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  • A man, woman and children flee Rafah in southern Gaza on a tricycle loaded with belongings on Saturday.

    Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault

    Leaflet instructs Palestinians to leave southern Gaza city as Benjamin Netanyahu shuns pressure from Joe Biden
  • Natalie Elphicke

    Conservative defector to Labour ‘was bitter at not getting ministerial job’

News

  • Beach Box Sauna<br>Photographs of Liz Watson and her Sauna business Beach Box Spa on the beach in Brighton.

    ‘It lowers inhibition’: how saunas are challenging UK pubs as the place to meet

  • Andy Street in a suit and tie, holding a clipboard, walks down a residential street with two smiling Black schoolgirls, one holding hand with her father, who is wearing sunglasses, smiling and holding a clipboard

    Centrist Tories urge Andy Street to stand for parliament – and maybe one day for leader

    One Nation moderates call on defeated West Midlands mayor to take ‘brand Andy’ to Westminster
  • A GP sitting in front of his computer at a desk.

    Revealed: locum GPs in England can’t find work as surgeries buckle under patient demand

    British Medical Association blames ‘employment crisis’ on funding shortfall and move to hire more non-doctors in practices

  • ‘Why must I be a doctor, solicitor and detective?’: lost records block compensation for infected blood victims

  • Revealed: people with cancer, arthritis and amputations among 40% denied disability benefits

  • ‘We can’t tackle drink-spiking alone’: Met teams up with London venues amid increasing reports

  • Home Office faces legal challenge over risk of lone children being sent to Rwanda

  • Sake takes UK by storm as Japan’s national drink goes mainstream

  • Labour gains in leave areas may cut swing needed for overall majority

  • Tory Welsh secretary broke ministerial code with social media video, says Labour

  • ‘Self-defeating’: senior Tories warn Sunak against clampdown on international students

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World

  • Migrants walk along the border wall

    Migrants, real and imagined, grip US voters, 1,500 miles north of border

    Few residents of this Wisconsin small city have seen a migrant but some are blaming Biden for an ‘invasion’ regardless and elsewhere in the state an influx of foreigners is not all it seems
  • Boy looks out of window

    Could new US sanctions threaten the future of West Bank settlements?

  • Gina Lollobrigida, with long hair and some hair puffed out above a slight fringe, in a brocade jacket with a big horizontal brooch, looking serious

    ‘This gesture made history’: watch given to Gina Lollobrigida by Fidel Castro is to go on sale

  • Anastasia and Yuriy, Kyiv, March 2024 When Yuriy Merkotan enlisted in Ukraine’s national guard in 2020, it was not because he wanted to fight. A saxophonist living in the southern port city of Mariupol, there were few opportunities to play music professionally, so when a spot became free in a 16-person band attached to a national guard brigade, he jumped at the chance. Merkotan has been reunited with his wife Anastasia, a music teacher he had met when the pair were both music students in the city of Donetsk a decade ago.

    ‘You say you are a musician, they beat you more’: the Ukrainian sax player who survived Putin’s torture prisons

  • Batoto Yetu<br>Statue of General Marquez de Sa da Bandeira (defender of the abolition of slavery) in the Jardim Dom Luis,. Lisbon, Portugal. Monument to Marquis of Sa da Bandeira, located in the Garden of Dom Luis Square, Lisbon. 1 May 2024. Lisbon introduces street signs recounting its African history, an achievement of the association Batoto Yetu, Lisbon, Portugal. ( Maria Abranches / All rights reserved ) "Executed by the Italian sculptor Giovanni Ciniselli, with an architectural base by Germano José de Sales, it was financed by public subscription and inaugurated in 1884, in Praça D. Luís I. On a base formed by 3 wide steps rises the pedestal composed of a general plinth, where allegorical groups sit, covered on the side faces with bas-reliefs, in Carrara marble, alluding to the military life of the marquis, a convinced liberal. Crowning the monument is a bronze statue, cast in Rome, with the figure of Sá da Bandeira, holding, with his left arm, the standard, symbol of freedom, while next to him a Genie holds a torch representing the light that emanates from freedom. In the back sits the statue of History, with the serene bearing of impartiality, and in the front part a figure of a woman, representing Africa, points out to her son the statesman who abolished slavery. Flanking the monument's pedestal are 2 bronze lions, of excellent execution."

    ‘It’s deeper than slavery’: Lisbon street project reclaims Portugal’s unseen black history

  • Marine Le Pen, an Alternative für Deutschland poster, Matteo Salvini and a young woman supporting Austria’s Freedom party

    Far-right EU election gains could boost nationalist parties on home turf

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In focus

  • Britney Spears performs during the Now! 99.7 Triple Ho Show 7.0 at SAP Center in 2016 in San Jose, California.

    #FreeBritney movement resurges after star’s hotel fight sparks conservatorship fears

    The costs of fame in the US are playing out for the singer as specter of return to an old, unhappy chapter of life looms
  • Peter Abbott’s abusive tirade was captured on video by the subject of his anger, TV producer Samantha Isaacs, from inside her car.

    The rage epidemic: is our modern world fuelling aggression?

  • Keir Starmer in Dover this week

    Starmer has laid out his plan to tackle asylum. Will it actually work?

  • Dover beach, with the castle, white cliffs and port in the background. The town is on the frontline of the small boats crisis, says Labour leader Keir Starmer.

    ‘If Jacob Rees-Mogg wants to join us’ … Was Natalie Elphicke’s defection a step too far for Labour?

  • Gloved hand holds vial with AstraZeneca vaccine label

    AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine is no more – but its remarkable success must not be forgotten

  • Matthew Zajac with his dad at Electric Flats in Dalneigh, Inverness, in 1961.

    Matthew Zajac: ‘I set out to write about my father’s life but discovered his war stories were all lies’

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Comment

  • Torsten Bell

    Brexit Britain may export lots of services, but selling things it makes is harder

    Torsten Bell
  • Dahlia Scheindlin

    Isolated abroad, divided at home: now Rafah poses a stark choice for Israel

    Dahlia Scheindlin
  • Andrew Rawnsley

    Urgent memo to Sir Keir Starmer: there are some offers which should be refused

    Andrew Rawnsley

  • Righteous fury over Gaza must allow empathy for fearful Jewish students

    Sonia Sodha

  • Faith groups want more say in secular Britain. Labour should tell them to go to hell

    Catherine Bennett

  • National sovereignty is little defence against the global hunt for profits

    Kenan Malik

  • Shirley Conran’s legacy is not only the filthy bits, but sisterhood too

    Rachel Cooke

  • Chris Riddell on Britain and the US hiding from the reality of Gaza – cartoon

  • Brexit didn’t bring down the curtain on Rufus Wainwright’s show. The play’s the thing

    David Benedict

  • A dearth of priests suggests the Catholic church should widen recruitment

    Julian Coman

  • The ANC has left South Africa a land of broken dreams. Its time seems over

    Simon Tisdall
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Editorials & Letters

  • outside view of the houses of parliament

    The Observer view on abortion: abolish this archaic law that makes criminals of innocent women

  • Police arrest people protesting against migrants being removed from a hotel in Peckham, south London, on 2 May.

    The way Britain treats refugees shames the nation

    After enduring trauma in their home country, asylum seekers are then abused by the state in the UK. Where is the humanity?

  • For the record

    Montelukast | Royal College of Arts | August Macke
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Business & Cash

  • Rick de Blaby at the site of the Elephant central site in London.

    ‘It will take two decades to fix the housing crisis’: The developer reshaping south London

  • An old car being lowered into a car crusher by a crane, seen from below

    Ulez scrappage scheme snarl-ups leave motorists facing crunch

  • L&Q are building new homes but the service charges are spiralling.

    L&Q has raised my flat’s service charge by 41%. I can’t afford it

  • Staff sort plastic bottles on a conveyor belt

    ‘The Body Shop held our hand’: how the troubled British firm helped a recycling startup in India

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Sport

  • Lennox Lewis pictured in 2022.

    ‘I ain’t no fool’: Lennox Lewis on Fury-Usyk and offers of returns to boxing

  • Mark Ramprakash

    England are losing their greatest bowler – but the time was right for Jimmy

    Mark Ramprakash
  • Mikel Arteta urges his Arsenal players on during training before Sunday’s trip to Old Trafford.

    Mikel Arteta urges Arsenal to show title belief with win at Manchester United

    Mikel Arteta said Arsenal must beat Manchester United at Old Trafford to prove they have the belief to win the Premier League

  • Erik ten Hag hits back at ‘no knowledge’ critics and believes fans back him

  • Rafael Nadal unsure over French Open after heavy defeat to Hurkacz in Rome

  • Arsenal capitalise on Arteta’s belief in set-piece specialism – unlike Spurs

    Jonathan Wilson

  • Exeter make light work of Harlequins to set up final-day shot at semi-finals

  • Nicolas Jackson wins thriller for Chelsea to rain on Nottingham Forest’s parade

  • Gateshead win FA Trophy to double Solihull Moors’ Wembley penalty woe

  • Jimmy Anderson confirms England farewell as next Ashes ‘felt like a stretch’

  • Amy Jones helps England recover from wobble to beat Pakistan in opening T20

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Reviews

  • Josh O’Connor in La Chimera.sitting at a wooden table in a beige suit

    La Chimera review – Josh O’Connor dazzles in brilliant tale of Italian tomb-raiders

  • A painting of Artemisia Gentileschi holding a torture wheel

    Artemisia in Birmingham; Jesse Jones: Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon; Dion Kitson: Rue Britannia review – reshaping art history

  • This is not First Night cast. This is the Live In Cinemas cast broadcast on 22-05-24<br>Joseph Sissens (Florizel) and Viola Pantuso (Perdita) in The Winter's Tale by Christopher Wheeldon and The Royal Ballet @ ROH. (Opening 03-05-2024) ©Tristram Kenton 05-24 (3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com

    The Winter’s Tale review – Royal Ballet’s powerful war of the worlds

  • Olivia Rodrigo.

    Olivia Rodrigo review – shiny pop-punk with real guts

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New Review

  • Lucian Freud with Rose Boyt in 1974.

    ‘I don’t want to cancel him’: Rose Boyt on confronting the gaze of her father, Lucian Freud

    The artist’s daughter talks about her chaotic childhood, writing truthfully about her dad, and the books she read to him on his deathbed
  • Jon Ronson photographed in New York City by Mike McGregor for the Observer New Review, May 2024.

    Jon Ronson: ‘A society that stops caring about facts is a society where anything can happen’

  • Daisy Lafarge photographed with her cat Uisce at home in Glasgow by Murdo MacLeod for the Observer New Review.

    ‘Despite appearances, I finally realise I am not able-bodied’: novelist Daisy Lafarge on her hypermobility disorder

  • Paul Lynch photographed in Dublin for the Observer New Review by Tristan Hutchinson, 30 April 2024.

    Paul Lynch: ‘When you win the Booker, you are told you won’t write for a year’

  • a composite image of people in hazmat suits, a syringe, a cow and birds flying in the sky

    ‘The issue is when to pull the trigger’: how prepared are we for human bird flu?

  • Illustration by David Foldvari of a human getting crushed in a vice.

    With its new iPad Pro ad, Apple is offering us the thin end of the wedge

    Alex Clark

  • ‘I want to be where the energy’s at’: photographer Ryan McGinley on youth culture, creativity and being collected by Elton John

  • The big picture: Huck Finn in 1970s New Jersey

  • Deborah Levy: ‘Writing and swimming help each other’

  • Human rights lawyer Susie Alegre: ‘If AI is so complex it can’t be explained, there are areas where it shouldn’t be used’

  • Glasgow’s burned-out marvel: will the restoration of Mackintosh’s School of Art ever happen?

  • ChatGPT and the like could free up coders to new heights of creativity

    John Naughton

  • On my radar: Daniel Handler, AKA Lemony Snicket, on his cultural highlights

  • One to watch: the Belair Lip Bombs

Magazine

  • Miranda July.

    ‘I was in a kind of ecstatic freefall’: artist Miranda July on writing the book that could change your life

    The artist and filmmaker has always enjoyed challenging convention. Now she has written a novel which takes a breathtaking look at menopause, sex, death and transformation
  • Rocky Taylor - stuntman

    Risk and reward: life as a stunt double

  • Financial psychotherapist Vicky Reynal in her consulting room in London.

    ‘Money pervades everything’: the psychotherapist delving into our deep anxiety about finances

  • Julia Cameron, the author of "The Artist's Way," at home in Santa Fe.

    ‘My own inner critic is a bully’: Julia Cameron on creative demons and updating The Artist’s Way

  • A group of female models wearing different styles of denim jeans

    20 ways to get good jeans: denim fashion special

  • TRIVELLI BROADBEAN PESTO

    Tempting springtime party food to prepare in advance

  • Notes on chocolate: pistachio bars on a family holiday in Italy

  • Sun, sea and delicious food: 10 wonderful agriturismos in Italy

  • Sunday with Micah Richards: ‘Body lotion is imperative for the modern-day man’

  • Welcome May, the month to get growing

  • Return to Radwinter, from the Domesday Book to 1985

  • Three corkers from Majestic’s own-label range

  • Upstairs at the Grill, Chester: ‘It has an awful lot going for it’ – restaurant review

  • I’m worried my new partner won’t love who I really am

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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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