the observer
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At least 50 UK youngsters are growing up in the Isis ‘caliphate’, where education means watching videos of murders
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Referendum could be lost without more passionate support for remain campaign, warn Alan Johnson and Chuka Umunna
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Millions of Syrians stuck in Turkey feel the €3bn offered by Europe as part of an ‘action plan’ will be of little benefit to them
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Analysts at Nato centre claim to have found evidence of ‘information war’ over migration crisis with links to Vladimir Putin
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Partial U-turn part of bid to clear decks ahead of Europe referendum poll day
opinion
features
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For Labour supporters unconvinced by Jeremy Corbyn, the search for an authentic voice leads to the door of the outspoken member for Birmingham Yardley
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As his adaptation of JG Ballard’s 1975 sci-fi novel High-Rise is released, the director talks about his love of uncompromising films
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Extract: Rowan Moore on how London became the pre-eminent global city, a diverse wonderland for all tastes, if not all pockets…
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The Icelandic thriller Trapped is just the latest subtitled show to snare UK viewers
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Some children see only things to hate about the way they look. Their condition can lead to depression, anxiety, self-surgery and even suicide, reports Eva Wiseman
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This week, an exhibition opens in London that honours the man whose charm, wit and courage, not to mention astonishing boxing skills, made him the greatest sportsman of the 20th century
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The remarkable tale of Frank Terpil, former intelligence agent, fugitive from US justice and a 53-year jail term, who has died in Havana
letters & editorials
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Financial inducements will not solve the crisis
regulars
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaMy partner lives in my home - but what is fair financially?A woman who inherited her father’s house wonders how to share running costs with her man. Mariella Frostrup says it’s about maintaining a sense of equality
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Jay Rayner on restaurantsJay Rayner on restaurantsNative: restaurant reviewThis restaurant says it’s all about foraged foods. It isn’t, says Jay Rayner, but that doesn’t matter as the cooking at Native is excellent
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sport
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In the words of Sir Alex Ferguson, Sunderland are ‘a bloody big club’. Margaret Byrne seems to have forgotten that in allowing Adam Johnson to play on, given what she knew
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Riyad Mahrez scored his 15th goal of the season in a 1-0 away victory over Watford to increase Leicester’s hopes of winning the Premier League title
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Hugh McIlvanney enriched us all with the depth, wit, precision and vision of his writing, which will be sorely missed now he has retired
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Chris Robshaw may no longer be captain of England but he is happy to be at the heart of Eddie Jones’s masterplan and enjoying a fresh start in the Six Nations
interviews
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Liverpool’s finest on childhood ambition, the perils of being a father, playing the bad guy, and his love for his hometown
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There are more rough sleepers in the London borough of Westminster than anywhere else in the UK. We hear their stories…
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food & lifestyle
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Three chefs share a snippet of their mother’s culinary charm and a recipe to treat yours to
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Whether it’s a treat for Mother’s Day or a little tea-time extravagance, there’s nothing like a homemade fruity cake, says Nigel Slater
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A huge house in Manchester had been split into five bedsits. Now it’s one big family home again
reviews
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The first night of Adele’s world tour bodes well as she delivers the hits with her easy charm and pub-landlady wit
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The Coen brothers conjure up nostalgic joy from this hilarious knockabout homage to the golden age of film
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Pay for UK bosses is ‘absurdly high’, top headhunters admit