the observer
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Teenager named as Ali Sonboly carried out deadly spree on anniversary of Anders Breivik’s massacre in Norway after luring victims on Facebook
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Former shadow cabinet minister Seema Malhotra makes formal complaint to Commons Speaker and Labour leader over alleged security breach
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The IOC executive board is expected to decide Russia’s Rio 2016 fate on Sunday, with possible punishments being a blanket ban or individual exclusions by Olympic federations
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Amid allegations of torture, relatives wait anxiously for news as Turkey’s justice system struggles to keep up with arrests
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At least 230 wounded in attack on demonstration by Hazara minority over power supply to regions
opinion
features
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Many refugee children have disappeared from the island amid allegations of people-smuggling by organised gangs
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Many share values have recovered since the initial shock – but other sectors of the economy will be counting the cost for years
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Chris Froome is poised to secure his third yellow jersey in Paris on Sunday but his triumph would not have been possible without the superb team around him
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We are living through tumultuous times, offering celebrities a chance to express their deepest feelings to millions of followers through social media. Sometimes they get the tone all wrong, says Sophie Heawood
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British archaeologists have never had it so good. The Orkney Ness of Brodgar site is changing perceptions of neolithic man. More than 600 miles south, a bronze-age find is being hailed as ‘Britain’s Pompeii’. But funds are tight
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When Patrizia Reggiani married Maurizio Gucci, they became one of Italy’s first celebrity power couples. But then he left her – and she had him murdered. Abigail Haworth unpicks an incredible tale of glamour, sex, betrayal, death and prison in the dizzying world of high fashion
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When her husband talked about having their two young sons circumcised, Mireille Thornton was horrified. It soon became an issue bigger than their love …
letters & editorials
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To brand Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a dictator and blame him for all Turkey’s woes would be foolish and, from a western perspective, counterproductive
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The impact of farming can also be dramatically reduced by less intensive practices
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The law must be changed to thwart exploitative employers
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It would be more sensible if we had 30,000 people manufacturing machines we need to create sustainable energy
regulars
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaMy family has been sidelined in my young grandson’s lifeA grandmother who was closely involved in her grandson’s care says their relationship has been diluted since the child’s parents split acrimoniously
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Jay Rayner on restaurantsJay Rayner on restaurantsThe Astor Grill at Cliveden House, Berkshire: restaurant reviewThe stables at Cliveden are now a new grill. But the prices are so high, you’ll have to be an Astor to enjoy it
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sport
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Often unashamedly direct, the new manager has nevertheless created some thoroughly likeable football teams throughout his career
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With a third Tour de France almost done and dusted, Chris Froome has indicated he could keep going back for the next five or six years
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Pogba is ‘nowhere worth near £86m’ according to Pau; Scholes who described the Manchester City buy Ilkay Gundogan as a bargain
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The Yorkshireman’s career-best 254 dispelled burnout claims while Chris Woakes made a compelling case for the nightwatchman with a spirited half-century
interviews
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She was the poster girl for austerity Britain, and then she suffered a breakdown. Jack Monroe talks politics, party frocks and being transgender
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As an actor for Kubrick and Visconti and a model feted by Yves Saint Laurent, she charmed the 70s. Now she’s making her Shakespearean debut
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food & lifestyle
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Don’t think a double crust is just for winter – bronzed pastry over rabbit or fruit is perfect for this time of year, says Nigel Slater
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The stables at Cliveden are now a new grill. But the prices are so high, you’ll have to be an Astor to enjoy it
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This summer holiday dressing should be feelgood, the sartorial equivalent of a colourful cocktail with mini umbrella and fruit garnish. Prowling tigers and palm tree prints don’t say 9-5. And that’s the point
reviews
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Mark Rylance makes Roald Dahl’s big softie completely believable in Steven Spielberg’s winning adaptation
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There’s more to Eggleston’s everyday, extraordinary, infinitely various photographs of American life in the 60s and 70s than he would have us believe, as this captivating show reveals
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Taxpayers fund large wages and lavish perks of academy school chiefs