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The Observer
observer.co.uk > opinion-and-ideas > leaders > article > the-honeymoon-is-over-time-for-action

The honeymoon is over. Time for action

18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (105+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Get close to Europe Ditch the pension triple lock Cap social care costs Commit to Jodrell Bank, Burnham challenged as future called into question again ‘Something’s got to give’: TUC boss calls for windfall tax on tech giants…...

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observer.co.uk > news > international > article > drone-attack-on-saudi-pipeline-reignites-energy-fears-and-gives-iran-more-leverage

Drone attack on Saudi pipeline reignites energy fears and...

1+ day, 3+ min ago   (544+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack by allies of Iran in a fresh escalation of the war in the Middle East that threatens further disruption to global energy supplies. The strikes…...

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observer.co.uk > news > national > article > who-is-ben-delo-the-former-maths-prodigy-feeding-a-rightwing-network

Who is Ben Delo? The former maths prodigy feeding a right...

1+ day, 3+ min ago   (808+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 In October 2023, the founder of Palantir, Peter Thiel, took to the stage at Oxford University’s Sheldonian theatre to deliver a lecture about his book The Diversity Myth. Sitting in the front row was James Orr, an academic and,…...

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observer.co.uk > news > politics > article > crypto-tycoons-72m-donation-to-reform-uk-could-be-illegal

Crypto tycoons’ £72m donation to Reform UK ‘could be ille...

1+ day, 3+ min ago   (750+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Multi-million pound donations to Reform UK from two crypto-billionaires may fall foul of a new law that caps the amount of money Britons living abroad can contribute to political parties. Yesterday, Christopher Harborne, who is based in Thailand,…...

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observer.co.uk > news > opinion-and-ideas > article > britain-is-morally-right-to-sanction-israel-but-it-wont-change-anything

Britain is morally right to sanction Israel – but it won’...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (320+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Miliband’s critics have advanced many arguments, but two are particularly important. The first is that sanctions against certain Israeli citizens or settlements are antisemitic or would lead to increased antisemitism. To accept this claim would be to give…...

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observer.co.uk > news > national > article > keir-starmer-resisted-pressure-to-ban-trade-with-west-bank

Keir Starmer resisted pressure to ban trade with West Bank

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (832+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Keir Starmer resisted calls from the Labour party and parts of the Foreign Office to ban trade with illegal West Bank settlements for years out of fear of angering Israel. The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, brought 11 countries on…...

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observer.co.uk > news > business > article > iceland-sails-into-dangerous-waters-with-first-falklands-store

Iceland sails into dangerous waters with first Falklands...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (515+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 The boss of Iceland Foods, Richard Walker, has defended a decision to launch the chain’s first supermarket in the Falklands, saying it is neither a political decision nor an “opportunistic kneejerk” reaction. The move, in partnership with a…...

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observer.co.uk > news > the-sensemaker > article > it-may-be-time-to-take-ais-existential-risks-more-seriously

It may be time to take AI’s existential risks more seriously

4+ day, 4+ min ago   (720+ words) Thursday 10 September 2026 A safety researcher at Anthropic has warned that there is a greater than 10% chance that AI could “kill all humans” within the next decade. So what? For all the worries about mass unemployment, it is possible that the…...

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observer.co.uk > news > the-sensemaker > article > a-landmark-victory-for-the-far-right-afd-is-a-dangerous-moment-for-germany

A landmark victory for the far-right AfD is a dangerous m...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (602+ words) Tuesday 8 September 2026 Germany is reeling after Alternative für Deutschland won a landslide in a state election. So what? The result may put a far-right party in control of a German state for the first time since the end of the…...

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observer.co.uk > news > technology > article > jurors-couldnt-come-to-a-decision-on-the-lindsay-clancy-case-but-ai-models-can

Jurors couldn’t come to a decision on the Lindsay Clancy...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (279+ words) Monday 7 September 2026 In China, the process is already under way. In an experiment in Shenzhen it was found that judges came to clear decisions 50 per cent faster in 2024 using an AI tool to examine evidence, leading to the tool being…...