the observer
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How Islamic State is training child killers in doctrine of hateAt least 50 UK youngsters are growing up in the Isis ‘caliphate’, where education means watching videos of murders
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Labour’s pro-EU camp urges left and unions to battle BrexitReferendum could be lost without more passionate support for remain campaign, warn Alan Johnson and Chuka Umunna -
‘Europe gives money but only cares about one thing: keeping refugees out’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 -
Russia ‘stoking refugee unrest in Germany to topple Angela Merkel’Analysts at Nato centre claim to have found evidence of ‘information war’ over migration crisis with links to Vladimir Putin
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Tory climbdown over pay-to-stay plan to raise social housing rentsPartial U-turn part of bid to clear decks ahead of Europe referendum poll day
features
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Can Labour win the next election? The honest answer is: noFor 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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Financing a film as crazy as this takes good castingAs 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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London, city of pleasureExtract: 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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Why Euro drama is taking over our screensThe Icelandic thriller Trapped is just the latest subtitled show to snare UK viewers
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The ugly truth about body dysmorphiaSome 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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Rebel, showman and the lord of the ringThis 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
letters & editorials
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To keep the teachers in our schools, stop the upheavalFinancial 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 knewSunderland, the club of Stokoe and Quinn, found wanting over Adam Johnson
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Riyad Mahrez sinks Watford to boost title chargeRiyad 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 has been the master craftsman of our magnificent trivialityHugh 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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England’s Chris Robshaw revitalised and ready for revenge against WalesChris 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 hometownEvery actor gets insecure. It feeds creativity
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Stories from London’s homelessThere 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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Top chefs cook their mum’s favourite dishesThree chefs share a snippet of their mother’s culinary charm and a recipe to treat yours to
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Spiced quince cake and pear, chocolate, hazlenut cakeWhether 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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How five conversion flats were turned back into one houseA huge house in Manchester had been split into five bedsits. Now it’s one big family home again
reviews
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Adele live – born for the big stageThe 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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Hail, Caesar! – superbly sillyThe 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