headlines
Saturday
3
October
2015
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US hospital bombing ‘violates international law’Médecins Sans Frontières decries ‘horrific’ loss of life as airstrike revives questions over whether enough is done to protect civilians
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Tributes paid after former Labour chancellor dies aged 98David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn pay respects after Healey dies at his home in Sussex -
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Hosts crash out of Rugby World Cup after Foley cuts loose for WallabiesEngland’s 2015 Rugby World Cup hopes left in tatters after a 33-13 defeat to Australia at Twickenham
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highlights
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BBC’s viral video hit was stirring, dramatic – and fakeEmbarrassment as broadcaster admits mixing film of two separate eruptions
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Inside the village where a mob killed a man for eating beefIn Bishara, near Delhi, fear and tension are both on the rise as India’s nationalist right and its Muslim minority live uneasily together
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Meet the British students headed for EuropeAs the UK becomes the most expensive place to study in Europe, thousands are opting for a free degree in Maastricht or Plovdiv instead. Is it worth it?
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It took me a long time to face up to my addictionIn an exclusive extract from his new book, Coogan looks back on failure, rehab and becoming Alan Partridge
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Denis Healey was no ‘silly-billy’ but one of the greatest British politiciansFor the sake of a few votes, the longstanding defence secretary and chancellor could have been a fine prime minister
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In America, only a revolution in thinking can stop the media, politicians and firearms lobby from having to trot out their well rehearsed lines after every mass shootingGrief of a nation unable to save itself from its own guns
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from the UK
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Fury at ‘urban redesign’ plan for wildlife gardenBosses say revamp is vital to cope with increasing visitor numbers
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Two killed as eight-seater plane crashes and bursts into flamesPolice confirm deaths after light aircraft crashes in field in Chigwelll
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around the world
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Largest union endorses Clinton in nod to ‘strong leader’The union has 3 million members and announcement caps a week in which Bernie Sanders gained in the Democratic primary money race
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‘Massive invasion’ halts Eurotunnel overnightMore than 100 refugees and migrants break into French terminal in what officials describe as an organised attack
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in brief
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Jeremy Clarkson gets verbal batteringFormer Top Gear presenter was made the butt of jokes from guest Richard Osman as well as team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, say witnesses
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We don't have much to learn from the UKActivist film-maker says he left out the UK in documentary Where to Invade Next because it’s become too much like the US – and there are no ideas to steal
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Priest alleged to have pulled gun on boy because he was a Dallas Cowboys fanKevin Carter alleged to have pointed musket at eight-year-old after he said he would support New York Giants’ rivals
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Sali Hughes's pick of the bargain foundationsThere are some good ones out there that won’t break the bank
in depth
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My life in foodThe food writer and broadcaster looks back on the best (and worst) meals of her life, from picky child to domestic goddess
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What the Rugby World Cup can teach game designersRugby has a long history of tweaking the rules to create more friction, making the sport more challenging and fun to watch – as have the best video games
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How crowd disasters happen, and how they can be avoidedMass panic? Stampedes? Nonsense, say the experts trying to stop another disaster like last week’s in Mecca: they’re failures of management, and they aren’t inevitable. So why aren’t they a thing of the past?
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Why the US has so many mass shootingsThere’s a disparity between overwhelming public approval for modest gun control reforms and an almost total stasis gripping Congress on the issue
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They All Love Jack: Busting the Ripper by Bruce RobinsonA new, deeply researched Ripper theory from the writer of Withnail and I centres on Freemasonry and identifies a masonic grand organist as the serial killer
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Couple frozen out by bank and unable to switch accountsA couple believe they have been swept up in HSBC’s ‘de-risking’ process after it was fined for laundering billions for drug cartels, terrorists and rogue states
pictures & video
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Denis Healey 1917-2015Peer served as defence secretary in Labour government of 1964-1970 and chancellor in Labour government of 1974-1979 and was famed for his bushy eyebrows
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The Crime Museum UncoveredScotland Yard opens its files to display evidence from some of Britain’s most notorious crimes
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A photojournalist's viewGetty Images photojournalist Christopher Furlong spent several weeks in Hungary, Serbia and Croatia covering the unfolding and unprecedented refugee crisis
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Hull international photography festivalJohn Bulmer, Peter Dench and Frieke Janssens among photographers exhibiting at venues across Hull, the next City of Culture in 2017
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The 20 photographs of the weekWatery flows on the surface of Mars, Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin in New York, the Rugby World Cup, Rihanna at Paris fashion week – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
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3D pavement art around the worldLondon commuters were startled by a Death Star trench at their feet this morning – the latest example of the trend for floor illusion
people
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Widow and children settle legal feud over actor's estateSusan Williams and adult children from previous marriages expect judge’s approval on settlement that keeps Susan in San Francisco area home
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Rachel Cusk on Medea: ‘Mothers are expected to conceal the cynicism of divorce’As her version of Euripides’ play opens, the author discusses her turn to drama, being bullied at school and the damage done to children when parents split up
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That dentist probably did Cecil the lion’s pride a favourThe novelist, 82, on coming up against death, being in awe of girls, and getting rid of his bad guys
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I set myself a schedule of three to five pages a dayMan Booker-winning novelist Margaret Atwood explains how her dystopian visions of future are always inspired by the real world
the big picture
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September's best original Observer photographyThe European refugee crisis, the Labour leadership election, the Rugby World Cup. All this plus New Order, Penelope Cruz and Dynamo in this showcase of the best photography commissioned by the Observer in September
NHS Ministers accused of covering up £2bn cash crisis
Stop being so anti-EU, transport secretary tells fellow ministers