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The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > national > article > justice-delayed-is-justice-denied-burnham-warned-not-to-drop-plans-to-cut-jury-trials

‘Justice delayed is justice denied’: Burnham warned not t...

12+ hour, 13+ min ago   (659+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Andy Burnham has been warned by the victims’ commissioner for England that public safety will be put at risk if he abandons plans to reduce the number of jury trials. In an interview with The Observer, Claire Waxman…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > columnists > article > is-proactive-health-testing-just-making-us-more-anxious

Is proactive health testing just making us more anxious?

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (263+ words) Wednesday 9 September 2026 The past is a foreign country, which is how I feel about my brain when I remember the endless health diagnoses I gave myself during the pandemic. I ordered home test after home test, queued outside the doctor’s…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > sport > article > chelsea-were-mentality-monsters-now-their-killer-instinct-has-vanished

Chelsea were ‘mentality monsters’ – now their killer inst...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (599+ words) Saturday 5 September 2026 It was supposed to be the start of a brand new era. For the first time ever, Chelsea will be playing all of their Women’s Super League home games at Stamford Bridge, bringing to an end a decade-long…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > business > article > what-a-tungsten-mine-in-devon-tells-us-about-these-economic-times

What a tungsten mine in Devon tells us about these econom...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (454+ words) Tuesday 1 September 2026 Inflation has been above target for 65 months straight in the US, and for 59 of the last 65 months in the UK, driven primarily by a series of damaging energy price shocks. Now, policymakers are once again considering whether to…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > national > article > why-students-are-choosing-payslips-over-passion

Why students are choosing payslips over passion

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (516+ words) Tuesday 25 August 2026 Teenagers deciding whether they want to apply to university (and if so, where) have vast amounts of information at their disposal. Increasingly, that includes information on what their earnings prospects might be after graduating from different courses and…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > national > article > online-abuse-by-a-partner-now-a-factor-in-40-of-domestic-homicides-analysis-reveals

Online abuse by a partner now a factor in 40% of domestic...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1084+ words) Tuesday 25 August 2026 Lynsey was on her lunch break when she saw a Facebook message request from an anonymous account. “Whos [sic] the slag in that new pic?” it read, seemingly referencing her profile picture. The account had no pictures, no…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > columnists > article > grenfell-tower-report-shows-whats-good-for-business-is-often-disastrous-for-the-public

Grenfell Tower report shows what’s good for business is o...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (182+ words) Sunday 23 August 2026 After insulation from another company, Celotex, failed a safety test, it used hidden non-combustible boards to get it through the subsequent test. “This isn’t the only manipulation of test data,” one employee told the inquiry. Yet not one…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > business > article > as-wildfires-tear-across-europe-insurers-count-the-cost-of-doing-business

As wildfires tear across Europe, insurers count the cost...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (458+ words) Sunday 23 August 2026 Wildfire risk is rising fast up the agenda for European companies operating on the world’s fastest warming continent. But many have gaps in their financial protection, according to insurance industry executives and analysts. Fires have ravaged more than…...

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observer.co.uk > news > national > article > from-the-life-of-keir-to-diddly-squat-the-downing-street-books-to-inspire-a-prime-minister

From the life of Keir to Diddly Squat: the Downing Street...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (347+ words) Sunday 23 August 2026 All prime ministers enter office with a mission. In Harold Macmillan’s case it was to knock off the complete works of Robert Louis Stevenson, which he did in 1957, his first year in Downing Street. No leader combined governing…...

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observer.co.uk > news > business > article > to-tax-or-not-to-tax-john-healeys-banking-dilemma-ahead-of-october-budget

To tax or not to tax? John Healey’s banking dilemma ahead...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (395+ words) Sunday 23 August 2026 The battle lines are already being drawn ahead of John Healey’s first budget on 28 October. As ever, the question of whether to bash the bankers is shaping up to be a key fight. To Healey’s left, the Green…...