher that axed Sarah Ferguson book

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Chinese firm owns publisher that axed Sarah Ferguson book
George Simms
Boxing champ Anthony Joshua to fight raw YouTuber Jake Paul

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Boxing champ Anthony Joshua to fight raw YouTuber Jake Paul
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
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
Tim Adams
Remembering Rachel Cooke

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Remembering Rachel Cooke
Poppy Sebag-Montefiore
Crypto queen’s £5bn rude awakening

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Crypto queen’s £5bn rude awakening
Alan Rusbridger
An inside job? Robbie Gibb’s campaign to rewire the BBC

Wed 12 Nov 2025

An inside job? Robbie Gibb’s campaign to rewire the BBC

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