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The Observer
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’...

2+ hour, 40+ min 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…...

The Observer
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

2+ hour, 55+ min 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…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > politics > article > fears-over-ai-security-push-digital-sovereignty-up-the-agenda-for-british-businesses

Fears over AI security push ‘digital sovereignty’ up the...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (555+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 As fears mount over AI safety and dependence on US labs, a survey of large UK businesses has found that more than half want greater control over sensitive data, while 29% now view “digital sovereignty” as a board-level priority....

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...

2+ hour, 55+ 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 > national > article > british-economy-facing-winter-squeeze-as-gas-prices-surge

British economy facing winter squeeze as gas prices surge

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (285+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Houthi fighters chanting and raising rifles atop a military vehicle in Dhubab district, Taiz province, Yemen Gas prices in the UK and Europe climbed to their highest level since 2022 as a resurgence of conflict in the Middle East…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > national > article > donations-roll-in-for-far-right-danny-tommo-as-anti-migrant-rally-hits-portsmouth

Donations roll in for far-right ‘Danny Tommo’ as anti-mig...

5+ hour ago   (797+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Hundreds of protesters gathered in Portsmouth yesterday to express their frustration at what they claim is a broken migration system. The Portsmouth Patriots said the turnout was their largest so far for a march, which came after a…...

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observer.co.uk > news > business > article > british-b-corps-offer-perfect-rebuff-to-opponents-of-woke-capitalism

British B Corps offer perfect rebuff to opponents of ‘wok...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (769+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 The US-led attack in recent years on so-called “woke capitalism” has produced diverging responses from business. Many have stopped talking about, scaled back or given up on their social and environmental efforts, either not wanting to become a…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > politics > article > six-explosive-reform-claims-fact-checked

Six explosive Reform claims fact-checked

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (415+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Claim. Nigel Farage, Reform leader: “The party has done nothing wrong… Reform has broken no law.” Reality. The Channel 4 News allegations concerning possible foreign donations may involve breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, according to…...

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observer.co.uk > news > national > article > middlesbrough-hopes-for-meaningful-change-after-shock-of-nine-deaths-in-a-week

Middlesbrough hopes for meaningful change after shock of...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (801+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 When David Ions woke up in hospital 18 years ago, handcuffed to the bed, he turned to a nurse and said: “Why the fuck am I still alive?” Ions, and plenty of others like him, are the dabs of…...

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observer.co.uk > news > columnists > article > memo-to-mr-burnham-dont-expect-your-ministers-to-clap-like-performing-seals-every-week

Memo to Mr Burnham: don’t expect your ministers to clap l...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (182+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 It is often said, almost always in a scornful tone, that Andy Burnham is a people-pleaser. “Well, better that than the opposite,” retorts one of the prime minister’s friends. They have a point. It is no crime for a…...