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  • Dan Poulter, sitting at a table with two red Labour mugs on it, signs a form as Ellie Reeves watches

    Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisis

    Ex-health minister Dan Poulter, who also works as a hospital doctor, says Conservatives have become ‘nationalist party of the right’
  • Demonstrators hold placards related to the NHS infected blood scandal and Bayer-owned Cutter Laboratories warned the presence of virus in its commercial blood product Koate 'should be assumed'.

    Revealed: UK government was warned of infected blood risks in 1970s

News

  • Keir Starmer and Claire Ward hug, clutching a microphone, in front of a crowd holding "Britain's Future" signs

    Local elections drubbing shows time is nearly up for the Conservatives

  • Andy Street

    Stunning Labour triumphs in London and West Midlands leave Sunak reeling

    Keir Starmer says the prime minister has no option but to call a general election
  • The Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey stands in front of Tory 'dinosaurs' at a rally in Winchester on Friday.

    Lib Dems ‘on course to topple leading Tories’ in general election

    Local election results in England justify the decision to focus on Conservative areas, claim party strategists

  • ‘They hear a bang at the door and it’s the Home Office’: threat of being ‘disappeared’ haunts asylum seekers amid Rwanda crackdown

  • UK flower industry thrown into chaos by new Brexit border checks

  • ‘I feel disgusted and ashamed’: Bristol student camp one of many protesting at university ties to Israel

  • Inquiry into Nazi camps on Alderney to examine if there was British cover-up

  • Warning over asthma drug after 500 neuropsychiatric reactions reported in young children

  • NHS mental health trust failings linked to more than 30 deaths in Norfolk and Suffolk

  • Tories might not hold autumn statement pledging more tax cuts before election

  • Vulnerable teenagers ‘dumped and abandoned’ in hotels by councils in England

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World

  • Maj Maksym Taran of Ukraine's national guard said that it would ‘take 100 years’ to win the war without western weapons.

    Putin on our doorstep: Ukrainians watch as the frontline edges closer

    Russian forces are advancing in the country’s eastern regions, but the recent arrival of US arms could help turn the tide
  • Thai dancers keep cool with cold drinks and a fan during the heatwaves in Thailand, where 30 people have died from heatstroke this year.

    ‘Inside an oven’: sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia

  • Smoke rises into the sky over Gaza

    Hopes of Gaza ceasefire rise as Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo

  • Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss is led away after dawn raids by police in December 2022.

    The prince, the plotters and the would-be putsch: Germany to try far-right coup gang

  • a person holds a sign that reads "free Palestine" with a drawing of a watermelon slice

    Echoes of Vietnam era as pro-Palestinian student protests roil US campuses

  • Posters showing councilwoman Marielle Franco, whose murder has inspired a generation of journalists to probe Rio’s underworld and its ties to police and politicians.

    ‘My hands went cold’: Rio’s reporters risk death to reveal criminal ties between police, politicians and mafia

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In focus

  • Fish and chips takeaway in a box.

    Britain’s most overrated food? No chance … fish and chips is a marvel

    Tomé Morrissy-Swan
    So a Michelin-starred chef said he loathed our one truly globally renowned dish. I beg to differ
  • A stag surveys the land in Glencoe, Scotland.

    The SNP may be laid low but the call of Scottish independence is loud and clear

    Neal Ascherson
  • Members in camp - 1924 Mount Everest Expedition, Back row (left to right) - Andrew Irvine, George Mallory, Edward Norton, Noel Odell and John Macdonald. Front row (left to right) - Edward Shebbeare, Geoffrey Bruce, Howard Somervell and Bentley Beetham, Tibet, China, Mount Everest Expedition 1924. (Photo by J.B. Noel/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images)

    Heroism, sacrifice, defeat? The enduring mystery of George Mallory’s final Everest attempt

  • The bar at Ministry of Sound nightclub

    ‘I know my limit’: how gen Z became Britain’s ‘sober-curious’ generation

  • A family walks along the Southbank in the rain with The Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in the background, in London

    Red walls and green dreams: what are the key battlegrounds in England’s local elections?

  • A Labour party rosette.

    ‘It would be seismic to win in Sunak’s backyard’: is Labour about to paint England red?

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Comment

  • Andrew Rawnsley

    After the local election rout, will the panicked Tory herd now stampede over Rishi Sunak?

    Andrew Rawnsley
  • Torsten Bell

    Spending cuts are often false economies that end up costing society dearly

    Torsten Bell
  • no chance saloon rishi

    Chris Riddell on Rishi Sunak, sitting in no-chance saloon after local elections drubbing – cartoon

    The prime minister has been trying to put a brave face on the Tories’ heavy losses, but there’s nowhere left to hide

  • Live concerts have the power to delight – let’s try to forget about our phones

    Martha Gill

  • A successful woman in her 40s with a toyboy pop star? Great on screen in The Idea of You, scary in reality

    Bidisha Mamata

  • Giorgia Meloni and Ursula von der Leyen, the double act that is steering the EU ever rightwards

    Simon Tisdall

  • Some are born lucky, so the left shouldn’t flinch from giving others a helping hand

    Sonia Sodha

  • Keir Starmer needs to have a frank conversation with voters about the price of security

    Andrew Rawnsley

  • For migrants, ‘deterrence’ doesn’t deter. It’s cruelty, not compassion, Mr Sunak

    Kenan Malik

  • Jacob Rees-Mogg is just posing as a GB News anchor, but Ofcom doesn’t care if we’re confused

    Catherine Bennett

  • Lost civilisations make good TV, but archaeology’s real stories hold far more wonder

    Flint Dibble
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Editorials & Letters

  • Rishi Sunak in Teesside on 3 May to mark Ben Houchen’s mayoral victory in Tees Valley.

    The Observer view on the local elections: Rishi Sunak is a busted flush, it’s time to call a general election

  • Tents at Everest base camp.

    The Observer view on overtourism: sometimes, the planet’s hotspots are best left unvisited

    From Everest to Machu Picchu, we can’t get enough of those ‘must-see’ places. It’s time to show some restraint
  • Medical staff wearing PPE on a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, London, in December 2021.

    We must learn the lessons of Covid before another deadly disease strikes

    Why has so little been done to make indoor spaces safer, to stop the spread of airborne viruses?
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Business & Cash

  • Two soldiers walk past burnt-out blocks of flats with rubble strewn around them.

    Europe must find a way to help fund the fight against Putin – for its own sake

    Phillip Inman
  • pylons against sunset

    Capacity crunch: why the UK doesn’t have the power to solve the housing crisis

  • A photograph from a low angle of the impressive pillared facade of the Bank of England, with spring flowers in the foreground

    Should the Bank of England cut interest rates with Britain’s economy in bloom?

  • Tom Bradshaw smiling over farm gate

    ‘It’s pretty gloomy out there’: new NFU chief Tom Bradshaw fights to give food producers a better deal

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Sport

  • Erling Haaland shows Pep Guardiola his frustration at being substituted.

    Erling Haaland is ‘back to business’ for Manchester City, says Pep Guardiola

  • Phil Foden is now a senior player at Manchester City and his influence is growing.

    Mature Foden and brutal Haaland rev up City’s relentless winning machine

    Pep Guardiola’s side have not come near to scaling the heights of last season but remain unbeaten for five months
  • Jonathan Wilson

    Erik ten Hag’s Ming the Merciless act has given United only flashes of glory

    Jonathan Wilson

  • Lowe fires Leinster into Champions Cup final despite Northampton’s late rally

  • Four-star Haaland shines as Manchester City sink Wolves in title pursuit

  • ‘I love it here’: Joyous McKenna pledges to take Ipswich party to Premier League

  • Max Verstappen wins Miami GP sprint race as Alonso and Hamilton clash

  • Jhonatan Narváez sprints past Pogacar to take Giro d’Italia stage one win

  • Furuhashi’s double inspires win over Hearts and extends Celtic’s lead

  • Arsenal find their killer in savvy Kai Havertz’s match-winning instincts

  • Toney’s barren streak continues as Brentford struggle in Fulham stalemate

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Reviews

  • A drone’s eye view of the northern section of the redeveloped King’s Cross site, 2023.

    ‘Nervous of its own boldness’: the (almost) radical rebirth of King’s Cross

  • Mike Faist, Zendaya and Josh O'Connor in Challengers, sitting on a bed smiling

    Challengers review – Zendaya holds court in absurdly sexy three-way tennis romance

  • Gabriele Münter, Listening (Portrait of Jawlensky), 1909. detail

    Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider review – bringers of joy

  • Lucia di Lammermoor directed by Katie Mitchell, staring Nadine Sierra

    The week in classical: Lucia di Lammermoor; Nash Ensemble; Anthony McGill and Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective – review

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New Review

  • Billy Bragg.

    Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing like going out there singing your truth. That ain’t changed’

    The activist singer-songwriter on fighting for trans rights, his 40 years in the music business and his forthcoming tour with his son
  • Clockwise from left: Tom Hanks, Rosie O’Donnell and Madonna in A League of Their Own (1992), Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Hoop Dreams (1994), Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006).

    Game, set and match: the 20 best sports movies

  • Peggy Guggenheim with her Lhasa Apsos terriers.Palazzo Venier dei Leoni; Venice, 1973 Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, Photo Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche, Gift, Cassa di Risparmio di Venezia, 2005

    ‘She was trying to find herself’: the untold story of Peggy Guggenheim, Hampshire homemaker

  • The BAFTA Tea Party Presented by Nina Hoss.Delta Air Lines And Virgin Atlantic - Portraits<br>BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 14: Nina Hoss attends the BAFTA Tea Party Presented by Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic on January 14, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/BAFTA/Contour by Getty Images)

    German actor Nina Hoss: ‘London is more driven. In the theatre, people are full of positive energy’

  • Illustration by David Foldvari of a film reel containing pictures of a person being quoted

    Context is vital. That’s why I’m filming everything I say and do from now on

    Stewart Lee
  • An illustration of a heart made of jigsaw pieces, with a missing piece and a hand holding a smartphone

    ‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate?

  • Rebecca F Kuang: ‘I like to write to my friends in the style of Joan Didion’

  • The internet is in decline – it needs rewilding

    John Naughton

  • Pivot podcast host Scott Galloway: ‘Tech bros conflate luck with talent’

  • On my radar: Andrew O’Hagan’s cultural highlights

  • One to watch: Fat Dog

  • Mark Kermode on… Danny Boyle, a director who defines British pop culture

  • The big picture: Lydia Goldblatt’s reflection on family and absence

Magazine

  • Actor Daniel Mays photographed by Alun Callender for the Observer Magazine at The Mildmay Club, London.

    ‘I was always able to get away with things’: Daniel Mays on playing bent coppers, acting opposite Michael Douglas, and working-class bias

    It’s a huge leap from playing a bent copper in Line of Duty to starring in the musical Guys & Dolls, but if anyone can make a role work, it’s actor Daniel Mays
  • Observer Magazine<br>Lauren Bensted pictured with her baby - her story of a bowel disease triggered after child birth.

    ‘I felt myself split into before and after’: how giving birth triggered a life-changing illness

  • HI Res Dr Lisa Kaltenegger 1Q2A9195-Enhanced-NR-4

    ‘We live in a golden time of exploration’: astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger on the hunt for signs of extraterrestrial life

  • Senior woman sitting on the bench<br>Lonely senior woman is sitting on the bench in park

    I’ve lost contact with my brother. Is it too late to reach out?

  • Adele Roberts<br>Adele Roberts

    Adele Roberts: ‘My GP told me I was too young for cancer. She sent me for tests anyway and saved my life’

  • Spelt patties and marinated tomatoes.

    Nigel Slater’s recipe for spelt, ricotta and basil patties

  • That yearning feeling: why we need nostalgia

  • Turkey’s melting pot: a foodie break in Istanbul

  • Nigel Slater’s recipes for green vegetable stew with basil pesto toasts, and asparagus with melted cheese

  • A family ferry trip across to Dublin has its fair share of drama

    Séamas O’Reilly

  • Notes on chocolate: we all have a favourite

  • Shelf life: why are toy shops full of horrors these days?

    Eva Wiseman

  • Sunday with Fay Ripley: ‘I’m a feeder – breakfast, brunch, snacks, roast’

  • Eyebrows that hit a high note

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Observer Food Monthly

  • George Jones (left) and Nick Kelleher at IJ Mellis Cheesemonger, Morningside, Edinburgh.

    Right up your street: favourite local shops in the UK, chosen by chefs and food writers

    Fuchsia Dunlop, Dan Smith and Melissa Thompson tell us where they buy Chinese vegetables in London, heritage produce in Kent, and the best chicken you’ll ever eat
  • Lunch with Simon Reeve Observer Food Monthly OFM April 2024

    Simon Reeve: ‘At a Russian school the headmaster greeted us with a bottle of vodka. It wasn’t yet 9am’

  • John Dory, Sandgate

    ‘We’re trying to make it more inclusive’: the rise of Britain’s new wine bars

  • Baklava Cheesecake Georgina Hayden Greekish

    Sticky aubergine tart, sea bass with pistachio pesto, baklava cheesecake – Greekish recipes by Georgina Hayden

  • Baked tomatoes with chickpeas and curry leaves.

    Salmon pie, pork in cider, fig tart – Nigel Slater’s one-pot dinners

  • Our Favourite shops Observer Food Monthly OFM April 2024

    Welcome to April’s Observer Food Monthly

  • Gill Meller’s secret ingredient: smoked paprika

  • I eagerly await the English asparagus season, from tender start to woody finish

    Rachel Cooke

  • Esme Young: ‘I got Mini Cheddars in the green room when I started on Sewing Bee. Still do’

  • Food crazes make me want to roll my eyes. But first, pass me a crookie

    Jay Rayner

  • Lemon drizzle, pistachio and blood orange, egg-free date – Tarunima Sinha’s spring bakes

  • Welcome to March’s Observer Food Monthly

  • Hats off! It’s Tom Kerridge’s Easter recipes: shoulder of lamb, onion tart and a hot cross bun bread and butter pudding

  • Right place, long time: what are the secret ingredients that help a restaurant last for years?

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