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38 Articles

2 min.

We've forgotten lessons of Covid, say experts

Key scientific lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic are being for- gotten, UK scientists have warned.

4 min.

All families 'to be worse off by 2030' as poor bear the brunt

Blow for PM over living standards pledge Chancellor under pressure ahead of cuts

3 min.

'Wake-up call': ministers look for answers after chaos at Heathrow

Government launches urgent investigation into airport shutdown as CEO says he is 'proud' of the response

3 min.

'Shame-faced grin, untidy hair': MI5's Philby files, by the spies who tailed him

New exhibition reveals how watchers profiled the arch-traitor years before he defected

4 min.

A new MP for Runcorn? Bring on Reform, say disillusioned voters

Now Labour's Mike Amesbury has quit, many locals feel it’s time for a radical change. Lizzie Dearden and Toby Helm preview a vital byelection

3 min.

Badenoch accused of breaking hustings pledge to Tory MPs on net zero by 2050

Party's former energy minister claims that during 2022 leadership campaign she gave full backing to reaching environmental targets

3 min.

'A tax exile's half-baked scheme': Man Utd stadium row escalates

Plea for millions of pounds of public cash to regenerate surrounding area comes under fire

6 min.

'I get 100 messages a day': Church of Scientology accused of abusing critics

Campaigners have faced allegations of bigotry, sexual misconduct and criminal behaviour from social media accounts linked to the organisation.

3 min.

Excluded pupils twice as likely to commit serious violent crime

Study highlights how system fails troubled teens, say campaigners

3 min.

Lab test: dogs can sniff out dangerous microbes in lung disease sufferers

Imperial College project could lead to less invasive testing and combat increase in antibiotic resistance

6 min.

'They preyed on her': asylum seekers allege abuse in mixed-sex hotels

Claims against other residents and staff in Home Office accommodation include the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl, reports Shanti Das

3 min.

Unregulated experts in family court face ban

Unregulated experts could be banned from the family courts under new proposals for proceedings involving children in England and Wales.

3 min.

Lest we forget: is this the last shred of our mutual respect with Russia?

Each country cares for the war graves of the other - a private agreement with Britain that seems to persist despite current tension

3 min.

Disability benefit cuts could push £1.2bn bill on NHS and councils

For every £1 saved on Pip, campaigners warn, £1.50 will have to be spent as local authorities step in

2 min.

New guidance in 'revenge porn' cases will call for deletion of intimate images

CPS will urge prosecutors to end anomaly by which perpetrators get to retain content on their devices

4 min.

Erdoğan defiant as Turkish protests start to morph into a movement

Emboldened by the US, Turkey's president shows no sign of giving in to growing anger over the detention of a political opponent,

3 min.

Gaza's ceasefire brought hope, but it was the calm before a brutal storm

In Gaza this weekend, the mood is darker than it has been at perhaps any time in this long war. Last Tuesday Israeli warplanes, tanks, artillery, drones and ships launched a wave of strikes, shattering the increasingly fragile pause in hostilities that had brought respite to the devastated territory for nearly two months. The ceasefire had also brought hope which, Palestinians in Gaza said, made the return to violence that much more unbearable.

6 min.

The secret book club: teenagers dare to read on as Russian forces destroy banned texts

So-called 'extremist' Ukrainian literature tells young readers of Putin's ultimate aim to destroy their country. So much for any talk of peace, write Peter Pomerantsev and Alina Dykhman

2 min.

The what, when and how of securing a limited ceasefire

Ukraine and Russia have agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after the US president, Donald Trump, spoke with the countries' leaders last week. But uncertainty remains about how or when this will take effect as Ukraine and Russia prepare to send delegations to Riyadh this week for parallel talks with the US.

3 min.

Wish you weren't here? US tourism drops amid Trump's immigration crackdown

High-profile arrests and detentions of travellers on flimsy grounds may worsen existing downturn

2 min.

Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital and will convalesce at home

The pontiff, 88, has been cleared to leave Vatican's care unit after treatment for pneumonia in both lungs

4 min.

'Many Rastas were chased away from Ethiopia. We will remain'

Settlers came from far and wide to a spiritual haven but now they are no longer welcome.

1 min.

Diplomacy

The votes in the United Nations marking the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine provided a bleak snapshot of the yawning diplomatic divide between Donald Trump’s America and the country’s traditional allies.

6 min.

10 lockdown lessons to learn for next time

Five years since Boris Johnson ordered the UK to stay at home to stall the virus's spread, Observer Science Editor Robin McKie reflects on the next steps

4 min.

Donald Trump's imperial presidency is a throwback to a greedier, more pernicious age

His attempts to bully and exploit the weak hark back to an era when the US emulated all the worst aspects of the British empire

5 min.

Kemi Badenoch is failing to hit the spot at PMQs – and everywhere else

Kemi Badenoch is not much good at Prime Minister's Questions. To which you might retort: so what? Everyone knows the weekly bout of mouth-to-mouth combat between prime minister and leader of the opposition is a theatrical ritual. The typical voter deplores it as a load of yah-boo, signifying nothing. Only a small minority of the public tune in on a consistent basis.

4 min.

Do we really want Clueless updated to reflect our dark, digital age? Ugh! As if!

Thirty years after the film, the musical version makes no excuses for being a nostalgia-fest

4 min.

Hard times: why Rachel Reeves must be bold and ditch her Dickensian rulebook

In her crucial statement this week, the chancellor would do well to reject the Gradgrind mindset

4 min.

#YouToo, Gwynnie? Intimacy coordinators make sex scenes safe for all, not just A-listers

The film star is among those undermining a role that was created to protect the powerless

4 min.

Adolescence reveals a terrifying truth: phones are poison for boys' minds

When Netflix highlights how online influencers can turn a teenager into a killer, it must be time to rethink social media

4 min.

Why decolonise Shakespeare when all the world's a stage for his ideas on injustice?

The trend for cultural reappraisal risks upholding the very ideas it aims to dismantle

3 min.

Roll up, roll up for AGM season – there's plenty for protesters to be angry about

Fireworks over politics and pay mean that this year's meetings could prove very tricky for some big companies, writes Julia Kollewe

7 min.

Ye of little faith? The tax loophole that turns old pubs into places of worship

A complex corporate network is enabling big landlords to avoid business rates via a religious exemption and costing cash-strapped councils millions.

4 min.

Should Reeves's fiscal rules stay golden, or are they meant to be broken?

Phillip Inman on the economic constraints underpinning the chancellor's spring statement - and why she sees them as vital

3 min.

'Wellbeing' isn't a joke - it's a tool for tackling populism

Last week’s International Day of Happiness lives on. Not so much in the US, where the chaotic uncertainty engineered by Donald Trump and his Project 2025 supporters is creating misery, and not just for the public servants fired or suspended from their jobs.

4 min.

Power switching Banks woo current account customers with cash payouts

If you're thinking of changing bank, several want your business: but time is running out on some deals, writes Shane Hickey

1 min.

An ethical alternative?

In these times of global crisis it's easy to feel overwhelmed about what we can do to make a difference. However, choosing an ethical home for your current account is one of the easiest ways to ensure your money is being used in a socially responsible way.

3 min.

Teachers' Pensions is now assuming that I'm dead

I contacted you a year ago after you wrote about teachers not receiving their pensions because of assumptions that they were dead.

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